Supporting the Management of Group Finance Services on people matters, namely Recruitment, Training, Competencies Development and Organizational Climate.

Reporting to the European Head of HR, I was the HR Head of Barclaycard business in Southern Europe. I worked in partnership with the Business Head and I was a member of the Executive Committee, ensuring alignment between HR activities and business strategies.I worked closely with the HR teams in Portugal, Spain and UK in order to ensure delivery of quality HR service to Barclaycard Southern Europe employees and development of best tools to support the leadership team to achieve business… Show more Reporting to the European Head of HR, I was the HR Head of Barclaycard business in Southern Europe. I worked in partnership with the Business Head and I was a member of the Executive Committee, ensuring alignment between HR activities and business strategies.I worked closely with the HR teams in Portugal, Spain and UK in order to ensure delivery of quality HR service to Barclaycard Southern Europe employees and development of best tools to support the leadership team to achieve business goals.During this time I also worked as HR Business Partner for Managing Directors in other functions: Finance, Legal and Compliance, Operations and Technology. Most important projects were restructuring programs (headcount reduction) which were sucessfully completed (results according to target or above).Some of the main achievements while HR Head for Southern Europe Barclaycard business:• Integration of the employees coming from Citi, following Barclays acquisition of Citi Credit Cards business.• Support to the employees and line managers during implementation of employee self-service and line manager self service tools, as part of the global project of migrating to the HR Services model.• Implementation and management of expatriates, receiving in Portugal and Spain experts from Germany, UK and US.• Development of internal training programme: Cards Certification.• Adjustment to local realities and implementation of the learning global initiatives of Global Colleagues Curriculum e Global Leadership Curriculum.• Lauching the Global Values Recognition Portal.• Adjusted contents to local realities and lead the sessions of Power Hours e Manage Your Career. Show less

Reporting into the Iberia Shared Services Head, I managed a team of 10 people, and was responsible for the following activities in Portugal: • Payroll and HR Administration• Procurement/Sourcing• Accounts Payable• General Services/Logistics• Realty Services• Security and Investigative Services

Reporting to the Country HR Officer in Portugal, I managed a small team of 2 employees, and was responsible for:• HR Operations (Payroll, regulatory reporting, employee files, hire and exit management)• Employee Relations• Benefits (Health and Life Insurance, Pension Plan, Parking, Car Fleet, Housing and Personal Loans, Corporate Credit Card)• Health and Safety• Learning/Training• Performance Management• Talent Development• Compensation• Recruitment and… Show more Reporting to the Country HR Officer in Portugal, I managed a small team of 2 employees, and was responsible for:• HR Operations (Payroll, regulatory reporting, employee files, hire and exit management)• Employee Relations• Benefits (Health and Life Insurance, Pension Plan, Parking, Car Fleet, Housing and Personal Loans, Corporate Credit Card)• Health and Safety• Learning/Training• Performance Management• Talent Development• Compensation• Recruitment and Selection• Expatriates• HR Accounting• HR Budget and Planning Show less

Overview of all areas of the HR department, with special focus on Recruitment and Selection.