Gabrijela Banić

Acting as a strategic partner and development coach, I support our leadership team and managers in aligning people strategy with business goals, while promoting growth, engagement, and well-being across the organization. * Partner with senior leaders to align HR strategy with business goals. * Continuously monitor business priorities and objectives, ensuring HR initiatives are aligned and adapted to support both organizational goals and employee needs. * Lead talent and people development initiatives. * Manage the performance development process to support continuous growth and accountability. * Drive 360-degree feedback initiatives to foster open communication and constructive development discussions. * Develop and maintain grading systems to ensure fair and transparent employee evaluation. * Drive employee engagement, internal mobility, and career development at all levels. * Design and implement organizational changes and workforce planning tailored to diverse teams. * Coach leaders on performance management, fostering a feedback culture, team dynamics, and agile ways of working. * Support managers with tailored coaching focused on people skills and leadership growth. * Collaborate with L&D to create learning programs that drive continuous growth of employees and leadership readiness. * Mentor and guide the Talent team to build capabilities and deliver on hiring goals. * Work closely with Legal and Finance teams.

* Manage end-to-end recruitment process — from initial contact to offer stage — in close partnership with hiring managers. * Understand talent needs and tech profiles, create job descriptions, and advise on sourcing strategies. * Monitor market trends and continuously improve hiring processes, exploring new tools and talent channels. * Build talent pipelines by engaging with candidates on platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and through tech communities. * Collaborate with marketing on employer branding content (blogs, career pages) and represent the company at industry events, conferences, meetups, and fairs. * Partner with external agencies, educational institutions, and community groups to expand outreach and visibility. * Deliver a smooth and engaging onboarding experience for new hires. * Support employee engagement and experience initiatives in collaboration with cross-functional teams. * Assist in change management processes by supporting communication, training, and adaptation to new structures or systems. * Conduct exit interviews and analyze feedback to identify improvement opportunities. * Support HR Business Partners in performance and development sessions, advising leaders on next steps and follow-up with employees. * Contribute to talent identification processes and collaborate on development plans based on 360 feedback insights.

* Supporting leaders in preparation of job descriptions / job positioning; close monitor of the alignment of jobs and levels. * Using social media and professional networks to connect with potential candidates (LinkedIn, GitHub, Meetup, etc.). * Control the entire recruitment pipeline, from the initial contact to the offer. * Partnering with hiring managers at all stages of the recruitment process - understanding hiring needs, developing recruitment strategies, and properly raising all process changes. * Identifying and implementing new methods for sourcing/recruiting new candidates. * Working closely with the Marketing team on organizing Company related events (Job Fairs, Internal and external Hackathons, Meetups, team buildings, etc.). * Fostering and improving talent and onboarding experience.

Individual work with different clients with the use of Gestalt techniques as well as the counselling approach. Gestalt therapy is a form of psychotherapy which emphasizes personal responsibility and focuses upon the individual's experience in the present moment, the therapist–client relationship, the environmental and social contexts of a person's life, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of their overall situation.

* Managing all phases of full-cycle recruiting, from initial sourcing and screening through interviews, assesments and on-boarding within centralized team. * Leading assessment centers for junior & senior proffesional positions in Sales , Supply Chain and Support functions departments. * Active collaboration with employer branding in cooperation with faculties and social networking. * Developing and presenting Talent Acquisition training in terms of education new Hiring managers for interviews. * Digital ambassador in local team, working on implementation of digital HR tools. * Participating and supporting cross contry programs for young people (CokeSummership, Rise Management Trainee). * Active cooperation with business partners on employee development plans. * In front of Talent Acquisition Team person in charge for digitalization of first Online Coke Summership and Coke Podcast. Participated in making content and coordinator of whole program. * Working close with Business Partners to ensure better understanding business side. * Participating in cross country projects (Ireland onboarding, Macedonian selection process implementation, etc.).

* Primarily in charge for full-cycle recruitment for all external positions as well as the supporter segment in the Supply Chain. * Supporting and assisting the whole team in other selection processes. * HR Onboarding of new people. * Proving help to Ireland Talent Acquisition team in selection of Management trainees. * Mentoring new interns. * Leading Coke Summership selection process (around 3000 job applications).