Konstantin Mihov

Experience

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  Jacobs University

  Apr 2007 - Mar 2011

  ‣Rebranded department from solely application support to professional development with focus on leadership, creativity, and entrepreneurship: implemented an academic course on project management and professional communication; refocused department to business contacts development.‣Established and strengthened cooperations with industry and alumni for placement purposes and extracurricular education: increase of more than 200% in job and internship offers through alumni; implemented industry expertise through contacts in study courses.‣Reported to leadership and stakeholders regarding professional development and employment.‣Coordinated staff, student assistants and career-advisor volunteers. Show less

  • Head of Career Services

    Oct 2007 - Mar 2011

  • Cross-cultural business psychologist

    Apr 2007 - Oct 2010
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  Jacobs University Alumni Association e.V.

  Sept 2011 - Sept 2014

  Board Member

  ‣Developed a membership fee model‣Developed a knowledge management structure (incl. mentorship program)‣Developed and implement marketing for alumni scholarship fundraising

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  Continental

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2019

  ‣Developed and executed comprehensive organisational development diversity strategy - ‘rebranded’ diversity as catalyst for innovation and implemented roadmap and programs to position diversity as a broad pillar of the Continental culture and HR Strategy‣Aligned the global HR Leadership team along revised gender diversity objective (from 16% by 2020 to 25% by 2025) after continuous quarter after quarter increase‣Designed and piloted measurement methods for cultural evaluation and support in the global implementation of relevant surveys as well as measuring the effectiveness of global cultural initiatives.‣Community management of 300 global executives across all functions, tasked with leading culture transformation bottom-up‣Kick-started a 3-year analytics project on gender diversity in partnership with Berkley University‣Developed and delivered multiple internal and external talks Show less ‣Project lead on HR Communication - developed a toolbox for HR professionals to adapt global communication topics to local business characteristics; managed a cross-functional team of 6‣Project lead on Location HR Organisation - developed responsibilities for multiple HR teams in one location‣Project lead on Diversity Communication - developed and coordinated the entire chain of communication on diversity in the Tire organisation with goal definition, audience analysis, time line, and advertising material development; coordinated a global team of 5 and external agencies‣ConNext GUIDE - ambassador for Enterprise 2.0 solution (IBM Connections) in BU‣Focused on questions on organisational level of analysis - teams, structures, business clients' needs, and knowledge transfer Show less ‣Set prices for Continental passenger and truck tyre brands on the Ex-Yugoslavian market - balanced price development, discount structures, competitor brand portfolio, inter- and intra-brand structure, distribution channel differentiation, and parallel business minimization. ‣Analysed sales and modeled market size - tracked market evolution and share of market. Carried out end-consumer market research to compare and contrast sell-in and sell-out market views; interviewed B2B customers (distributors), aggregated data, interpreted data with Sales Team to refine market knowledge and sales needs.‣Developed a customer classification system. Show less

  • Global Diversity Manager

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2019

  • Manager, Organisational Development

    May 2015 - May 2016

  • Pricing and Marketing Intelligence Manager, Continental Adria Pnevmatike d.o.o.

    Mar 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Marketing & Sales, Central and Eastern Europe

    Apr 2011 - Mar 2013

  • Marketing Intelligence Belgium

    May 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Pricing, ContiTrade

    Apr 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Marketing Intelligence, Continental Benelux

    Jan 2012 - Mar 2012
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  Co-pace GmbH

  Feb 2019 - May 2022

  Director Incubation & Communications at co-pace, the Startup Organization of Continental AG

  ‣ Implemented and leading internal entrepreneurship program, developing business concepts for new markets or verticals‣ Community and event management (internal and external). Built a vast network of thought-leaders and experts from within and outside our core industries‣ Building internal partnerships with senior leaders in a decentralised matrix corporation‣ Develop and deliver impactful talks to internal and external audiences on innovation‣ Relaunching co-pace brand, voice, and identity; managed 3 agencies in parallel‣ Orchestrating (content, storyline, material preparation) Advisory Board reviews quarterly‣ Chief of Staff to MDand leading organisational development for co-pace Show less

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  Continental

  May 2022 - Mar 2025

  Transformation Executive

  ‣ Lead holistic reorganisations and transformations of engineering and manufacturing organizations (6500 engineers, insourcing and outsourcing, strategy and culture development, operational efficiencies)‣ Coaching senior leadership teams and board members, using diagnostics and structured reflections, to elevate the performance of their business‣ Lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional project teams‣ Implement organisational redesigns, assignment of people to new organisation, adaption of business and engineering processes, and foundational cultural principles‣ Drive engagement and feedback from various data sources (surveys, interviews, lessons-learnt sessions, focus groups, analytics)‣ Strong experienced in bridging CoE's and business needs in complex matrix organizations to derive balance between governance, synergies, and services. Show less

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  Jacobs University Alumni Association e.V.

  May 2024 - now

  E.V. Board Member

  ‣ Elected e.V. board member and secretary.‣ The purpose of the Association is the advancement of education, science and research, including the support of students.

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  Constructor University

  Sept 2024 - now

  Member of Evaluation Board

  ‣ Responsible for the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the Quality Assurance System at Constructor University.‣ Appointing external experts for accreditation/reaccreditation; deliberating and issuing recommendations to Academic Senate and Executive Board for accreditation of new study programs and / or reaccreditation of running programs; and continuous development of the university's Quality Assurance system.

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  Continental Automotive

  Apr 2025 - now

  Head of Organizational Development Automotive

  ‣ Driving enterprise-wide leadership development programs to build future-ready leaders and strengthen the leadership pipeline and skills to cultivate a winning culture.‣ Championing employee engagement actions that foster a high-performance, boost retention, and align with business goals.‣ Embedding corporate values into behaviors, systems, and processes to shape a unified and purpose-driven organizational culture.‣ Elevating our employer brand by aligning internal culture with external reputation, attracting top talent, and enhancing employee experience.‣ Leading complex change and transformation programs that enable agility, accelerate growth, and future-proof the organization. Show less