Christina K.-Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant | Interim Recruiter Executive Search | Recruiting Projects | 100% Remote
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Experience
Founder | Freelance & Interim Talent Acquisition | Recruiting Consultant
Christina Sophia Knappe Consulting
- 100% Remote | Germany & Europe
- Freelance and interim support in talent acquisition, recruiting and executive search
- Flexible and short-term support for companies during recruiting peaks, temporary resource shortages and project-based talent acquisition needs
- Fast assumption of operational recruiting responsibility through many years of experience in in-house recruiting, RPO and recruitment consulting
- End-to-end recruiting from requirements analysis through active sourcing, direct search and interviews to selection, offer management and onboarding
- Targeted support for hard-to-fill positions through active sourcing, direct search and executive search
- Advising HR and hiring managers on recruiting, sourcing and hiring strategies
- Support with recruiting process optimization, standardization and further development of existing recruiting processes
- Independent management of parallel vacancies and recruiting projects with a short onboarding period and a high degree of operational independence
- Project-based engagement without long-term headcount expansion – 100% remote and flexible in Germany and Europe
Senior Recruiter Central Europe | Inhouse
Azenta Life Sciences AG
- Scope: Europe, Life Sciences, White & Blue Collar, various departments, international matrix environment
- Management of end-to-end recruiting for different departments and hierarchical levels
- Advising HR and hiring managers on role profiles, recruiting strategies and selection decisions
- Active sourcing, direct search, candidate management as well as screening and selection interviews
- Management of interview, selection, offer, contract and onboarding processes
- Parallel management of numerous vacancies and recruiting projects in an international environment
- Development of recruiting, interview and onboarding guidelines as well as delivery of hiring manager training
- Acceleration of recruiting processes and reduction of time-to-hire through structured processes, consistent stakeholder management and targeted sourcing strategies
- Successful placement of hard-to-fill positions through active sourcing, direct search and target-group-specific candidate outreach
- Reduction of external recruiting costs through the expansion of direct search and reduced dependence on recruitment consultancies and agencies
- Professionalization and standardization of recruiting, interview and onboarding processes through guidelines, standards and training
- Enabling hiring managers to conduct more structured and independent interviews through practical interview and recruiting training
- Ensuring a high recruiting volume despite limited resources through consistent prioritization and efficient multi-project management
- Further development of candidate experience, employer branding and internal career initiatives
Senior Recruiter EMEA | RPO-Projekt
KORN FERRY Deutschland
- Scope: EMEA, Life Sciences, RPO, High-Volume Recruiting
- Management of extensive recruiting projects in an RPO environment
- End-to-end recruiting for the life sciences sector within EMEA
- Consulting and business partnering with HR, hiring managers and clients
- Analysis of role profiles and development of targeted search strategies
- Active sourcing, direct search, candidate screening and interviewing
- Managing and supporting candidates throughout the entire recruiting process
- Creation of role profiles, target company lists and job advertisements
Senior Consultant DIRECT & Executive Search
FERCHAU GmbH – DIRECT
- Scope: Executive Search, 360° Recruiting, Business Development, Specialist to C-Level, cross-industry
- Independent management of executive search and recruiting assignments
- 360° recruiting in engineering, finance, life sciences, HR, IT, automotive, sales and FinTech
- Placement of national and international specialist, leadership, management and C-level positions
- Business development, project acquisition and management of existing client relationships
- Advising HR and hiring managers as well as conducting detailed requirements analyses
- Active sourcing, direct search, interviewing and candidate management
- Negotiation of framework and retainer agreements
- Revenue responsibility in the mid six-figure range as well as professional leadership
Consultant DIRECT & Executive Search
FERCHAU GmbH – DIRECT
- Scope: Executive Search, 360° Recruiting, Business Development, Specialist to C-Level, cross-industry
- Independent management of executive search and recruiting assignments
- 360° recruiting in engineering, finance, life sciences, HR, IT, automotive, sales and FinTech
- Placement of national and international specialist, leadership, management and C-level positions
- Business development, project acquisition and management of existing client relationships
- Advising HR and hiring managers as well as conducting detailed requirements analyses
- Active sourcing, direct search, interviewing and candidate management
- Negotiation of framework and retainer agreements
- Revenue responsibility in the mid six-figure range as well as professional leadership
Managing Consultant
Bludau Partners Executive Consultants
- Scope: Executive Search, Leadership, Specialist to C-Level, national & international mandates
- Executive Search for specialist, leadership, management, C-Level and Managing Director positions
- Management of the complete recruiting and executive search process
- Active sourcing, direct outreach, assessment and conducting interviews
- Professional leadership, training and coaching of up to 6 Consultants / Senior Consultants
- Client and requirements management as well as project acquisition
- Responsibility for revenue in the high six-figure range
Senior Consultant
Bludau Partners Executive Consultants
- Scope: Executive Search, Leadership, Specialist to C-Level, national & international mandates
- Executive Search for specialist, leadership, management, C-Level and Managing Director positions
- Management of the complete recruiting and executive search process
- Active sourcing, direct outreach, assessment and conducting interviews
- Professional leadership, training and coaching of up to 6 Consultants / Senior Consultants
- Client and requirements management as well as project acquisition
- Responsibility for revenue in the high six-figure range
Consultant
Bludau Partners Executive Consultants
- Scope: Executive Search, Leadership, Specialist to C-Level, national & international mandates
- Executive Search for specialist, leadership, management, C-Level and Managing Director positions
- Management of the complete recruiting and executive search process
- Active sourcing, direct outreach, assessment and conducting interviews
- Professional leadership, training and coaching of up to 6 Consultants / Senior Consultants
- Client and requirements management as well as project acquisition
- Responsibility for revenue in the high six-figure range
Associate / Life Sciences Recruitment Consultant
APRIORI Business Solutions AG
- Scope: 360° recruitment consulting, Pharma & Biotech, Life Sciences
- 360° recruiting and recruitment consulting with a focus on Life Sciences
- Recruiting for Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Production, Manufacturing, R&D and MedTech
- Acquisition of new clients and support of national and international pharmaceutical and biotech companies
- End-to-end recruiting including active sourcing, direct outreach, interviews and candidate management
- Placement of candidates across different hierarchy levels up to C-Level / Managing Director
- Project acquisition, contract and salary negotiations as well as market analysis
Industry experience
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Experienced in Biotechnology, Automotive, Banking and Finance, Information Technology, Pharmaceutical, and Professional Services.
