Mert Önen

Managing multiple people and talent systems globally for office and field employees in the areas of learning, performance, mentoring, project management and collaboration. Building systems for compliance tracking and management Developing reporting structures, processes and live dashboards. Measuring and surveying people data and producing statistical and predictive analyses

- Currently o Completed setting up the first global learning management system at Getir and now leading the distance learning programs and all learning systems. o Building Getir's learning programs for the field workforce (above 35 thousand people around the world) - Previously o In charge of learning and on-boarding processes and practices globally in 10 countries, o Lead the onboarding process globally and coordinated with countries outside of Getir to improve the onboarding process flow and employee expe

o Updated and managed the people performance system and exported the system to all Getir countries (Turkey + 8 in total). Handled the change management and implementation process with people and business leaders of those countries. o Managed the learning processes for Turkey, implemented a cost accounting based budget for the first time in Getir's L&D department. o Handled and improved the onboarding processes for Turkey during hypergrowth (500+ new hires per month globally, 300+ per month in Turkey). Coord

o Managed the biggest scholarship program in Turkey after the government and public funds, o Took charge of an eight-figure (USD-based) budget and a team of 9 full-time employees. o Developed education, development and social programs and optimized existing ones in numerous of education institutes, o Managed scholarship programs and multilateral social investments with 9 countries, o Developed social policies for underprivileged groups (girls in education, employment for women, integrating asylum seekers in

o Founded the BSH Training Center in Cerkezkoy o Reduced early unwanted blue-collar turnover by 60% by building the new hiring and assessment system and revising the blue-collar orientation and onboarding processes o Screened, tested, selected, onboarded and hired 2.007 employees in a single calendar year o Founded the digitalized job application system for blue-collar candidates o Selected as industry 4.0 coordinator for the Human Resources o Lead a team of 5 white-collar and 14 blue-collar colleagues

o Founded the BSH Training Center in Cerkezkoy o Reduced early unwanted blue-collar turnover by 60% by building the new hiring and assessment system and revising the blue-collar orientation and onboarding processes o Screened, tested, selected, onboarded and hired 2.007 employees in a single calendar year o Founded the digitalized job application system for blue-collar candidates o Selected as industry 4.0 coordinator for the Human Resources o Lead a team of 5 white-collar and 14 blue-collar colleagues

o Revised the career and promotion system for Blue Collar employees o Ran data analytics for HR (biases in performance appraisal and gender correlations etc…) o Responsible for all training activities in all of the production facilities of BSH Turkey o Managed the soft skills and technical trainings for over 6.5 thousand employees o Worked in tandem with campus security and Occupational Health and Safety departments to achieve campus-wide overall safety and legal compliance

- In charge of coordinating and delivering a wide range of trainings to 3.5 thousand employees and 2 thousand contractors, from road safety to stress management - Measuring employee engagement and developing the right policies to implement in an operation heavy, non-centralised work environment - Monitoring and and increasing job applications through digital platforms and innovative field/POS activities

Retorik Consultancy is the first and only company in Turkey that specializes in debate trainings and developing debate related skills in organizations. Built the company from ground up to deliver communication consultancy, conflict resolution and negotiation workshops and academic trainings based on debate expertise.

- Delivered negotiation, sales, communication and persuasion trainings to the salesforce for Pradaxa/Warfarin group in BI

- Delivered negotiation, sales, communication and persuasion trainings to the salesforce for Pradaxa/Warfarin group in BI

- Worked with an elite group of 80 ENT specialist doctors (3rd party) for 2.5 years, provided high end communication and debate trainings - Organised high end debate and communication events with GSK revolving around the 3rd party ENT specialists to set the agenda in the field

- Worked with an elite group of 80 ENT specialist doctors (3rd party) for 2.5 years, provided high end communication and debate trainings - Organised high end debate and communication events with GSK revolving around the 3rd party ENT specialists to set the agenda in the field

EC 433 Project Evaluation and Impact Assessment - Assistant to Professor Cevat Karataş