Izabella Szkupi

Human Capital Strategy

• Counsel managers on HR Strategy, Talent and Communications policies and practices which support the achievement of the business objectives.
• Build organization as well as people capability, shape and implement people strategy in line with resource planning.
• Contribute to the development of the learning portfolio for both management and employee layers to enable individual growth and competency enhancement
• Drive performance management processes and make significant contribution to employee motivation, performance, and development. Ensure an active talent pipeline in supported service line(s), manage career plans, and facilitate internal moves within BSC.
• Produce and deliver training sessions on HR topics and initiatives.
• Propose new ideas that improve employee well-being and implement well-being initiatives.
• Analyze HR metrics and translate key data into effective people solutions to aid strategic decisions and influence leadership action.
• Act as a Change Agent and undertake projects to deliver transformation and organizational development for supported service line(s). Role model change leadership to the supported business and to the HR team. Effectively balance employee and company advocacy in HR matters and in times of change.

Employee Relations

• Advise managers on employee relations and ensure appropriate and satisfactory resolution to any work disputes that may arise to shape and sustain a collaborative, inclusive and supportive work environment in the centre.
• Advise and support managers on how to act in line with equal treatment and diversity principles.
• Handle employee performance and behavioral issues and arising conflicts in a timely and effective manner, including disciplinary and grievance cases, absences and other ER-related activities.

People & Values

• Elevate the employee experience by championing our organizational culture, vision and values
• Cultivate a collaborative and empowering work environment, fostering high levels of teamwork to create a truly engaging workplace culture.
• Drive motivation and boost morale at both individual and team levels by promoting effective communication, timely sharing of relevant information and reinforcing performance standards expected from all team members.

HR Administration

• Support Managers and Team Leaders in key HR lifecycle processes in Workday.
• Adhere to and drive compliance with local country legislation, ABG & BSC regulations and policies.

The role of the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist and Sourcing Lead is a blended role covering strategic resource planning, end-to-end recruitment,and people management (coaching, development, goal setting, performance assessment) of a small team (3 FTE).

Key responsibilities:

• Understanding business strategy and how that impacts upon recruitment needs and developing sourcing tactics, including but not limited to managing internal and external advertisements, involvement in talent acquisition internal and external communication campaigns.
• Designs, develops & implements Talent Acquisition Strategy and manages suppliers as appropriate in order to attract and recruit talent in time & in quality required to achieve business objectives in the assigned vertical.
• Ensuring alignment and compliance with ABG talent acquisition standards,processes and procedures across the whole organization.
• Owns and effectively manages the relationship with key stakeholders in assigned vertical (Financial Services)•
• Leading various projects and change management responsibilities that support process improvement and efficiency, aligned with the TA Lead.
• Direct, develop, coach and motivate the TA Assistant and Intern population in order to allow the team to deliver on its key goals and objectives.
• Acting as Subject Matter Expert of Talent Acquisition; coaching, developing and directing TA Assistants and TA Interns

Achievements/projects:

• Internal job application rate growed to the set 30% from 6%.
• Recruitment life-cycle decreased and remained steady at 40days ( from job posting till offer rolled out)
• Organized the first internal UPC career day with 200participants
• Created UPC's career site together with the internal project team and external developers (represented HR in the project)
• Created internal online candidate database system as a team work with my colleagues from HR,IT and external developer
• Worked out a new Assessment Centre structure for mass recruitment project
• Successfully delivered trainings for Line Managers on Interview techniques and CV screening
• Delivered motivational trainings about job application on the UPC career day

Project assignment as an On-site Recruiter at Avis Budget Group BSC. Delivering on short deadline, mass recruitment projects such as Customer Care, IT Helpdesk, Credit & Collection, Accounts Payables.

Being responsible for the coordination of Executive search among the European region.

Key roles: Sales VP, Business Development VP

Key tasks:

• Discussing new job openings with Line managers
• Keeping contact with recruitment agencies
• Organizing and delivering interviews
• Evaluating/writing candidate profiles
• Regular status reports on recruitment process
• Project work: participation in the testing and implementation of a new candidate tracking system

Specialized in pharmaceutical sector, main focus on medical services industry.

• Contributed to business development efforts by identifying potential new clients within target industries or markets.
• Built strong relationships with clients through regular communication and understanding their unique needs.
• Enhanced the company''s reputation by ensuring a positive candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment process.
• Negotiated competitive compensation packages on behalf of clients and candidates to ensure successful placements.
• Coordinated interviews between clients and candidates to ensure seamless scheduling and communication throughout the process.
• Conducted comprehensive candidate screenings to assess skills, experience, and fit for specific roles.

On-site recruitment assignment with client MSCI Barra to establish the Budapest HQ.

After project delivery, was promoted to Consultant and run Sales& Marketing business segment within Reed.

Tasks include using head-hunting and direct sourcing techniques to find the potential candidates. Worked on specialist to managerial roles among CEU region ( Finance,Marketing, Sales, Engineering roles mainly).