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Experienced in Human Resources, Sales, and Project Management.
Summary
Senior Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Professional with over 8 years of experience in recruitment consulting, in-house recruiting, executive search, RPO, and project-based and interim recruiting environments. Comprehensive expertise in end-to-end recruiting – from active sourcing, direct search and social media recruiting through interviews and selection processes to offer management and onboarding.
Experienced in multi-project management and the parallel coordination of numerous recruiting projects and vacancies in dynamic, international structures. Strong ability to quickly become familiar with new company environments, organizational structures, processes, systems and tools and to become operationally effective within a short time. Recruitment of white- and blue-collar profiles across all hierarchical levels – from specialists and experts to management, executive and C-level positions.
Experienced in advising hiring managers and HR as well as recruiting for national and international markets. Confident using LinkedIn Recruiter, XING TalentManager, Workday, SAP and SAP SuccessFactors as well as AI-supported recruiting tools.
Skills
Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
- End-To-End Recruiting
- Inhouse Recruiting
- Interim & Freelance Recruiting
- Rpo
- High-Volume Recruiting
- White & Blue Collar
- International Recruiting
Sourcing & Executive Search
- Active Sourcing
- Direct Search
- Executive Search
- Social Media Recruiting
- Talent Mapping
Interviewing, Assessment & Aptitude Diagnostics
- Interviewing
- Candidate Screening & Assessment
- Aptitude Diagnostics
- Insights Mdi®
- Candidate Experience
- Selection Processes
Stakeholder Management & Advisory
- Hiring Manager Advisory
- Hr Business Partnering
- Requirements Analysis
- Recruiting Consulting
- Interview & Onboarding Training
Project & Multi-Project Management
- Recruiting Projects
- Multi-Project Management
- Process Optimization
- Prioritization & Parallel Vacancy Management, Interim
International & Intercultural
- Emea Recruiting
- Intercultural Competence
- International Matrix Organizations
- International Stakeholder Management
Recruiting Technology & Ai
- Linkedin Recruiter
- Xing Talentmanager
- Workday
- Sap Successfactors
- Ats
- Ai-Supported Recruiting
Ats, Hr & Recruiting Systems
- Workday
- Sap
- Sap Successfactors
- Hunter
- Unatrix
Active Sourcing & Recruiting Tools
- Linkedin Recruiter
- Xing Talentmanager
- Boolean Search / Boolean Search Operators
- Active Sourcing
- Direct Search
- Talent Mapping
- Recruiting Databases
- Stepstone
- Indeed
- Jobvector
Ai & Digital Recruiting
- Generative Ai
- Ai-Supported Recruiting
- Prompting
- Ai-Supported Research & Sourcing
- Ai-Supported Text & Content Optimization
- Social Media Recruiting
Collaboration & Productivity
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Teams
- Word
- Excel
- Powerpoint
Personal Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Strong Communication & Consulting Skills
- Intercultural Competence
- Strong Negotiation Skills
- Entrepreneurial Thinking
- Fast Learner
- Strong Self-Organization & Prioritization Skills
- Analytical & Solution-Oriented Approach
- Hands-On Mentality
- Empathy & Understanding Of People
- Adaptability
- Confidence In Dynamic Project Environments
Languages
Education
Universität Leipzig
Diplom-Juristin · Law · Leipzig, Germany
Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium Leipzig
General University Entrance Qualification, Abitur · Leipzig, Germany
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Profile
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Christina is based in Wehrheim, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.
Christina speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Intermediate).
Christina has at least 9 years of experience. During this time, Christina has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Christina may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Christina would be well-suited for roles such as: Founder | Freelance & Interim Talent Acquisition | Recruiting Consultant, Senior Recruiter Central Europe | Inhouse, Senior Recruiter EMEA | RPO-Projekt.
Christina's most recent position is Founder | Freelance & Interim Talent Acquisition | Recruiting Consultant at Christina Sophia Knappe Consulting.
In recent years, Christina has worked for Christina Sophia Knappe Consulting, Azenta Life Sciences AG, KORN FERRY Deutschland, and FERCHAU GmbH – DIRECT.
Christina is most experienced in industries like Biotechnology, Automotive, and Banking and Finance. Christina also has some experience in Information Technology, Pharmaceutical, and Healthcare.
Christina is most experienced in business areas like Human Resources, Sales, and Project Management.
Christina has recently worked in industries like Biotechnology, Automotive, and Banking and Finance.
Christina has recently worked in business areas like Human Resources, Project Management, and Sales.
Christina holds a Master in Law from Universität Leipzig.
Christina is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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