HR VP with extensive employee relations and labor law expertise
Primary specialism: Employment/Labor Law
Markets with deep expertise: Germany, Europe
Languages : English, French, German
Salary expectations: circa EUR 160.000 base plus package
Current home country: Germany with mobility to work across Europe
Team management: Currently leading a team of over 30, open to working again as a manager of teams or to be an expert sole contributor
Current/recent employer: Circa 30,000 employees with revenues EUR 4.5 billion. My career spans across a range of complex matrix muti-national companies with the chemicals, pharmaceutical and logistics sectors.
Remits of particular interest: VP Labor Relations, Data Privacy & Health Management:, Lead Employment Counsel, Chief-negotiator for Works Councils, employee representatives and unions
Unique expertise: Extensive and demonstrated labor relations & labor law expertise in global and multi-national enterprises combined with broad ranging, senior leadership experience. Have deep HR “know how” based on long professional experience and active management roles in global HR leadership committees. Have lived lived and worked abroad. Have been deeply rooted in German labor law with 10 years of experience an Honorary Judge at the highest German Labour Court.
Commerciality: In order to change my employers’ DJSI index, I led the upgrading of our Human Rights and global Employment Standards, designing a Human Rights Policy Statement, aligning it with the Board and other Group Functions, and then deploying a Human Rights Due Diligence project. I also adopted global Employment Standards as the basis for our global social footprint that was deployed across all regions. These initiatives significantly impacted our social responsibility score and allowed us to become a top rated DJSI company.
Strengths: I am a good active listener with an ability to also understand what isn’t said. I have the ability to change my own perspectives and engage/convince others to do so. I try to get to the heart of things, to think beyond the “here and now”, and am skilled at getting plans and action under way. In everything I do, I try to take an integral view, based on my strong analytical skills, empathy, and my commitment in finding solutions.
Need to know: Senior HR Executive and 20y+ Employment Lawyer with international scope and broad leadership experience combined with a certified Coaching background. Am a trusted advisor to C-Level and management stakeholders. Have a “hands-on” mentality with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
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