Senior HR leader and consultant with 20+ years of international experience, including interim HR management roles in complex, operationally driven organizations. Proven ability to step into HR leadership positions during transition periods, stabilize HR operations, lead HR teams, and act as a strong business partner to executive management.
Combines strategic HR leadership with hands-on operational execution, particularly in environments under performance pressure, transformation, or leadership change. Experienced in international matrix organizations, multi-country HR operations, and leadership support during interim phases.
- Interim Head of HR / HR Manager coverage during leadership gap
- Leadership and stabilization of HR team & HR delivery
- Full responsibility for HR operations, processes, and continuity
- Partnering with C-level, leadership team and employees
- Translation of business priorities into pragmatic HR actions
- Support during recruitment of permanent HR Manager
- Hands-on HR leadership – operational mindset, decision-oriented
- Ability to quickly understand business reality of production environments
- Experience with people topics under pressure (capacity, performance, leadership change)
- HR partnering from strategic leadership to operational teams on site
- Trusted partner for management during uncertainty and transition
- Experience balancing short-term operational needs and long-term people agenda
- Naturally sensitive to cultural differences and able to adjust leadership and communication style to local contexts
Provides interim HR leadership and senior HR consulting for international clients.
- Interim replacement of HR Director
- End-to-end responsibility for HR delivery and HR team leadership
- Ownership of performance review process and HR operations
- Business partnering to line managers across Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Baltics, and Czech Republic
- Ensured continuity, stability, and leadership support in multi-country setup
- Full responsibility for HR strategy, HR operations, and HR transformation
- Strong partnership with CEO, Board, and senior managers
- Leadership of HR teams and operational HR agenda during transformation
- Leading transformation of culture and leadership across the organisation
- HR leadership for large-scale, operational organizations
- Germany: responsibility for 18,000 employees, 54 locations
- HR operations, labor relations, leadership, talent, and culture
- Experience with works councils and unions
- Full operational responsibility for store performance
- Leadership of 350 employees, strong exposure to operational business reality
- Extensive experience in multinational and matrix organizations
- Active leadership and HR delivery across CEE, DACH, and broader European regions
- Comfortable working across cultures, countries, and leadership styles
MSc in HR & Organisational Development
PEF University for Management, Vienna
- Gallup CliftonStrengths® Certified Coach
- ICF Certified Business & Life Coach
Nemčina – plynule
Angličtina – pokročilá
Čeština – plynule