Nika Schauß

CEO

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany13 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

10+ years in HR and organizational design.
Expert in change management and cultural transformation.
Proven track record in driving employee engagement.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in organizational design and cultural transformation.

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Strategic InfluenceCommunicationHuman ResourcesProject ManagementData AnalysisRecruitingPublic RelationsResearchPsychometricsQuality AssurancePhotographyPhotoshopMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeTeam Leadership

About

Strategic HR and People Leader with 10+ years of experience in organizational design, change management, and cultural transformation. Currently Head of Culture & Learning at Emma - The Sleep Company, I partner with the C-suite to navigate complex transitions, aligning people strategy with business goals and driving long-term organizational impact. I bring a 360° HR background - from Business Partner roles to People Operations and Analytics - across diverse industries and company sizes. This breadth enables me to adapt quickly, influence senior leaders, and deliver practical, human-centered solutions rooted in psychology, data, and systemic thinking. Recognized for inspiring leadership and trusted partnership, I have led large-scale restructuring, designed culture evolution programs, and built transparent internal communication strategies that sustain and boost engagement. I am also a people leader and mentor, known for fostering trust, resilience, and high-performing teams. Expertise: Organizational Design • Change Management • Culture & Engagement • Internal Communications • People Analytics • Leadership Development • Talent & Retention • Organizational Psychology

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 11 mos

Average Tenure

3 yrs 10 mos

Current Experience

Emma – the sleep company

5 roles

Head of Culture & Learning

Aug 2025 – Present · 9 mos

Travel

Feb 2025 – Mar 2025 · 1 mo

2-month sabbatical intended to improve my surfing skills, resulted in improved surfing skills, acquired bachata and Spanish skills, and a scar from a stingray! No regrets.

Head of Culture and People Intelligence

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

Shaped global location strategy by facilitating C-level alignment on guiding principles and workforce planning.
Drove engagement during transformation, launching company-wide initiatives that delivered a +9pp increase in engagement scores against a global downward trend.
Led global restructuring project, designing and executing a compliant, efficient, and humane process aligned with company culture.
Reduced turnover by one-third through an organizational psychology driven project combining leadership development and retention strategies.
Institutionalized internal communications as a strategic HR function, delivering impactful narratives and cascades tailored to diverse stakeholders.

Head of People Experience

Feb 2023 – Jan 2024 · 11 mos

Created the People Intelligence function, enabling actionable insights through people analytics to guide executive decision-making.
Redesigned People Operations by carving out a global People Services team and a network of localized HR experts, improving consistency and scalability.
Opened new international hub in Romania from scratch, managing all HR, legal, and operational aspects on site

Head of People Processes & Intelligence

Jul 2022 – Feb 2023 · 7 mos

Deutsche börse

HR People Analytics Lead

Jun 2020 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Driving the transformation of People Analytic function and HR service into an impactful support function to drive the business strategy
Additionally HR lead for D&I topics, lead of the HQ D&I Employee Resource Group

Goldman sachs

3 roles

Associate, HCM Business Partner

Promoted

Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 · 5 mos · Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Set of strategic measures to prepare regional office for Brexit contingency plan: standardised and expanded onboarding plan, automation and digitisation of HR policies/benefits/administration, overseeing regulatory reporting and workforce planning tracker

Sr. Analyst, HCM Business Partner

Sep 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Operational and strategic HR support for Frankfurt employees and leadership
Managed creation of Continental Europe HR insights dashboard and coached local HR leadership on deriving data informed decisions and plans

WPI, HCM Generalist

Jul 2017 – Aug 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany

Systematically automated manual HR tasks
HR Admin support
Onboarding and exit interviews

Admiral markets group

2 roles

HR Consultant

Jan 2016 – May 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Estonia/Germany

Nov 2016 - May 2017 HR Consultant
Consulting employees on the Estonian Labour Law and contract
Improving internal communications (newsletter, blog, video clips, infographics)
Conducting HR procedures workshops for managers
Drafting and administering policies at the direction of line management
Providing support and coordination of internal HR and Corporate training and development projects
Maintaining human resource data bases
Supporting performance and other Employee data analysis
Jan 2016 - Nov 2016 HR Coordinator
Drafting and administering policies at the direction of line management
Providing support and coordination of internal HR and Corporate training and development projects
Maintaining human resource data bases and manual filing and HR projects systems
Assisting with Employees’ PTO administration
Supporting own Manager and other stakeholders in their day to day activities including recruitment, HR administration and employee relations
Preparing HR internal and general Employee manuals based on the existing and newly established HR processes and procedures
Administering HR-related documentation
Supporting performance and other Employee data analysis

HR Intern

Sep 2015 – Nov 2015 · 2 mos · Tallinn

Preparing and executing an independent HR project, aimed to increase employee's loyalty and motivation; create a sense of belonging to a big multinational team and pursuing a common goal.
Project consisted of the following steps:
1. preliminary research and construction of a survey
2. sharing the survey among all 300+ employees in 30+ countries and making sure results are collected on time
3. working with raw data, preparing descriptive statistics
4. coming up with visualisation ideas and working with the designers team
5. converting numerical information into creative & fun infographics
6. finishing interactive web infographics + posters; sharing with the global team

Staffing division tta - personalvermittlungs gmbh

Executive Assistant Working Student

Nov 2015 – Jan 2016 · 2 mos · Berlin

Hill international

HR Intern

Aug 2015 – Nov 2015 · 3 mos · Tallinn

personnel search & selection
targeting the audience of potential candidates; preselection; long- and shortlists
personnel development, workflow optimization
analyses of Potentials and psychological profile
Fitting the best people to the best positions.