Leadership Development & Culture, Assistant Director, EY Germany

• Develop and execute DE&I strategy for Germany, focusing on the following diversity dimensions: Gender, LGBTQ+, ethnic and socio-economic background, working with a disability, and age; Results include inclusive employee experience and employer brand (e.g., 2x stern Top Employer Diversity Award based on employee feedback) and more equitable talent management programs (increased focus on fair representation in the hiring and promotion process).

• Design and moderate recruiting and employer branding events, positioning the company as one of the first movers in selected diversity dimensions such as the socio-economic background (e.g., recruiting event for first-gen academics and candidates from low-income households).

• Design and facilitate DE&I leadership training: Women Leadership Journey, Inclusive Leadership, and Unconscious Bias (Facilitator rating based on participant feedback: 4.7-4.8 out of 5).

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness Lead, Germany

•Designed and implemented a new leadership curriculum for EY Partners in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria (learning and coaching, both in-house and through external providers); Coached 100+ executives and high-performing employees (individual and team coaching), resulting in improved team dynamics and leadership skills. 

• Coordinated succession planning for strategic leadership positions in close alignment with senior leadership with a strong focus on gender equity.

• Facilitated global and regional leadership development events for the partner pipeline, resulting in top-rated facilitator feedback.

Leadership Development for Partners

Workmazing

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UniCredit

• Designed and coordinated talent development programs for the Global Unicredit Investment Banking Division (Europe, USA, and Asia): Promotion process for top executives, talent management for high-potential employees, graduate recruiting program, and employee engagement surveys, ensuring a structured and aligned approach across all countries.

• Executed a global regulatory project in close collaboration with senior leadership, leading to full compliance and aligned, optimized global guidelines for cost allocation and global mobility policies.

• Designed and moderated global leadership development events, bringing together top leadership and high-performing employees, resulting in increased employee engagement and leadership buy-in.

Global Learning & Development, HR Vice President

• Designed and rolled out a new global banding system: Introduction of a global job catalog, competency language, and job titles for 140.000 employees in 20+ countries.

• Coordinated a project team of 10+ project members across countries and business divisions.

Global Project Manager, HR Senior Associate

UniCredit Bank a.d. Banja Luka

• Created monthly P&C reports to leadership and the bank’s Group Bodies. 
• Coordinated the budget and forecasting process.
• Helped set up the new Planning & Control function during the company merger.

Financial Planning & Control, Associate

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International Materials LLC.

Head of Communications

BGE, Inc.

Senior Communication Manager

White Wing Creative, LLC. (Business Owner)

• Independent consulting work for B2B clients include but it is not limited to, internal communications, marketing collateral development, content development, brand compliance, social media outreach, video production, graphic design leadership, communications project planning, and vendor management. In my current role as a communications advisor to International Materials LLC (www.imigroup.com), I regularly advise and provide counsel to internal stakeholders to ensure a cohesive, consistent communications approach to key communications initiatives across internal and external channels.  I also lead the branding, design, and voice of all creative outputs, from website, print ads, and videos, to  presentations and collateral materials.

Fractional Communications Director

Aquent

Project Team Member - ExxonMobil

Partnered closely with Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to create content for the blogging and forum platform of one of Aquent's largest clients. Topics include SaaS, IaaS, and Hybrid IT.

B2B Content Writer - HPE

Vopak

• Worked one-on-one with America's executives including CEO, regional leaders, and HR teams and provided counsel and guidance to execute corporate-wide, internal communications programs.
• Internal communications lead – Strategy, messaging, planning, and delivery of multilingual communications (English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese). Coordination with country-level teams on execution of appropriate localization/translation strategies.
• Regional communications team leader for the planning and direction of all external events related to Vopak's 400th Anniversary celebration across the Americas.
•  Active stewardship and governance on application of Vopak's global brand guidelines regionally and across different channels.
• Public affairs, client communication, issue management, and media relations support. 
• Content development – Maintenance of internal collaboration tools intended to drive internal awareness and engagement (corporate intranet, weekly newsletter, and year-in-review).
• Vendor, agency, and budget management.
• Graphic design ideation and concept development in support of sponsorships, company-wide events, and advertising.

Regional Marketing Communications Manager │Americas

Trafigura AG

• Directly accountable for managing and delivering the global mandate of Corporate Affairs in North, Central, and South America for the world's second largest privately owned non-ferrous and oil trading company. Core responsibilities included, but were not limited to: Implementing  media relations governance and strategy; advising and leading media activity at regional and business level; supporting crisis and issues preparedness and management across the region, and managing the activities of PR agency partners working for Trafigura across the region. Served as a spokesperson in the Americas. Key internal relationships: Head of Global Media Relations (Switzerland); senior management and country general managers across the Americas. 
• Consistently recognized as a top performer in Trafigura’s Corporate Affairs team.

Media Relations Manager | Americas

ConocoPhillips

•  Production manager of eStream Digest, the company’s print and digital publication for retirees across the U.S.
• Writer contributor for ConocoPhillips’ quarterly spirit Magazine.
• Worked closely with creative services to design and produce impactful communications materials for internal and external stakeholders.

Internal Communications Advisor (Contract assignment)

Exterran

• Provided strategic direction for CEO communications, including CEO’s weekly internal blog reaching over 10,000 employees. Aggressive internal branding efforts for the revamped blog resulted in 984% increase traffic within one month of being hired.
• Led internal communications by partnering with internal clients across the organization and using best practices to share information with employees worldwide. 
• Delivered a variety of change communications, including leadership messages, talking points, and others to support major employee engagement initiative.

Internal Communications Consultant (Contract assignment)

Shell

• Successfully led U.S. change communications strategy to build leadership commitment to major business transformation program.  Developed best-practices approach to ensure effective cross-business communications. Worked closely with senior leaders to increase awareness of case for change and early readiness activity across the U.S. Fuels business (Retail, B2B, Manufacturing, Supply, Distribution, Pipeline, and the supporting functions.)  Deliverables included: on-going email communication with Downstream Coordination Team, Change Managers,  and Implementation Leads; quarterly staff engagement materials, webcasts, FAQ’s, executive presentations, and case stories for publication in global Program’s newsletter reaching Shell employees worldwide.

Communications Advisor (Contract assignment)

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