Sesil Pir

We are a boutique firm, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, providing global, innovative, and sustainable solutions to business issues around leadership, team and organizational growth topics. We help our clients realize cost and resource efficiencies thru leverage of existing human capital while making work a better experience for employees and managers. We take pride in having a role in evolving businesses, professionals and company cultures.

Generalist Responsibilities: Leading the HR Function (HRBP Team of 6) for all “Global Functions” (~ 3,500 employees) in TechOps (Client groups include: Pharma Supply Chain, External Supply Operations, Finance, Sourcing, Global Pharma Engineering, IT, Health Safety and Environment, Manufacturing Science and Technology, Communications, Manufacturing Strategy) Staffing Responsibilities: Leading the Staffing Function (Staffing Team of 6) for all above site level hires in TechOps (~ 200 hires/fiscal year)

Strategic HR support for Windows & Windows Live PM and Planning groups (~ 1,600 employees) across multiple geographies (Americas, Ireland, Germany), throughout a key product cycle

- Co-Designed and drove adoption around Human Resource function’s (~ 1,400 employees) first global business processing and operating model (oneHR), still in use - Program managed global HR project and process delivery across ~ 90,000 employee organisation (myMicrosoft) - Co-Designed and co-Directed Human Resource function’s first global optimisation work around financial, budget, and head count activities to fund and resource operations, maximise human capital investments, and increase efficiency

- Developed localised talent management systems and integrated in-business processes with corporate wide talent management and succession planning strategy, framework, and processes for US Enterprise Services (US ES) division (~ 2,400 employees)

Lead Staffing Consultant for the setup of Black River Asset Management subsidiary, based in Chicago; successfully closed ~ 92 requisitions in 9 months

Planned and executed a strategic search, including needs assessment, development of job description, candidate assessment, hiring manager interview, candidate interview and offer, which led to hire of Kevin Turner, Microsoft Corporation’s current Chief Operating Officer (COO)

- Coordinated IT and Sales departments to develop business-to-business e-commerce website; helped build programs and marketing ideas, which led to 6.3% company revenue growth world wide - Processed payroll and coordinated benefits administration work for aerospace manufacturing plant (~ 100 employees); researched to develop new incentive programs - Updated employee handbook and training manuals; developed a system to track employee attendance, which reduced shift absence by 4%

Led a marketing team of 4 people; engaged in market segmentation analysis; identified field readiness gaps and consulted with clientele for allocation of right amount of resources and helped enable for increased organisational effectiveness