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• Revolutionizing Talent Acquisition: Developing a platform to automate outreach and fill pipelines with high-performing passive candidates through targeted performance marketing.• Securing Growth Capital: Driving fundraising efforts to scale operations, enhance technology, and build strategic partnerships.• Expanding U.S. Operations: Leading Talent Square’s market entry in the U.S., including incorporation, business development, and client acquisition.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

• Manufacturing premium custom-made food & beverage trailers. For baseball parks, golf courses, parks & recreations, social zones, bars, restaurants, Zoos, Coffee Shops, F&B Distributors and others.• Revolutionising F&B industry by integrating pioneering technology, insightful consultancy, and bespoke design to create mobile units that are not only state-of-the-art but also champions of sustainability and profitability.• Crafting fine mobile dinning, one unit at the time.

Bratislava, Not Specified, Sk

• AI driven on-line talent acquisition and management SaaS solution utilizing power of referrals, social media and PPC campaigns to increase candidate pools with focus on passive candidates aiming to disrupt the current job portal landscape• Fundraising• Leading business development & global expansion• Consulting on Employer Branding + Advising on tech, digital, customer journey

District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vn

• Operations: Leading Claims, Underwriting, Customer Care & Customer Services teams (90+ Headcount)• Digital: Designing and implementing digital customer and agent journey & executing delivery of related transformation projects with the end-state vision for paperless and cashless customer experience (e-claim, e-app, e-policy, e-custex, e-pay, e-policy service)• Projects: E2E strategic project deliveries - technology, process, digital / automation• Process: Driving activities to streamline and overhaul key agency and operations processes with focus on productivity increase, TAT improvements and digitalization/automation and customer journey.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vn

• BNPL start-up - one of the first companies to bring buy-now-pay-later model into Vietnamese market, established Q4 2020 - went live with merchant transactions in June 2021• Advising on Business Strategy, Technology & Digital, Payments & Collections, Custex & Merchant Experience• Business Development & Partnerships management• Managing key payment partners accounts and advising on OPS business functions and Customer Journey / Customer Experience.

Ho Chi Minh, Vn

• Led Operations division (250+ Headcount) - In/outbound call center, Credit cards back office, Process and Quality assurance team, Customer service (including Credit Cards), Property & Maintenance, MIS, Project management office.• Delivered strategic customer care in front-end and Lean operations in back-end of the division. Improved NPS scores by 20+%. Increased efficiency by 25%+.• Drove digital transformation: Self-service customer services/functionalities in mobile app, Voicebot project implementation, Chatbot project preparation stage• Built digital payments: Integration of Home Credit Vietnam mobile app financial transactions with E-wallet services providers in Vietnam. Customer digital payments growth 15% month-to-month up to 1 mil annually in 2020.• Project sponsor and project lead for Card transaction system development (2 mil EUR investment) and retail entrustment lending solution

140 78 Praha 4, Cz

• Led a project of integration of the Czech Citibank retail business to Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic following its acquisition.• Successfully migrated 200.000+ client credit card portfolio from Citibank to Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic. Affluent client segment migration without significant client attrition.• Led the project of Zuno bank merge/integration into Raiffeisenbank Czech Republic, following Group’s decision on ceasing Zuno’s operations.

Bratislava, Bratislavský Kraj, Sk

• Led a national HR professional non-for-profit organization of 150+ members (legal entities). During tenure - increased member base by 15%.• Organized international conferences and regional professional workshops• Fundraised & collaborated with numerous NGO. Increased funds available by20%.• Created networking opportunities for HR start-ups.• Led cooperation with higher educational institutions on HR relatedcurriculums.Company profile:HRComm is the leading Slovak non-for-profit organization in the field of Human Resource management and Organizational development. It has 150 active members and is a member of European Association for People Management (EAPM) and World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA). Its mission is to network HR professionals and business leaders to promote knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and progress in the HR community.

Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Sk

• Led a team of 40+ HR professionals covering a complete range of HR activities and processes for organisation of 3,500 employees.• 105+ mil Euro PEREX budget owner, accountable for organisational operating model and head count management.• Implemented new reward system, leading to significant savings driven by business managers with no major impact on employee turnover.• Designed Employer Branding framework and implemented Employer value proposition.• Oversaw employee life cycle management (SAP) and documentation, recruitment and placement of approx. 600 persons per year.Company profile:Tatra Banka is a full-scale retail and corporate banking institution in Slovakia and a member of Raiffeisen Bank International Group. It is Slovakia’s market leader in both corporate finance and private banking and the country’s foremost bank regarding innovative financial products and modern technology. As of year-end 2017, Tatra Banka served more than 850,000 clients in total through its countrywide network of 190 business outlets. Tatra Banka received more than 120 awards as of mid 2018. It is regularly awarded by Global Finance magazine awards such as “Best Consumer Digital Bank in Slovakia”, “Best Web Site Design in CEE”, or “Best in Social Media in CEE”.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Responsible for annual business development (sales) budget of 1+ mil EUR across 3 countries: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia. P&L owner for Slovakia’s office.• Led cross-border team of 30 consultants. Member of EMEA leadership to develop and implement learning and know-how sharing best practices.• Maintained long-term relationships with clients acting as a trusted advisor(key account management).

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Co-led design of leadership & talent Solution framework for CEE business environment • Worked with the EMEA leadership & talent network to develop and implement learning and knowledge sharing best practices• Coached Senior Consultants across CHS unit on their leadership footprint• Delivered client projects worldwide in leadership & talent practice line of Hay Group’s professional service lines.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Delivered client projects in the areas job modelling & business operating modelling, performance management, employer value propositions and employer branding, talent management, leadership development, compensation and reward systems, succession planning, job evaluation, BEI (Behavioural Event Interviews), competency modelling and others.Company profileHay Group (since 2015 KORN FERRY Hay Group) is a global organizational consulting firm that works with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities in the following core solutions: Organizational Strategy, Assessment and Succession, Talent Acquisition, Leadership Development, Rewards and Benefits. It employs more than 7,500 consultants, serving clients in more than 50 countries.

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