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Swati Yadav

Hamburg

Summary

Strategic leader with progressive background and record of accomplishment. Brings focus on growth, confidence in decision-making and expertise in leading organizations through periods of change and development. Articulate and driven with top strengths in relationship-building, planning and operational problem-solving.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director People

Flix
01.2023 - 05.2023

Scope: Worldwide (Except US)

  • HR vision, strategy and roadmap across regions and HQ
  • Global responsibility for Talent Acquisition, People Partnering and People Operations (except US)
  • Implementation and improvement of structures, processes and framework within HR, utilising data insights and future trends
  • Close collaboration with COEs and business to set HR priorities
  • Senior Leadership Coaching

Head of Learning & Development

Free Now
06.2020 - 11.2022

Scope: Europe and Latin America

  • C-Suite Development
  • Leadership Hub, development, Coaching, and Programs
  • Change Management & Communication for Org Development projects
  • Performance Management – End to end implementation and first iteration
  • Diversity & Inclusion (cross-functional team member, member of communities like

Women in Tech, LGBTQ+)

  • Feedback & Culture – Feedback trainings and workshops for leaders, 360 debriefing, demographic analysis and engagement initiatives based on data and business insights
  • Overall People function strategy and roadmap (with other People leads
  • Managerial responsibilities – Stand-ups, 1:1s, Performance appraisal and team development, Recognition and Feedback, Quarterly OKRs, HC & budget planning, Team Roadmap, Feedback and Retrospective Workshops, Knowledge Management etc.

Sr. L&D Expert

Free Now
03.2019 - 05.2020

Scope: Europe and Latin America

  • Leadership Development – Leadership architecture conceptualization and launch, end- to-end Program responsibilities interfacing external vendors and internal stakeholders
  • Feedback Landscape - Employee Engagement Survey implementation, 360-degree pilot, conceptualization of feedback workshops, conduction of regular trainings on feedback and handling difficult conversations
  • Organizational Development – Integrations (4 companies into Free Now), Company level Restructuring, Change, Communication and Culture, Design and implementation of Company’s Operating Principles
  • Learning – Learning Hub, Peer Coaching, Career Path pilot for Tech & Product
  • Business workshops – High performing team and engagement workshops for B2B, Tech and Product teams

Business Unit HR Project Manager

Continental Tires GmbH
04.2018 - 02.2019

Scope: Worldwide

  • Leadership Development - Deployment of Leadership Programs in worldwide BU

locations (Germany, China, US, Malaysia, Thailand)

  • Feedback Landscape - BU responsible for Global employee survey for white- and blue- collar employees, Team development workshops, 360-degree feedback conduction and debriefing
  • Employer Branding - Project lead to establish and enhance the brand identity, Business Fairs & Events, Exchange with Universities
  • Retention - Created Retention Toolbox in close collaboration with Business Partners to be deployed in worldwide BU locations

Divisional Talent Mgt & Org Development,

Continental Tires GmbH
04.2015 - 03.2018

Scope: Worldwide

  • Leadership Development Architecture Central Leadership Trainer for the leadership programs targeted for potential and new leaders worldwide.
    Point of contact for end-to-end external Leadership Development Programs for global Executives.
  • Feedback Landscape – Divisional responsible for Global employee survey and developing team development tool with external vendors
  • Leadership Diagnostics – Member of cross-divisional team for implementing and improvising Diagnostic tools like Assessment & Development Centers, Hogan Personality test etc.
  • Mentoring – Developed Mentoring toolbox on Divisional level, coordinated for Cross- divisional level toolbox and supported special Executive Mentoring Program
  • Coaching & Business School Programs – Pool of international coaches and Business School Programs to enhance leadership at Executive and Senior Executive levels

Country Talent Mgt & Org Development

Continental Tires Limited
05.2012 - 03.2015

Scope: Country-wide

  • Induction & Orientation, Talent Management, Leadership Development Programs, Mentoring and Employee Engagement initiatives, Employee Engagement Survey, company-wide Values workshop - Launched and successfully implemented in close collaboration with the Central and Business Unit HR team
  • Retention Management – Cross divisional project to define the retention strategy
  • Ramp up Radical Project - Coordinated technical overseas trainings for the blue- and white-collar employees in collaboration with the international plant locations
  • Shop Floor Qualification - Introduced minimum standards for the shop floor qualification for blue collar employees with support from Central Manufacturing & Training Experts, shop floor leaders & local management team

