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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.

Educations

Masters of Business AdministrationHumboldt University of Berlin
NaN - 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