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Zurich, Zurich, CH

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Leading the HR function for Swiss Re in Switzerland with around 3’500 employees (team size of 30 employees and 80+ apprentices, budget 6m+ CHF). Member of the Swiss Pension Fund Board of Trustees.
• Achieved an Employer of Choice* status in Switzerland through deployment of global HR Strategy and development & execution of Swiss HR people agenda. (Position 2 in 2022 in Insurance sector by Statista, Handelzeitung.
• Performed and improved all HR processes and benefits alongside the employee value chain from recruiting, onboarding, rewarding, performing, developing, and transitioning.
• Delivered a strong client experience through effectiveness and efficiencies in HR processes. Net promoter score climbed by 6 points in 2021.
• Transformed the HR Team from operational/reactive to value-adding and client centricity while reducing the cost base.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Responsibility for the global people strategy & agenda of Zurich’s Corporate/ Commercial division with 5’000 employees (direct reports 5+ employees) in 4 regions and a Gross Written Premium of USD 15bn. Member of the.
• Executed global transformational program with focus on talent & change management. Collaboration with local and regional employee representation bodies.
• Co-led with other HR Executives the development of the Group HR Strategy (Global HR population 1’200 employees). Further development of HR function and mentoring and coaching of HR talents.
• Led talent agenda including design and execution of talent programs and strategic talent reviews and executive succession planning.
• Rolled-out of worldwide sales training curriculum to 2’000+ participants to boost profitable cross-sell.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Managing the global people agenda in Corporate Life & Pensions, Bank Relationships, Marketing and Private Banking (2’000+ employees). Member of the Global Life HR Executive team and various Business Executive teams.
• Co-owned with business executives the talent agenda to achieve realization of challenging business plans with focus on senior leadership recruitment, performance management, compensation, talent management, learning.
• Provided strategic consulting and coaching towards the best organizational design to grow the businesses and to get better financial insights in the business lines e.g., setup of profit & loss view.
• Project-led global divisional strategic initiatives such as sales effectiveness, business transformation, restructuring, and cross-selling.
• Provided data insights and scenarios for future skill gaps by performing strategic workforce planning.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Deputized Head of Compensation and Performance Management in Global Life to ensure seamless reward processes e.g., compensation & performance management cycle & benchmarking).
• Project-managed global Incentive program in Latin America, APME, Europe and North America to support ambitious growth targets.

Schindellegi, Schwyz, CH

• Performed Global Performance & Talent management implementation for Top 1'000 population in more than 100 countries (Objectives, design of processes, vendor selection, stakeholder management and training).
• Project Management in Corporate Compensation & Benefits (Long-term and short-term bonus program analysis, IT system implementation).

GB

• HR related international and national project manager for client assignments across industries with focus on Total Reward, HR Transformation, HR Analytics & Benchmarking, Strategic People Planning and M&A.
• Acquired new and managed existing client relationship and ran business development activities.

Amersfoort, NL

• Seamless execution of personnel administration including payroll, social security, pension, and taxation handling for around 500 employees
• Led apprentice program and annual workforce planning.

Amersfoort, NL

Finance, Human Resource, Logistics, Sales & Distribution, Controlling, Purchasing

Mba, International Hr, Consulting, Strategic Management

2006, Mba - European Management

Diplom-Kaufmann (Fh), Hr & Organisation, Financial Controlling

Master Of Business Administration - Mba