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Being a mother to 2 wonderful boys has made me much more efficient, more empathetic and much more reflective of my life choices. So, after almost 20 years of working for Axel Springer, I have decided to leave and start working for me. It was a pleasure and honor to be part of talented and hungry teams throughout my journey, especially at AS ideas ventures and upday. Now it's time for me to move on and conquer new adventures. What that means for me is to continue… Show more Being a mother to 2 wonderful boys has made me much more efficient, more empathetic and much more reflective of my life choices. So, after almost 20 years of working for Axel Springer, I have decided to leave and start working for me. It was a pleasure and honor to be part of talented and hungry teams throughout my journey, especially at AS ideas ventures and upday. Now it's time for me to move on and conquer new adventures. What that means for me is to continue pushing forward our growing Family Office, which currently is a combination of running our family day-to-day org and start-up investing. Through our company TomCat Ventures we are already working with stunning start-ups that I encourage you to check out: @livebuy, who are revolutionizing the online shopping experience through live video shoppingor take @room, who is rethinking the modern workplace through purpose-built rooms and @tuli, the premier digital ordering experience for retailers and restaurantsand in the circular economy space @fairown who is helping companies transform into subscription-based businesses for physical goods.…and of course the best investment of humankind: family quality time. Show less

As Head of People & Culture, I managed the HR department at upday with my team and in cooperation with the HR department of Axel Springer SE. In this role, she oversaw the following areas of responsibility: ● Staff support for a total of 150 employees at the German headquartersand the six branches in other European countriesContact person and confidant for all global employees● Advising executives as a business partner in all talent related issues● Development of labor… Show more As Head of People & Culture, I managed the HR department at upday with my team and in cooperation with the HR department of Axel Springer SE. In this role, she oversaw the following areas of responsibility: ● Staff support for a total of 150 employees at the German headquartersand the six branches in other European countriesContact person and confidant for all global employees● Advising executives as a business partner in all talent related issues● Development of labor law recommendations and their implementation● Talent acquisition and responsibility for the hiring process for new employees, including negotiations● Contract drafting including legal coordination of all HR relevant contracts● Preparation of an employee on- and off-boarding process ● Continuous optimization of processes and worklfows in the HR department Project to be highlighted: Redesign of the onboarding for new hires, including close support for employees and superiors through the hiring process and during the first 100 days to increase employee retention rate. Coordination of the International Welcome Day and successful development and implementation of remote onboarding during the Covid-19 pandemic● Annual HR planning and controlling including HR forecast (FTE and headcount) in cooperation with the CFO and the respective team leads● Creation of recruiting reports and recommendations ● Development and implementation of measures to actively shape and promote the corporate culture and values across all European offices● Planning and implementation of team events in cooperation with the Operations team● Employer branding including trade fair planning together with the marketing team Show less

As part of the upday founding team, I had a significant contribution to upday's success from the very beginning. As Head of Operations, I was responsible for the following areas and tasks: ● Cross-departmental overall coordination of ongoing projects, including weekly updates to the senior management and Samsung project management● Team building and leadership of the office management team and team assistance● Central point of communication for all business and product… Show more As part of the upday founding team, I had a significant contribution to upday's success from the very beginning. As Head of Operations, I was responsible for the following areas and tasks: ● Cross-departmental overall coordination of ongoing projects, including weekly updates to the senior management and Samsung project management● Team building and leadership of the office management team and team assistance● Central point of communication for all business and product units● Development and roll-out of multilingual employee onboarding programs including relocation services, as well as support for trainees and interns● Development, implementation and review of operating processes and procedures, also for cooperation with the corporate departments of Axel Springer SE● Contract and vendor management, including negotiation, processing,documentation in cooperation with procurement and the legal department● Office space management including location scouting, workplace design andrelocation coordination as part of the company's growth● Organization of internal and external events for employees, customers andbusiness partners together with management, marketing and upday’s strategicpartner Samsung● Migration and deployment of Microsoft 365 at upday Show less

Projects: Epos (Storytelling iPad App), KOMPAKT (News App on iPhone, Android, Tablets, Web), upday (News App exclusively on Samsung Devices)

Setup a Business Intelligent System for WELT Group in a Team of 3.