Carmen Zorro

American multinational in medical-aesthetics sector (laser devices), supporting a 200-people in the commercial and R&D organization. HR partner and counsel, policies designer, covering all aspects of employee life-cycle, executing three M&A and uplifting HR to a true partnership with leaders. Reduction of turnover from 25% to 7% in a highly aggressive sector. Reporting to CHRO, Member of Corporate Operating Committee and EMEA Management team. Manager of 3 direct reports and 4 indirect.

HR Business Partner for St. Jude Medical Legacy unit (medical cardiac devices) facilitating a seamless integration into Abbott (medical and pharma sector). Commercial structure: organization design, job levelling, compensation, performance management, exits. Communication, retention of key talent. Reporting to St. Jude Medical HR Director EMEA, dotted to General Manager Spain, and Member of the Leadership Team. One HR direct report. Employees supported: 120

Compensation, Benefits, Payroll and Employee Relations for ~300 employees (Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and backup for France, Belgium, UK, Greece, Italy). Coach and trainer to Managers. Projects: Flexible Benefits portal Spain, design to deployment. Closing of Portugal office, retention and move of 20 employees to Spain. Participation in Design and launch of GBS model (Tier1-Tier2-CoEs): Call scripts and SOPs Spain, Portugal, France, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.

Personnel Administration Iberia: Contracts preparation, payroll, onboarding. Management of contractors, external vendors, Non-Employee Workers (ETTs) and interns. Time Management. Benefits. Compliance, audits. Expats management (average 5-7): contracts, relocation, tax filing, costs control. HRIS: SAP HR Power User. Trainer. Development of employee portal/tools.

Successive assignments as Executive Secretary, progressing from Finance Direction, to Group Presidency and Waters Division President.

Commercial, translator & interpreter for a Spanish subcontractor for multinationals (Alcatel, Thales, Thomson, Indra, ABB, Imaje), providing integrated metalsheet and electric/electronics equipment for Avionics, Space, Telecommunications, Medical Industry, from design to complete equipment delivery. My more than 7 years of dedicated work and travels throughout all Europe were a Key driver for the start and development of export activities, growing from 3% to 70% of company revenue in 7 years.

Teacher of English as a Foreign Language

Intermediate Degree on French Language. Specialization in Simultaneous Translation English - French - Spanish

Degree in English Language and Literature, Teacher of English as a Foreign Language