Feb 2021 – Oct 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · Berlin, Germany · Hybrid

• Responsible for creating business value and driving talent attraction, engagement and retention by designing and implementing people solutions along the entire employee lifecycle.
• Remit included Recruitment, Employer Branding, Onboarding, People Operations, People Experience, People data and systems, Employee Experience measurement, Performance Management, Compensation Management, Org Design, Business Transformation, People Strategy, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Office Management and Employee Communication.

Apr 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany · On-site

• adidas Chief HR Officer's Chief of Staff leading the following practices & capabilities:
• Strategy formulation & execution through HR's global central Project Management Office: formulating, planning & implementing HR's strategic portfolio of projects through a pool of dedicated project managers; demand prioritization & budget planning
• People Analytics including the execution of adidas' global quarterly Employee Sentiment survey "People Pulse" measuring the company's employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS), Performance Management via definition of strategic KPIs for HR
• Strategic Workforce Planning
• HR Cloud transformation: a large-scale global program aimed at digitizing HR's data, system and process landscape as well as interaction model through the implementation of SAP SuccessFactors
• Global central HR Head Office: responsible for all Executive Board & Supervisory Board content submissions relating to HR, partnering with the CEO's Corporate Strategy Office

Jun 2015 – Jan 2021 · 5 yrs 7 mos · Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany · On-site

• Supported the CHRO and the HR Executive team in the formulation and execution of the People Strategy & HR Strategy
• Managed the HR Strategy Project Portfolio and Project Management resource pool
• Drove the Project Change Management and Organizational Design methodology for the Group
• Responsible for the global Employee Experience measurement (eNPS) approach, Employee Engagement Survey lifecycle & HR Analytics
• Built concepts and tools that allow employees and leaders to achieve the Group‘s diversity targets
• Created & implement the adidas Group's Diversity/Equity/Inclusion plan, track & report DEI KPIs

Jan 2015 – Jun 2015 · 5 mos · Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany · On-site

• Devised and implemented the content marketing strategy for adidas Group’s corporate publishing channels:
• external corporate website http://www.adidas-group.com/en/magazine/
• external corporate blog http://blog.adidas-group.com
• external social properties: adidas Group accounts on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube
• adidas Group’s award-winning global intranet 'a-LIVE'
• Led the editorial planning process and set the content marketing & curation agenda for own channels
• Measured & reported on content marketing efforts

Jan 2012 – Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany · On-site

• In charge of Internal Communications for Global Operations, HR, Finance, IT, Social & Environmental Affairs, Finance and Legal.
• Devised, aligned and executed the IC strategy and editorial planning across all Group functions with the goal to drive employee engagement and support the execution of functional strategies.

Jul 2009 – Feb 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany · On-site

• Responsible for Global Operations employee communications (Product Development, Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Business Solutions); catering for a diverse and international audience at 34 locations worldwide
• Provided communications advice and support to Project Managers, Senior Management team and COO; produced communication plans and Internal Communications strategy
• Drafted copy for a wide range of internal channels; writing speeches, producing videos; prepared business presentations for senior managers and COO
• Organised and delivered employee engagement initiatives and internal events

Jan 2007 – Jun 2009 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Oxford, England, United Kingdom · On-site

• Responsible for employee communications for over 4,000 associates based at MINI Plants Oxford and Swindon
• Editor of monthly employee magazine
• Managed intranet news service (Content Management System)
• Organised and delivered employee engagement initiatives & internal events with up to 10,000 participants

Sep 2002 – Nov 2006 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Amsterdam-Centrum, North Holland, Netherlands · Hybrid

• Presented products, counselled customers and interpreted contract negotiations at international exhibitions (CPhI Frankfurt, IHF Amsterdam, Photokina Cologne, drupa Duesseldorf etc).
• Translated product brochures and company presentations