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Judith

International, experienced, and innovative HR professional with a true passion for people and technology.

Jurisdiction

United Kingdom | Germany | South Africa | United States

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Global HR Director
2024 - Present

* People & Operations: Own end-to-end HR processes including Talent Acquisition, L&D, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Payroll, Onboarding, and Offboarding. * Culture & Engagement: Develop company culture initiatives, manage employee experience programs (e.g., annual Company Kickoff, Cemantica Connect global calls, engagement challenges). * Finance: Optimize company expenses and implement new expense management systems. * Strategic Support: Advise leadership on HR strategy, compliance, and organizational development to align people practices with company goals. 2025 Highlights: *Designed and rolled out company values and a Culture Playbook *Launched innovative engagement initiatives (team challenges, global Cemantica Connect calls, etc.) to strengthen connection

Head of People
2022 - 2023

* Established and developed the HR department’s structure, processes, and policies. * Served as a trusted and reliable point of contact for Management and Employees, and fostered strong relationships. * Coached leaders and teams. * Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure HR processes and systems are optimized and successfully integrated to effectively support business goals. 2023 Highlights: * HRIS: Implemented Workable, HiBob and TravelPerk * Created an engaging Confluence page with company information, policies, guidelines etc. * Established and optimized processes with Finance to ensure accurate data for payroll, budgeting and forecasting.

Global HR Manager
2015 - 2022

* Established and developed the HR department from scratch for Redstor’s global entities (US, UK, NL and South Africa). * Sole HR Leader reporting to CEO, for the first 125 employees in all regions, and responsible for all stages of the employee lifecycle. * Partnered with and coached global leadership and management teams to deliver and implement the HR strategy across all regions. 2022 Highlights: * HRIS: Implemented Greenhouse, HiBob and CultureAmp * US office: E2E set up of US entity * Engagement: Launched new onboarding process and created new and engaging EVP

HR Manager
2011 - 2015

* Established and developed the HR department for Attix5’s entities in South Africa and the UK. * Sole HR Leader reporting to CEO and responsible for all stages of the employee lifecycle including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, disciplinary actions and offboarding. * Partnered with leadership and management teams to deliver and implement the HR strategy in line with company goals. * Implementation of cloud-based HR solutions. * Content creation and delivering of training programs to managers and teams. * Handling of monthly payroll submissions and review.

Education

Masters of Business AdministrationHumboldt University of Berlin
Present

Certification

Total Certifications1

Accredited Certificate in Coach Training (ACCT) from the Association of Coaching (UK)

Skills

Core skills10
Languages3

Skills

ATS & HRIS Systems
Performance Tools
Data & Analytics
HRBP & Stakeholder Management
Talent Management
ER & Conflict Resolution
Employee Experience & Engagement
People Operations & Process Optimization
Coaching & Mentoring
Confidentiality & Trust Building

Languages

English
German
Russian

Services