Lena Assenbaum

Experience

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  YFU - Deutsches Youth For Understanding Komitee e.V.

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  Exchange Student
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  Saxion University of Applied Sciences

  Sept 2019 - Aug 2021

  - Leading a multicultural student team- Planning and executing regular meetings both as a team as well as individual meetings - Dividing tasks and keeping an overview of the team members' activities- Participating in various student recruitment activities such as fairs and doing school presentations- Content creation for social media platforms (e.g. Instagram @saxionuas)- Working in a flexible environment - Promotional activities such as Open Days and giving school presentations - Representing Saxion at fairs - Working with a multicultural team- Working in a flexible environment

  • Team Leader of the student team of the International Office at Saxion

    Sept 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Student Ambassador

    Sept 2019 - Aug 2020
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  Just Eat Takeaway.com

  Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  Human Resources Consultant

  Practical project within our study including tasks such as - Rewriting job descriptions- Market research of competitors and competitive vacancies- Re-design of the recruitment strategy, analysis of example CVs and direct sourcing

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  Rocket Factory Augsburg - RFA

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Human Resources Intern

  - Supporting the recruitment of more than 20 interns by screening applications, short-listing candidates, gathering feedback from the departments, scheduling and conducting interviews- Active sourcing candidates both for commercial and technical positions via LinkedIn and SpaceCareers - Leading onboarding presentations for all new employees covering all HR-related topics as well as digitalizing the entire process. - Communication with various departments for recruitment purposes- First contact point for (possible) applicants on the phone- Research of learning tools and employee benefits fitting with the organisation’s culture -Supporting international employees with visa applications and city registration both for Germany and secondments in Sweden Show less

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  Weframe

  Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

  Working Student Tech Recruiting

  - Supporting the recruitment for the development and the design team - Active sourcing via LinkedIn (Use of LinkedIn Recruiter) - Translating, updating and posting job vacancies on LinkedIn and on the internal website- Creation of an employee survey in preparation for setting up an employer branding strategy

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  Celonis

  Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

  Junior HR Generalist

  - Ownership of the onboarding process in Central and Northern Europe for all employees by ensuring documents fulfilled all requirements for payroll purposes, providing support for basic visa related inquiries as well as assistance with first time visa applications - Hosting bi-weekly onboarding sessions for new joiners and primary point of contact for interns and working students during their employee lifecycle - Supporting the offboarding process for all interns and working students as well as creation and distribution of reference letters in English and German for all employees - Support on projects to improve the employee onboarding experience Show less

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  Elaway

  May 2023 - now

  Global People & Culture Manager

  Norway has become a go-to place for learning about electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy, and at the heart of it all is Elaway, a young tech company founded in hydropower. After three years in operation, we've proudly built 1,100 charging facilities, serving over 75,000 parking spaces across Norway. In 2022, we expanded our footprint to Sweden and Germany, drawing on our experience to make EVs more accessible throughout Europe.Elaway is a rapidly growing player in a fast-moving industry. Our goal is straightforward: to speed up the transition to EVs as part of the solution to the climate crisis. We're backed by three solid partners: Hafslund and Eviny, who bring over a century of electrification experience, and SUSI Partners, where we're part of the SUSI Energy Transition Fund. After two years of learning in the world's most influential EV market, we're now building a charging platform to power up European EVs with electricity. Show less