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Kristin Schleicher

HR Professional
Tampa,FL
Kristin Schleicher

Summary

Innovative and strategic HR professional with with +10 years of experience in human resources field and in-depth knowledge of organizational processes. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers and team members to further company goals. Demonstrated success in optimizing HR administration, change management as well as learning and development.

Strong conceptual skills with clear goal orientation and diplomatic negotiation skills.

  • HR Generalist with experience in international HR management, organizational and personnel development and talent management
  • Strategic HR Business Partner with professional experience in Europe and the Middle East
  • Senior consultant with a focus on change management and HR transformations
  • Master of Arts in Psychology and Labor Law
  • PHR - HRCI certified
  • In-depth understanding of the role of HR within a company's value chain

Overview

18
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Next Steps Leadership Consulting
Nampa, ID

HR and Leadership Consultant
2019.01 - Current (6 education.years_Label & 9 education.months_Label)

Job overview

  • Principle Consultant for HR Transformations and organizational development
  • Corporate and individual Leadership Coaching (Leadership Assessment, Skills Inventory, Competency
    Assessment, Career Development Review)
  • Hypnotherapist for Executive Presence, High Performance, Goal Setting & Productivity (a.o.)
  • Cultural Trainer for Middle East/ Germany

Capgemini Invent - People & Organization

Senior Consultant
04.2014 - 01.2019

Job overview

(~€13 billion turnover; 200,000 employees)
Consultancy in Change Management with a focus on Human Resources (People & Organization).

Contribution in a long-term project (> 36 months) for an international automotive company with the goal of organizational transformation in the production and personnel areas. Responsibilities included

  • Change leadership: developed custom solutions based upon clients' strict requirements; project planning and management alignment
  • Change enabling: delivery of training programs and implementation of workshops and training courses; ensuring effective communication, implementation of infrastructure, support systems, and feedback mechanisms.
  • Change communication: target group-specific communication with all stakeholders
  • Change participation and evaluation: conducting employee surveys, processing results and designing communication channels for feedback on process progress (eg. Prezi)

Next Steps Consulting

CEO (Self- Employed)
01.2012 - 03.2014

Job overview

(4 employees, approx. 35 major projects/ year)

Consulting, planning, optimization and implementation of HR projects in all areas of HR work, especially in the field of internationalization for small and medium-sized companies

Project excerpts:

  • Developed of an "International Assignment Guideline" and authored an international "Employee Handbook rollout for a global market leader in the field of installation technology (10 locations, 4000 employees)
  • Authored an international "Employee Handbook" for a sports marketing agency (20 locations, 1500 employees worldwide)
  • Created of a job architecture and derivation of a competency model with subsequent diagnostics for a global company in the field of installation technology (approx. 4000 employees)
  • Designed and implemented an online employee satisfaction survey for a building materials company (4 locations, 65 employees)
  • Optimized and streamlined HR processes, particularly in the area of recruitment/ onboarding for a company in the retail sector (8 locations, 80 employees).
  • Etc.

Voith Middle East FZE

Area HR Manager
02.2009 - 05.2011

Job overview

3 branches in Middle East

(Sales company Voith Group: $4.8 B turnover; 39.000 employees)

Member of the management team; Leading of the local HR Teams

Sole responsibility for the strategic HR function in the EMEA region including all aspects of operational HR Management

Focus:

Development of a regional HR strategy, derived from the corporate strategy with special consideration of the relevant factors of the business environment

Results including:

  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws
  • Established HR standards and processes for the entire employee life cycle
  • Tripled the number of staff within 18 months
  • Authored an "Employee Handbook" for all 40 sales companies worldwide.
  • Revision and updating of existing compensation & benefits regulations.

Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG

HR Specialist - Intern. Training and Development
04.2006 - 01.2009

Job overview

(Voith Group: $4.8 B turnover; 39.000 employees)

Solely responsible for the creation and roll-out of an international trainee program for sales engineers (16 participants from 14 growth markets)

  • Built strong relationships to management team of participating marketing companies
  • Collaborated with managers to understand job requirements and expectations and establish training goals
  • Developed recruitment strategies to identify qualified candidates, defined selection process and recruited all participants
  • Selected suitable training methods, trainer teams
  • Conducted systematic analysis and evaluation of training effectiveness and program outcomes
  • Supervision of other projects, e.g. "Introduction of specialist careers",

Education

Universität Potsdam/ Distance -Learning University
Hagen, Germany

Master of Arts from Psychology (major); Labor Law (minor); Literature

University Overview

Master thesis in the major subject Psychology/ Social Behavioral Sciences:
"Aging Workforce & the demand for lifelong learning: further education wishes of the 50+ generation" (grade: 1.7)



Skills

  • HR Strategy
  • HR Administration
  • Personnel Management
  • Change Management
  • Learning and Development
  • HR Policies and Procedures
  • Human Resources Team Leadership
  • Organizational Development
  • Hiring and Recruitment

Certification


2023 - HRCI - PHR Certification


2022 - Hypnotherapist - National Guilde of Hypnotists


2010 - Myers–Briggs Type Indicator ( MBTI ) - Licensed

(used by more than 88 percent of Fortune 500 companies in 115 countries)

Languages

German
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional

HOBBIES

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Scuba Diving, Sailing, Photography, Acrylic Painting

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Timeline

HR and Leadership Consultant
Next Steps Leadership Consulting
2019.01 - Current (6 education.years_Label & 9 education.months_Label)
Senior Consultant
Capgemini Invent - People & Organization
04.2014 - 01.2019
CEO (Self- Employed)
Next Steps Consulting
01.2012 - 03.2014
Area HR Manager
Voith Middle East FZE
02.2009 - 05.2011
HR Specialist - Intern. Training and Development
Voith Turbo GmbH & Co. KG
04.2006 - 01.2009
Universität Potsdam/ Distance -Learning University
Master of Arts from Psychology (major); Labor Law (minor); Literature
Kristin SchleicherHR Professional