Experience

Helen of Troy

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Human Resources

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  - Responsible for the EMEA region ca. 200 associates across 11 countries - Set up and develop an efficient HR team to support the region - Drive the EMEA HR team to be true business partners for the EMEA management and teams, - Ensure global HR initiatives are relevant for EMEA business and make sure they transfer into pragmatic solutions - Implement best in class Talent Cycle - Review the entire organisation to implement a job architecture project, a levelling system and a fair and transparent compensation and benefit solution (based on Mercer) - Consistently ensure that our benefits are optimized between company costs, associates perception and tax optimization - Implementation of a market leading policy in term of work flexibility - Communicated and market HR initiatives throughout the organisation - Roll out restructurations and cost optimisation initiatives in the most efficient way to avoid impact on individuals while limiting business impact (and vice versa...)



BOBST

• Switzerland
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior HR Business Partner

  • Sep 2016 - Jan 2018



Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Business Partner then Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits EMEA & Asia Pacific

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  As a Business Partner, I covered a maternity leave :  Responsible for the Swiss based employee of the EMEA Headquarter (ca. 170)  Manage employee relations and ensure business continuity in the context of restructuration and delocalization to the Zurich area. Following the restructuration induced by the move I took over the position in C&B : Support the Associate Director, Compensation & Benefits EMEA & Asia Pacific in the regional implementation of our C&B strategy. - Intermediary between US HQ and multiple end markets - Opening of new markets in Western Europe ( definition of compensation and benefits) - Manage salary survey, job leveling and pricing - Benefits analysis and recommendation - Design and implement a regional recognition scheme - C&B Post Merger Integration - Implement Wellness initiative Worked on Mercer



BAT

• United Kingdom
• Tobacco Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• BATI Senior HR Business Partner

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2014

  o Support the business at all level for all HR related areas (Performance management, Salary review, Organizational development, Recruitment, Coaching and Mentoring, Restructuration).o Roll out of global reorganization at End market level.o Manage the analysis, development and implementation of tailored HR solutions for the business (internship programs, workshops, benefits review, cross functional development plans)o HR contact for all Swiss legislation questions.o Responsible for HR budget and overall overhead budget.o Set and monitor HR KPIs.o Direct management of HR coordinators and indirect for shared services team.

• HR Project and Change Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  - HR and Change Management Lead on an organisational review. - Project manager on a transition from 2 different payroll systems and teams across 4 sites to one Payroll and Admin department on a new outsourced system with partly managed services (feasibility, RFP, process design, policies alignment, change management, implementation).- Western Europe Change Manager for a Global project aiming to align processes and systems (OneSAP) across end markets : change impact assessments, new organizational designs, gap analysis, communication, end market readiness assessments. (feasibility, RFP, process design, policies alignment, change management, implementation).- Drive stakeholder management at all level (top teams, regional project board, specialists) to sell and defend different projects (Sustainability, Strategic reorganizations, Payroll outsourcing)- People management outside direct reporting line in a matrix environment.

• Regional Reward Executive

  • Oct 2009 - Dec 2010

  Lead salary survey and market analysis for several European market (Switzerland, the Baltics, Austria, Greece, Malta and Cyprus) and support Regional Manager for strategic recommendation.Implement a new Sales Incentive Plan for the BalticsManage a benefit review for SwitzerlandImplement a regional incentive schemeWorking with Hays (job grading and surveys) with Mercer or Towers Watson as secondary sources

• HR Business Partner

  • May 2008 - Sep 2009

• Talent Executive

  • Nov 2007 - Apr 2008

  - Drive the Learning Agenda development and implementation (across several entities).- Manage Talent Review meetings and succession plans.- Implement and monitor the Management Trainee program.



Christie's

• United Kingdom
• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Assistant

  • Oct 2005 - Oct 2007

  50% of the job consisted in organizing the auctions 3 times a year (full move of the office to an hotel in Geneva or St-Moritz, with the staff going from 50 to 100 for this period of time). The other 50% was HR and Office management : recruitment, performance review, hr administration, payroll and security, facility and front officemanagement (one receptionnist). 50% of the job consisted in organizing the auctions 3 times a year (full move of the office to an hotel in Geneva or St-Moritz, with the staff going from 50 to 100 for this period of time). The other 50% was HR and Office management : recruitment, performance review, hr administration, payroll and security, facility and front officemanagement (one receptionnist).



Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne

• Event Coordinator

  • 2004 - 2005