Katarina Šimun

HR Business Partner to Sales Vice President of the EMEA Central Region

Providing a full range of HR business support in our DACH region. Working closely and partnering with country client groups. Educating, advising and influencing on: employee relations, employee engagement and retention, manager development and coaching, compensation planning, organisational development and change management. Partnering in the evolution of the HR model within ServiceNow in the region (HR Shared Services and Centres of Excellence).

Enhancing my language, intercultural and social competences while travelling in Latin America and Europe. Currently looking for a new challenging career opportunity.

Counseling for Managers and Employees on personal, legal and Works Council matters; Planning and executing of all employee related activities: Performance & Talent Management, Succession Planning, Employee Engagement, Retention, Pay Planning; Cooperation with the wider EMEA HR Team to design and implement HR solutions; Cooperation and negotiations with the joined and local Works Council(s); Working on and managing different HR Projects (HR IT Tool Implementation & Training, Divestiture of Business Group)

Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle for EMC Germany. Focused on Hiring for All Sales Segments (Enterprise, Public, Midmarket, Global Accounts, Global Alliances.) Responsible for driving all recruitment initiatives through active cooperation with business, stakeholders and HR. Created and maintained proactive pipeline for strategic roles. Dec 2012 - Jan 2015: Focus on Professional Services (Presales, Postsales, Customer Service) & General departments (HR, Finance, Marketing)

Responsible for facilitating effective management of quality issues for Large Enterprise and Public customers in Germany and Austria. Controlling costs related to incidents. Assessing any product /service quality issues and develop a risk mitigation plan. Providing reporting and analysis on services and product quality. Focused on delivering a positive customer experience. Managing site/region quality escalations.

Responsible for planning, executing and tracking staffing activities for Dell Business Groups in Slovakia. Focused especially on internal and external recruitment for Services and Business Operations dpt. on all levels (graduate to senior individual contributor level). Utilized all possible sourcing channels, including internal and external career events and 3rd party vendors. Pioneered Headcount Transition projects from High Cost Locations.

Assisting with teaching and learning of German language

Authorisation and Risk Management

Erasmus Program: University Leipzig, Germany; focus on German Linguistics.