Elena Dunaeva

Experience

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  The Picnic

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Director of Human Resources

  • Market entry of this Finnish fast service restaurant operation in St.Petersburg / Russia• Recruiting and training of employees• Proposing marketing plan on the network development

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  Victoria Group of Companies

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Director of Human Resources

  • Implementing the new programs of the Educational Center• Elaborating and carrying out preparatory procedures on grading

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  PeterStar

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Director of Human Resources

  • Effective Merger and Acquisition processes in HR area (PeterStar was acquired by MegaFon following a number of acquisitions performed by PeterStar)• Implementation of new performance Appraisal system• Development of the new training system for sales department

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  IKEA

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Director of Human Resources

  • Effective recruitment process • Increase in VOICE results by 15%• Successful Commercial Review HR• Successful Legal Inspections experience

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  Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace St.Petersburg

  Jun 2012 - now

  Director of People and Culture (Director of Human Resources)

  • Reporting to the Regional Vice President & General Manager, Executive Committee Member of the reputable Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace, St. Petersburg.• Leading the teams of HR, Learning & Talent Development, and Government Relations.• Overseeing all HR and administrative functions for 350+ employees (permanent, on-call, contracted) of diverse nationalities and ethnicities.• Facilitated the process of change of leadership several times.• Maintained the morale and effectiveness of the management team through the ambiguous times of economical/political instability.• Reviewing and revising procedures to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of European Union.• Implementation and continuous maintenance of the corporate HRIS (Workday) and local HRIS (1C).• Internal coaching (as per ICF standards) and development advisory in alignment with performance evaluations and succession planning.• Facilitation of Management Development Programs.• Vast experience on handling grievances and misconduct, including both Category 1 and Category 2 in accordance with the company policies and the local labor/civil laws.• Talent Management (including managing the performance evaluations, goal setting, and development planning cycles).• Responsible for the pre-opening, opening and post-opening phases of the project for all aspects of HR strategies and systems.• Project manager for structuring and implementation of Employee Engagement Surveys (Great Place to Work For, Aon, Kenexa) for Russia.• Employee Handbook, Job Descriptions, Critical Path, mass recruitments, mass orientations, mass trainings, employee engagement, coaching and consulting (managers and line employees). Show less