Riva Goga
Thessaloniki,Greece
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
HR Sr Associate
Pfizer
Thessaloniki
11.2025 - Current
- Treated Separations (Bonus calculations, Severance packages, Offboarding documents for France and AFME countries)Collaborated closely with team members to achieve project objectives and meet deadlines.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
- Utilized various software and tools to streamline processes and optimize performance.
HR Associate
Pfizer
Thessaloniki, Greece
07.2021 - Current
- Executed regular payroll activities, ensuring timely and accurate processing.
- Collaborated with Manager to process complex payroll changes, including sales bonuses and leave of absence adjustments.
- Align with management on sensitive cases.
- Implemented and monitored audit processes to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley and internal/external audit requirements.
- Record pertinent RCM and validation activities in corporate systems.
- Work with vendor, Digital, Finance and other teams as needed to ensure technology, integrations, GL interfaces and other system components are functional.
HR Ass. Coordinator
PepsiCo Europe
Geneva, Switzerland
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Providing high-quality transactional, operational and administrative support.
- Managed all Swiss employee life-cycle paperwork (starter, leaver, promo, etc), alignment with manager, C&B and HRBPs, sign-offs and signatures with input from Sector Service HRBPS and Swiss HR Mgr/ Sr representative.
- Aligned onboarding process with practices design and in close collaboration with Swiss Sr HR Representative, managers, Functional HR, IT.
- Redesigned the Support the ongoing project to improve our onboarding process.
- Provided monthly instructions to payroll provider for all changes and support with 4-eye check of implementation file.
- Provide local support for trainings delivered in Geneva.
- Supported various projects for HR Switzerland (OHS and different work streams).
- Managed the intranet guides.
- Pursued various learning and development courses to improve expertise.
Office Manager
WTI Advisors
Geneva, Switzerland
09.2016 - 02.2017
- -Revised the onboarding process.
- -Created employee handbook to manage job rotation and recommended "best practices" in management.
- -Office coordination & PA to the directors.
Founder
"Esperanta" Language Centre
Tirana, Albania
03.2013 - 08.2014
- Led 5 employees in coordinating the certification process for 80 students.
Pedagogical assistant and teacher
Alliance Francaise
Tirana, Albania
09.2010 - 02.2014
- Designed courses & learning material for audiences 4 to over 50 years old.
- Assisted in developing and implementing educational strategies for diverse learners.
- French teacher, translation of movies.
- Created and suggested the use of innovative pedagogical tools.
TV Host - Journalist
Channel One - Ora News
Tirana, Albania
09.2012 - 02.2013
- Produced 26 live Saturday evening shows, engaging audiences with timely content.
- Designed interviews and pre-edited videos to enhance viewer experience and storytelling.
Education
BSc - International Business Management, Business Decision Support, CSR, Sustainability, BDS, M&A
HEG-University of Applied Sciences
Geneva, Switzerland06.2020
Business Concept Certificate -
EPFL Innovation Park
Geneva, Switzerland06.2017
Baccalauréat scientifique - Biology and earth sciences
Lycée Francais Prins Henrik
Copenhagen, Denmark06.2008
Skills
- Project management capabilities
- HR metrics and analytics
- HR policies implementation
- Software proficiency
- HR compliance
- Project management
- Cross-functional coordination
- Business analysis
- Design Thinking
Hobbies and Interests
- Psychology
- Philosophy and social psychology
- Dance
Publications
- Drejt revolucionit të katërt industrial, 2016, https://www.balkanweb.com/drejtrevolucionit-te-katert-industrial/
- Bachelor Thesis (magna cum laude), "A decision-supporting framework for job automation and soft skills development, with job criticality as a linchpin" published on rero, https://doc.rero.ch/record/329843
- Kina, së shpejti me status "ekonomi tregu"?, 2016, https://www.balkanweb.com/site/kinase-shpejti-me-status-ekonomi-tregu/
Languages
Spanish
Professional
English
Full Professional
French
Native/ Bilingual
Albanian
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
HR Sr Associate
Pfizer
11.2025 - Current
HR Associate
Pfizer
07.2021 - Current
HR Ass. Coordinator
PepsiCo Europe
06.2018 - 08.2020
Office Manager
WTI Advisors
09.2016 - 02.2017
Founder
"Esperanta" Language Centre
03.2013 - 08.2014
TV Host - Journalist
Channel One - Ora News
09.2012 - 02.2013
Pedagogical assistant and teacher
Alliance Francaise
09.2010 - 02.2014
BSc - International Business Management, Business Decision Support, CSR, Sustainability, BDS, M&A
HEG-University of Applied Sciences
Business Concept Certificate -
EPFL Innovation Park
Baccalauréat scientifique - Biology and earth sciences
Lycée Francais Prins Henrik