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Adina Volle

Summary

Global HR Business Partner with 10+ years of experience supporting complex, multi-country organizations across Africa and Europe. Partner to senior leadership across 20+ countries, driving alignment between workforce strategy, employee experience, and business priorities. Known for translating ambiguous organizational challenges into structured, actionable solutions that improve engagement, decision-making, and operational clarity. Background spans talent acquisition, organizational development, and global workforce strategy within fast-changing environments.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Global HR & Employee Engagement Partner

Mercy Ships International
Tyler, TX
01.2026 - Current

Partner with senior leadership across Africa and Europe to align workforce strategy, employee experience, and organizational priorities across 20+ countries.

  • Partner directly with global senior leaders to bring clarity, alignment, and structure to complex, evolving workforce initiatives across a multi-country environment
  • Advise global senior leaders on workforce structure, alignment, and organizational effectiveness in complex, multi-country environments
  • Translate ambiguous organizational challenges into clear recommendations, executive summaries, and actionable plans to support decision-making
  • Developed internal communications, guidance, and messaging that aligned stakeholders across HR, operations, and leadership to foster collaboration
  • Serve as a cross-functional liaison, ensuring consistency of messaging and priorities across global teams and national offices
  • Simplified complex workforce models (EOR, secondments, national staff structures) into practical, digestible guidance for non-HR stakeholders, facilitating understanding
  • Identified gaps in employee experience and communication, recommending and implementing improvements that enhanced engagement and organizational clarity
  • Directed change initiatives to enhance organizational efficiency and employee engagement.
  • Assess leadership effectiveness and organizational fit across global teams, identifying misalignment and advising senior stakeholders on corrective actions

Highlands Certified Consultant

The Highlands Company
Atlanta, USA
02.2020 - Current
  • Coached clients through career transitions to align strengths with values and opportunities.
  • Facilitated structured conversations that clarified career direction and aligned individual goals with actionable steps.
  • Guide individuals and professionals through career decision-making by translating complex assessment data into clear, actionable insights.
  • Facilitate conversations that uncover root causes of dissatisfaction, performance gaps, and misalignment.
  • Provided tailored recommendations on career direction and leadership development to optimize role fit and personal growth.
  • Guide professionals through career transitions, identifying strengths, capability gaps, and development pathways aligned to organizational needs
  • Support leadership and talent development conversations by translating assessment data into actionable workforce and succession insights
  • Enable individuals and organizations to make informed talent decisions by connecting capability, performance, and future role alignment

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mercy Ships International
08.2024 - 01.2026
  • Experience supporting talent development and succession readiness across diverse, globally distributed teams
  • Led full-cycle recruitment while partnering closely with hiring leaders to align talent strategy with organizational priorities in a global nonprofit environment.
  • Partnered with hiring managers to define role scope, hiring strategy, and candidate profiles across multiple functions.
  • Led structured intake conversations to clarify ambiguous hiring needs, aligning leadership expectations with candidate outcomes.
  • Advised hiring leaders on decision-making and role design, ensuring strategic alignment in a fast-moving, global environment.
  • Translated organizational mission and role complexity into compelling, targeted messaging for diverse candidate audiences
  • Supported process improvements that streamlined hiring workflows and enhanced candidate experience.

International Recruitment Specialist

Samaritan's Purse
Boone, USA
01.2022 - 06.2023
  • Partnered with International Projects department and global field offices to advise HR subject matter experts on compensation, benefits, employee relations, learning and development, retention, and compliance, enhancing overall HR strategy.
  • Continually building a strong understanding of humanitarian work roles, identifying the nuanced requirements and discerning solid candidates.
  • Placed top talent in field offices, collaborating with regional directors and deputy country directors to enhance support for humanitarian aid roles.
  • Built trusting relationships with hiring managers across department, ensuring consistently positive candidate experiences and alignment with organizational needs.
  • Lead strategy meetings for job openings, conduct interviews for ministry-alignment and job-fit, and advise hiring teams throughout the recruitment, interview, and selection process.
  • Discussed workforce-planning needs with departments to provide strategic guidance, aligning recruitment efforts with organizational goals.

Recruiter Consultant

BlueSky Recruitment Group
Remote , USA
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Executed high-volume sourcing of 80-200+ candidates daily through Boolean search and diverse platforms to enhance candidate pool.
  • Delivered full-cycle recruiting in high-volume, fast-paced environments, partnering with clients to clarify hiring needs and ensure candidate alignment.
  • Coordinated end-to-end recruitment for healthcare, HR, and IT roles, ensuring alignment with client hiring needs.
  • Partnered with clients to define role requirements, success profiles, and candidate criteria.
  • Guided candidates through interview preparation and offer negotiation, enhancing their readiness and confidence.
  • Maintained ATS systems and candidate pipelines to support efficient hiring processes.
  • Compiled sourcing and submission reports to inform recruiting strategy and support data-driven decision-making.

Assistant Operations Manager

Poggio Ubertini Conference Center
Tuscany, Italy
01.2011 - 01.2015
  • Aligned staff, processes, and organizational standards within international conference center to enhance operational effectiveness.
  • Coordinated logistics for conferences and events to ensure seamless execution and elevate attendee experience.
  • Led recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and performance management for staff and volunteers.
  • Facilitated training programs and developed process documentation to streamline operational consistency.
  • Managed vendor relationships and negotiated agreements to support operational needs.
  • Contributed to process improvements, streamlining workflows and enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Supported employee relations, compliance, and policy adherence.

Education

MA - Intercultural Studies with emphasis in Conflict Transformation

Biola University
CA
01-2024

Bachelor of Arts -

Babes-Boylai University
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
01-2012

Skills

  • Cross-cultural collaboration
  • Stakeholder alignment & influence
  • Global HR
  • Talent acquisition
  • Employee engagement
  • Candidate experience
  • Critical thinking
  • Employee experience design
  • Performance management
  • Organizational development
  • Workforce planning
  • Change management
  • Strategic planning
  • Coaching individuals
  • Relationship building
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Organizational alignment

HR Systems & Tools

  • Dayforce, Workday, PeopleSoft, Vista
  • Taleo, Talemetry (ATS)
  • Microsoft Teams, OneNote, Office Suite
  • Workforce data tracking and reporting

Certification

  • Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR), In Progress
  • Highlands Certified Consultant, 2020
  • Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR), AIRS ADP, 04/01/23, 54703536

Languages

Italian
Full Professional
Romanian
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Global HR & Employee Engagement Partner

Mercy Ships International
01.2026 - Current

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Mercy Ships International
08.2024 - 01.2026

International Recruitment Specialist

Samaritan's Purse
01.2022 - 06.2023

Highlands Certified Consultant

The Highlands Company
02.2020 - Current

Recruiter Consultant

BlueSky Recruitment Group
01.2017 - 01.2019

Assistant Operations Manager

Poggio Ubertini Conference Center
01.2011 - 01.2015

MA - Intercultural Studies with emphasis in Conflict Transformation

Biola University

Bachelor of Arts -

Babes-Boylai University
Adina Volle