HR Business Analyst

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
07.2011 - 01.2012

Scope: Local

  • Monthly Induction & Orientation sessions
  • Training Coordination – In house and external
  • Issuance of Appointment & Confirmation letters o Offboarding process

Sr. HR Executive

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.
08.2008 - 06.2011

Scope: Local

  • Sourcing & Recruitment - Recruitment for replacement and new positions; Bulk hiring, walk-interviews for blue collars including color blindness tests
  • Induction & Orientation
  • Training & Development - Training need identification & analysis, preparing yearly

Training plans, releasing monthly training calendars, coordination of the trainings,

feedback analysis and improvement measures.

  • Performance Management – end to end process
  • Customer & process audits - Plant customer & process audits for HR processes

HR Intern

Tata Motors Ltd.
06.2007 - 08.2007

Project Name: ‘Shift Scheduling-Commissioning the process’

  • Identifying & resolving issues regarding new Attendance Recording System
  • Application Awareness & Rating - Assessing the awareness through employees’ feedback on new Attendance Recording, training need assessment on accessibility, user-friendliness, accuracy & efficiency of the system
  • Commissioning the process of Shift Planning through SAP in all the departments

Education

Masters in - Human Resource Management

Pune University
Pune, India
2008

Bachelor in Computer Applications -

Institute of Management & Research
Ghaziabad, India
2006

Skills

  • Strategic vision & planning and hands-on implementation
  • Change Management & Organisational Development
  • Leadership Mentoring, Coaching, Training and Development Programs
  • Leadership and personality diagnostics
  • Performance Management & Career Paths
  • Employee Engagement and Feedback landscape
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Project Management

Accomplishments

    Business Impact (Time critical)

    Within first 3 months of joining:

    - HR processes streamlined

    - First worldwide HR Roadmap launched


    Within first 6 months of joining:

    - Leadership Architecture and 5 Programs launched, with NPS consistently above 8

    - Feedback landscape: conceptualized and launched


    Business Impact (Strategic & mid-term initiatives):

    - C-Suite designed and implemented

    - Company’s first “Operating Principles” conceptualized and launched

    - Company Restructuring: Change & Communication support lead // ‘Restructuring Guideline for leaders and HR’ and webinar on ‘Termination Conversations’

    - End-to-end Performance Management conceptualization and implementation with 100% Performance Reviews and quality 7.5 / 10 in the first round
    - Mentoring Toolbox launched for the division as a pilot, later implemented worldwide


    Management Recognition

    - Successfully covered 3 positions for 6 months in parallel (Head of L&D, Head of BPs, and BP Tech & Product)

    - Outstanding branding project delivery '2 Wheel Identity' with Marketing and HR teams


    Personal leadership skills

    - Consistently above 95% score as an international leadership trainer

    - One of the highest team engagement scores

    (Trust with manager 9.8, Recognition quality and frequency 9.7, Feedback quality and frequency 9.7)


Certification

  • Predictive Index
  • Hogan Personality Assessment
  • ISO Internal Auditor Training
  • 360 Debriefer

Languages

English
Proficient
C2
German
Elementary
A2
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Director People

Flix
01.2023 - 05.2023

Head of Learning & Development

Free Now
06.2020 - 11.2022

Sr. L&D Expert

Free Now
03.2019 - 05.2020

Business Unit HR Project Manager

Continental Tires GmbH
04.2018 - 02.2019

Divisional Talent Mgt & Org Development,

Continental Tires GmbH
04.2015 - 03.2018

Country Talent Mgt & Org Development

Continental Tires Limited
05.2012 - 03.2015

HR Business Analyst

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd
07.2011 - 01.2012

Sr. HR Executive

Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd.
08.2008 - 06.2011

HR Intern

Tata Motors Ltd.
06.2007 - 08.2007

Masters in - Human Resource Management

Pune University

Bachelor in Computer Applications -

Institute of Management & Research
Swati Yadav