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Experience

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  Manpower GmbH & Co.KG

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Department Lead: Permanent Placement
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  JCM American

  Feb 2010 - Aug 2011

  HR Coordinator/Generalist
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  Abercrombie & Fitch

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2013

  Business Partner to District and Store Management in Germany with added interchanging responsibilities in France, UK, Netherlands, Austria, Italy and the US. Responsibility for opening 22 Hollister, A&F and Gilly Hicks Stores, including 3 Flagships (increasing population to up to 3600 employees).Projects and Achievementso Development and Implementation of end-to-end employee lifecycle process to adapt to German statutory requirements and standardso Development and execution of store management training program o Work council process development and negotiation (Germany and France)o Leadership of 3 HR AdministratorGeneralist HR o Preparation of court hearings for external legal advisoro Guidance of district management through annual and midyear reviewso Disciplinary, Performance and Absence management Show less

  • Senior HR Representative

    Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

  • International HR Representative

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2013
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  Ralph Lauren

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

  HR Manager Germany/Austria

  Business Partner for luxury and outlet store management in Germany and Austria (800 active employees). Leadership of 2 HR Analysts. Projects and Achievementso Development, Planning and Implementation of Time and Attendance Systemo Development of HR Trainings to improve In-Store Management capabilitieso Opening of 5 new stores Generalist HRo Management Level recruitmento Contract Development and Negotiations o Preparation and representation at court hearingso Performance and Disciplinary process management Show less

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  Lebara

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2018

  Relocation to HQBusiness Partner for Lebara’s Product areas - Mobile, Play (Digital TV), Remittance (FinTech) and leadership of in-country European HR Business Partners. Strategic Partner to CEO – Communications and his leadership team across 6 countries and 700 employees.Projects and Achievementso Restructuring Programme (Offshoring and Outsourcing of several departments)o Alignment of in-country HR practices (Contract Management, Absence Management, Payrollo Benefit & Reward strategy review o International Team Leadership Generalist HR o Performance and Disciplinary o Absence Managemento Budget Coordination & Payroll Approval o Salary Reviewo Talent Programme Support o International Hiring Show less

  • Senior HR Business Partner | International HR Manager

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

  • HR Manager - UK Mobile & International Projects

    Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  • International HR Manager

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Sky

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Head of Recruitment - International Mobility (Project)
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  Michael Kors

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  Senior HR Manager - Northern Europe

  Overseeing all HR Operations activities for the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia and the Netherlands. Managing a team of HR Advisors in several locations. Projects & Achievementso Full application process of Covid-related subsidy schemes in Europe o Implementation of Time and Attendance System in the UK and AustriaHR Operationso Responsibility for all HR related legal matters o Employee lifecycle including payroll process review and alignment of international SOPs o Handling of all ER case escalationso Implementation of new HR policies and employee handbook reviews Show less

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  Barracuda

  Aug 2021 - now

  Leading the European HR Operations & Payroll team operating in the UK, Ireland, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Strategic partner to the EMEA Executive team across all functions. Leading the Global Payroll Transition project, moving 13 countries payrolls into one Global Payroll Vendor within a 12-months timeframe.

  • Director, HR EMEA

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Senior Manager, HR / Payroll - EMEA

    Aug 2021 - Jun 2023