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Helga Nagy

Helga Nagy

Budapest

Summary

Strategic Talent Acquisition professional with over 5 years of experience in recruitment and a solid background in project coordination and team management. Skilled in optimizing recruitment processes, leveraging data-driven insights, and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Committed to aligning talent acquisition strategies with organizational goals, promoting a ONE TEAM mindset.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Segment Leader, Senior TA Partner

GE Vernova Grid Solutions, Central Europe
2024 - Current

- Spearheaded full-cycle recruitment processes, ensuring the hiring of top talent across diverse functions and levels in the CE region. Developed strategies to build inclusive talent pipelines.

- Collaborated with HR business partners, People Operations, Hiring Managers, and Senior Leadership to align recruitment strategies with business objectives. Conducted regular meetings to adjust approaches as necessary.

- Mentored a team of recruiters, driving high performance and continuous professional development, fostering a ONE TEAM culture and proactive problem-solving.

- Implemented lean methodologies to optimize recruitment processes, enhancing efficiency, candidate experience, and reducing time-to-fill metrics.

Achievements: Facilitated 70+ employment agreements in 2024 with a focus on external candidates; improved recruitment cycle time and efficiency through strategic enhancements. Demonstrated innovation by finding new ways to collaborate and improve hiring processes. Supported multiple sub-businesses while fostering a one-team mindset.

Senior TA Partner

GE Vernova Grid Solutions (through WHC Kft.)
2022 - 2024

- End-to-End Recruitment: Managed the recruitment lifecycle for the DACH region, leading complex projects that ensured timely and effective hiring outcomes.

- Process Optimization: Continuously evaluated and improved recruitment processes to streamline operations and enhance candidate experience.

- Mentorship & Onboarding: Guided new team members in best practices, fostering a cohesive team environment and a one-team mindset.

- Achievements: Achieved a hiring success rate of 80% with external candidates; recognized as a LEAN champion through active participation in continuous improvement initiatives.

Talent Acquisition Partner

Howden Hungary
2022 - 2022

- End-to-End Recruitment: Managed the recruitment lifecycle for the DACH region, leading complex projects that ensured timely and effective hiring outcomes.

- Process Optimization: Continuously evaluated and improved recruitment processes to streamline operations and enhance candidate experience.

- Mentorship & Onboarding: Guided new team members in best practices, fostering a cohesive team environment and a one-team mindset.

Talent Acquisition Specialist

GE Renewable Energy (Starjobs Kft.)
2021 - 2022

Regional Recruitment: Coordinated recruitment for the DACH region for specific business areas.

- Pipelining & Selection: Built strategies for multi-country postings and managed the candidate selection process, ensuring the best fit for each role.

Senior Personnel Admin Coordinator

UNHCR Office
2020 - 2021

Managed staff entitlements and processed grant payments, ensuring compliance with administrative requirements and improving operational efficiency.

Senior Project Officer

Open Society Foundations
2018 - 2019

Participated in multinational working groups related to proposing system (Salesforce) and process enhancements, contract management

- HR Project Management: Led HR projects focusing on Diversity & Inclusion and Onboarding, enhancing the onboarding experience and promoting a diverse workplace.

Ensuring legal and administrative compliance regarding grant agreements (pre-award compliance, monitoring, close-out), reviewing narrative and financial reports to ensure compliance with terms of award

Supervising Grants Officer, Trainer

Open Society Foundations (Admingroup Zrt.) Hungary
2013 - 2018

Grant Management & Training: Managed multinational grant portfolios and developed training modules, onboarding over 100 colleagues in compliance and process improvements.

Prepared, issued and monitored contracts, payments and amendments

Coordinated working groups in cooperation with Finance, Legal and Audit departments

Developed compliance guidance and training modules for new hires.

Grant-making Process management.

Supervised a team of 3.

Project Coordinator

Educatio Nonprofit Ltd.
2008 - 2013

Project Officer

Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
2006 - 2008

Grant Coordinator

Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
2003 - 2006

Education

Master of Arts - European Studies

University of Basel
Basel, Switzerland
01-2005

Master of Arts - International Relations, Marketing, Economics

Corvinus University
Budapest, Hungary
01-2003

Skills

    - Full-Cycle Recruitment & Talent Pipelining

    - Strategic Project Planning & Execution

    - Team Leadership, Mentorship & Development

    - Recruitment Process Optimization & Lean Methodologies

    - Data Analytics & Metrics-Driven Decision Making

    - Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management

    - Compliance with Employment and Labor Laws / German Collective Agreements

    - Multilingual Communication (English, German, Hungarian)

    - Innovative Problem Solving & Solution Orientation

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hungarian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Additional trainings

- GE Vernova LEAN Training

- Data for Decision Making Training

- Project Management in Non-Profit Organization, BFI Wien, 2019

- Train the Trainers Training, 2015

- Financial Management Essential Training, 2014

- Postgraduate Legal Studies for Economists, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Hungary, 2003

Timeline

Segment Leader, Senior TA Partner

GE Vernova Grid Solutions, Central Europe
2024 - Current

Senior TA Partner

GE Vernova Grid Solutions (through WHC Kft.)
2022 - 2024

Talent Acquisition Partner

Howden Hungary
2022 - 2022

Talent Acquisition Specialist

GE Renewable Energy (Starjobs Kft.)
2021 - 2022

Senior Personnel Admin Coordinator

UNHCR Office
2020 - 2021

Senior Project Officer

Open Society Foundations
2018 - 2019

Supervising Grants Officer, Trainer

Open Society Foundations (Admingroup Zrt.) Hungary
2013 - 2018

Project Coordinator

Educatio Nonprofit Ltd.
2008 - 2013

Project Officer

Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
2006 - 2008

Grant Coordinator

Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
2003 - 2006

Master of Arts - European Studies

University of Basel

Master of Arts - International Relations, Marketing, Economics

Corvinus University
Helga Nagy