Emma von Erlach

Relocated my family from the US to Switzerland. -Ad-hoc HR Consulting for a Biotechnology start-up. -Studying Swiss Labor Law courses for HR Professionals. -Swiss Work Permit B obtained. -Teaching English reading and writing for primary school students in Zurich (voluntary work).

-Leader of two HR-functions; a team of HR Business Partners and a team of Learning and Development professionals, supporting 750+ employees. -Effectively partnering with executive leaders to ensure the execution and delivery of key business objectives, setting the people agenda and company-wide initiatives to strengthen culture and organizational effectiveness. -Designed, built and implemented new reward and recognition programs, labor law & people management education, implemented new policies and processes designed to transition company culture from a start-up mentality into a mature culture of accountability. -Led company-wide downsizing with compassion and effective, seamless transition of impacted staff, ensuring a strong continued company morale for employees. -Managed and resolved complex and highly sensitive employee relations cases, ensuring discretion, company risk mitigation and continued development of employees.

-Trusted, strategic partner to executives and senior leaders in Finance, Marketing, Engineering, Visual Design and IT, covering 1000+ employees. -Advising leaders on aligning business objectives to people initiatives, supporting the successful execution and adoption of new programs. -People leader of HR Business Partners with a focus on growing their professional capabilities and deliver HR excellence to their supporting areas. -Lead partner on the people and culture side through the acquisition of 3 companies (2 international acquisitions). -Supported the business through job leveling; providing accurate job titles and compensation ranges against market, managing employee engagement throughout, assuring fair and equal treatment across teams.

-Managed the annual HR talent management programs with a focus on managerial education, streamlining and automating the processes. -Implemented Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) training for executives, people managers and employees, built processes to ensure continued adoption of learnings. -Managed organizational change due to COVID-19 transition to remote work including new policies, employee engagement, logistics, values and behavioral best practices for existing and new employees. -People leader of HR Generalists and Office Manager. -Managed complex employee relations investigations and partnered with Legal to drive successful resolutions.

-Senior Human Resources Team Member of The Center of Development of Therapeutics (CDOT), The Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research and other academic research groups. -Strategic partner in consulting and leading the people agenda with a core focus on results-oriented objectives, supporting senior level leaders and employees.

-Successfully delivered a broad range of organizational effectiveness projects and talent management programs across the business covering 3700+ employees. -Trusted advisor and business partner to senior leaders within the areas of communications, change management, organizational design, process effectiveness, external benchmarking, providing data, analytics and recommendations. -Project Lead for enterprise-wide annual HR programs including succession planning, talent management and performance management with a focus of creating innovative solutions and upgrading training tools, materials and communication channels.

-Partner to all leadership levels of a 700+ employee operations division. -Supported the management team with organizational change and effectiveness, leadership development, employee relations and engagement. -Program Manager for the HR Project Management Office (PMO), acting as a liaison and coordinating across all HR functions. -Creating and presenting weekly dashboards with analytics.

Trusted leader of the company-wide talent acquisition and recruiting efforts for executive level leaders (including Finance, Legal and HR divisions) across multiple US locations. Proactively build a solid talent pipeline and employer brand through candidate networking, agency collaboration and social media sourcing. Managed metrics and dashboard reports on a weekly basis, working closely with the Sr. Executive HR Director. Creating team credibility by delivering exceptional service with a sense of urgency and solid knowledge of business needs and market trends.

Business partner and recruiting consultant to 10+ Managing Directors of the Firm in all facets of the recruiting and hiring cycle and a broad range of HR tasks. Conducted complex stakeholder coordination involving hiring leaders in close collaboration with specialized recruitment agencies to ensure successful sourcing and engagement of unique talent internationally. Conducted psychological and cognitive assessments, managed compensation and benefits administration, work visa investigations and resolved complex employee relations issues. Established a work environment for the Talent Acquisition team that was collaborative, interactive and innovative.

Provided HR consultation to the Global Marketing & Communications Team where I supported the restructuring of the marketing function of 1,500+ employees and managed the 2014 internship recruitment process in consulting peers on how to conduct strategic interview technique, resulting in successfully assessed and hired staff. Other job tasks included analyzing and present weekly headcount reports to the Senior HR Manager resulting in improved cost tracking and budget planning.

Performed interim assignments for both Swedish and global corporations in the space of HR with a specialty in performance and talent management. Went on study leave for one year to complete a master of science in London, UK.

First and second level courses in media & strategic communication. Coursework included the study and analysis of media text as well as creating and producing text and frame within the area of media and marketing.