Acted as HR Director/Business Partner for multi-site operations across Germany, France, Spain, and the Czech Republic, in a matrix organization spanning multiple functions and markets. ● Strategic HR Partnering: Advised senior leadership on organizational effectiveness, workforce decisions, and transformation strategy across four jurisdictions. ● Organizational Design & Transformation: Steered organizational redesign and workforce planning aligned to business strategy, balancing strategic direction with hands-on execution. ● Stakeholder & Works Council Engagement: Served as chief negotiator with German Works Councils, building trust and momentum across diverse, sometimes competing stakeholder groups. ● Governance & Standardization: Maintained rigorous HR governance and documentation standards across all markets in scope.

● Restructuring & Change Leadership: Led organizational restructuring negotiations with German and French works councils, ensuring compliant, consultative processes across multiple European sites. ● Leadership Advisory: Coached leaders and employees through organizational change and workforce transitions.

Served as the sole/primary HR professional for VSY Biotechnology, an international ophthalmology medical device company, building HR strategy and operations from the ground up during a fast-scaling phase. ● Strategic HR Partnering in Medical Device Sector: Held full accountability for HR strategy execution and employee relations, advising leadership with care, sensitivity, and legal compliance in a regulated medical technology environment. ● Talent & Organizational Development: Balanced strategic HR partnering with hands-on execution across onboarding, talent processes, and compliance for a fast-scaling international team

● Global HR Leadership & Standardization: Directed HR operations across a cross-functional footprint spanning the US, UK, India, and Spain, standardizing global HR policies, processes, and governance structures in a multicultural, matrix environment. ● Workforce Planning: Enhanced cross-border lifecycle processes to support workforce planning for a remote-friendly, internationally distributed organization.