Katharina Forisch

Head of Talent

Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany4 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in talent strategy and employer branding.
Proven track record in early career talent acquisition.
Strong partnerships with universities for talent development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Specialist in the HR and Recruitment industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Talent StrategyEmployer BrandingTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Other Skills

TalentmanagementDiversity RecruitmentFull-Life-Cycle-RecruitingRecruitment MarketingPersonalmarketingSocial-Media-MarketingSocial RecruitingMicrosoft OfficePräsentationsfertigkeitenMicrosoft PowerPointKommunikationTeamworkEnglischRecruitingRecruitment-Tools

About

I'm Katharina and I'm a Talent Attraction Manager at Siemens. I started my career in Talent Acquisition, recruiting for technical sales, project management, and engineering roles. That experience taught me that great hiring is really about understanding people and building trust. Today, I focus on talent strategy, employer branding, and workforce development. I'm also creating content for the new Instagram channel @lifeatsiemens, where I get to bring our culture to life through authentic, human stories. I'm motivated by three things: building something that lasts, helping others succeed, and creating moments where talent and opportunity meet. I am part of Siemens, a collection of over 300,000 minds building the future, one day at a time. Together, we create technologies with purpose that take society further. How? Through electrification, digitalization and automation. By reimagining the world around us and finding solutions to today’s most challenging problems, we’re making the world a smarter place for tomorrow. Views are my own and do not reflect the official position of Siemens.

Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 6 mos

Current Experience

Siemens

3 roles

Talent Attraction Manager | Region Germany

Promoted

Aug 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Erlangen, Bayern, Deutschland · Hybrid

Develop and implement a talent attraction strategy for Germany that focuses on positioning Siemens as a top employer on the market for early career talents
In close collaboration with partners across Siemens, ensure alignment of early career talent activities
Build and nurture strategic partnerships with universities, specific chairs, institutes, etc.
Work closely with our Talent Acquisition partners and hiring managers to identify early talent needs within the organization and develop tailored branding and marketing strategies to attract top talents
Stay up to date on trends and best practices in Early Talent Acquisition

TalentmanagementTalent StrategyEmployer Branding

Talent Acquisition Partner | Digital Industries & Smart Infrastructure (Siemens AG - Region Germany)

Aug 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr · Erlangen, Bayern, Deutschland · Hybrid

Responsible for finding the best and most passionate talents for our positions
Steering and implementation of the recruiting process based on the Talent Acquisition strategy
Support in consulting and implementing tailor-made recruiting activities
Expansion of knowledge about job markets, competitors as well as general recruiting trends
Taking over projects within the TA

Diversity RecruitmentEmployer BrandingTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Recruiter | Digital Industries & Smart Infrastructure (Siemens AG - Region Germany)

Oct 2021 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Erlangen, Bayern, Deutschland · Hybrid

Responsible for finding the best and most passionate talents for our positions
Steering and implementation of the recruiting process based on the Talent Acquisition strategy
Support in consulting and implementing tailor-made recruiting activities
Expansion of knowledge about job markets, competitors as well as general recruiting trends
Taking over projects within the TA

Full-Life-Cycle-RecruitingDiversity RecruitmentTalent AcquisitionRecruitment Strategy

Siemens energy

Working Student | Human Resources

Apr 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Erlangen, Bayern, Deutschland · On-site

Support in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of workshops
Support with administrative personnel processes
Manual certificate creation
Creation of tables in Excel
Creation of Power Point presentations
Coordination and processing of document dispatch
Task processing using various tools e.g. SAP
General support for the entire HR Business Partner team
Initial experience in recruiting with the Avature tool

Caritasverband für die stadt erlangen und den landkreis erlangen-höchstadt/aisch e.v.

Trainee | Human Resources

Mar 2017 – Aug 2017 · 5 mos · Erlangen, Bayern, Deutschland · On-site

Semester internship as part of the Bachelor's program in Social Economics:
Project support and introduction of company integration management
Assistance with the recognition of foreign certificates and training
Determination of employee absences
Handling application procedures for future employees
Familiarization with the legal basis
Preparation of employment contracts and vacation requests

Siemens mobility

Working Student | Project Management

Nov 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Erlangen, Bayern, Deutschland · On-site

Project management: Development of the MO LOG intranet site including SharePoint
Management of the routing order tool for MO MM
Support in the creation of KPI reporting
Support with various coordination activities for SupplyOn