Ulrike (Christiane) Wolter-Interim HR Business Partner
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Interim HR Business Partner
Industrial Company
Talent Development: Communication and Negotiation for Sales Teams in DACH & Benelux
Institute for Food Certification
Talent Development: Competency analysis of the sales teams in the DACH region and The Hague followed by training workshops on communication and negotiation
Interim Senior Manager People Solutions
Industrial Company
Responsible for payroll, shared services, health & safety, and labor relations
Recruiting
Healthcare Software Company
Recruiting support for positions in service, support, software development, DevOps
Recruiting
MedTech Startup Company
Recruiting (headhunting) for the following positions: VP EMEA Customer Success, Chief Product Officer (USA), Head of Accounting
Recruiting (Headhunting)
Commercial Bank
Recruiting (Headhunting): 1 Senior Payroll Specialist
HR Change Project Lead
Commercial Bank
- Project lead for digital transformation project (post-merger integration of HR software applications)
- Leading core team (15 employees) and delivery management for payroll integration for around 15,000 employees
- Conducting workshops and stakeholder/workstream management for labor relations, works council, compensation, pension, recruiting and HR operations/service center
Project Manager Payroll
Investment Bank
- Partial project lead for carve-out with over 4,000 employees
- Stakeholder management, vendor selection and contract negotiation with payroll provider
- Conducting workshops
Recruiting (Headhunting) & HR Recruiting Strategy
HR Service Management Company
Recruiting (Headhunting) & strategy consulting: 2 senior sales + 2 business development managers and a new direction for the profile and search strategy
Executive Coach and Consultant
Ulrike Wolter – Discover your Talents
- Focus on HR (recruiting and organizational development), interim projects and coaching for professionals and executives
- Areas: recruiting, people operations (new digital HR processes and automation) and organizational design
- Coaching individuals in career reorientation and repositioning
- Industries: IT/software, engineering, MedTech, banking
Senior HR Manager DACH
ServiceNow
- HR Business Partner for Germany, Switzerland and Austria (around 190 employees)
- Coaching leaders on organizational changes and global initiatives
- Redesigned payroll processes and shared service center concept
- Evaluated vendors for workplace safety and labor law
- Rolled out corporate benefits and created a leave of absence policy
- Launched Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging activities and Lunch & Learn sessions
Director HR EMEA
Engineering Systems International
- Responsible for all HR aspects (incl. payroll) for the ESI Group in EMEA (around 320 employees)
- Led an international HR team and served on the global management team
- Introduced new standard employment contracts and restructured the back office
- Implemented competency-based interviews and new performance evaluations
- Evaluated and rolled out a new learning platform and HRIS (Salesforce)
- Conducted HR due diligence and post-merger integration with workshops, training and data migration
Principal HR Business Partner
CA Deutschland GmbH
- HR Business Partner for Sales, Presales & Services (around 180 employees)
- Managed a restructuring project with 10% headcount reduction under budget without legal action
- Closed a site working with the works council and social plan
- Implemented performance improvement plans (PIP) and a New Joiner Day
- Launched an employee retention program for high potentials
Senior Manager HR EMEA
MicroStrategy
- Recruited candidates from graduates to Senior Director level in Central Europe, Benelux, Nordics, Italy, Spain and Portugal
- Implemented new recruiting processes with SLAs and a Summer School
- Developed and rolled out a 2-year training plan and global career path consulting
- Trained and coached on performance management and bonus plans
- Managed compensation, benefits, labor law cases and HR advice
- Led the Shared Services Center office and a nearshore Global Delivery Center in Poland
- Served as key user and beta tester for a new HRIS platform and document management system
PR and Events Manager DACH
MicroStrategy
- Wrote and reviewed press releases
- Conducted customer interviews for success stories and recruited event speakers
- Ran direct and email marketing and edited the magazine BI News
- Conceptualized and organized company events and CeBIT participations
- Results: quarterly customer newsletter, 15 customer stories, CeBIT 2005 with 4 partners
HR & Operations Manager Central Europe
MicroStrategy
- Recruiting: 60 new hires in 6 months and organizing the Summer School
- Employee development: introduced annual and quarterly review processes and team-building events
- HR file administration and advice on disciplinary cases
- Managed mass layoff in 2001 (60% cut) without a severance budget
- Sales and contract management: lead generation, forecasting and Salesforce integration
- Special projects for organizational design and process development
Research Associate Executive Search
SCS Personalberatung GmbH
- Project management: target client lists, personal interviews and documentation
- Industries: retail, finance, pharma, automotive, IT
- Key user for new database application
- 24 research projects and introduced a standard process for project documentation
Manager Ad Agency & Research Specialist
Rohde & Partner GmbH & Co.
- Media planning, copywriting and layout in the ad agency with 30% cost reduction
- Executive search: target company lists, phone preselection and project documentation
- Industry focus on automotive engineering; completed 6 successful projects
Freelance Interviewer
EMNID Institut
- Conducted and optimized telephone interviews for B2B studies
- Target interviewees: CXOs, department heads, politicians and journalists
- Top 3 interviewer in business-to-business studies
Software Trainer
GDR mbH
- Microsoft Office training (Windows, Word, Excel) for groups up to 10 participants
- Developed training materials and provided hotline support
- Delivered 4–6 two-day training sessions per month
Freelance Interviewer
EMNID Institut
- Conducting and improving phone interviews for B2B studies
- Target participants: CXOs, department heads, politicians and journalists
- Top 3 interviewer in business-to-business studies
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Professional Services, and Automotive.
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Experienced in Human Resources, Research and Development, Project Management, Operations, Sales, and Marketing.
Summary
International HR and recruiting expert and executive coach who helps companies shape their own right path in recruiting, people operations, and organization design.
25 years of international experience in the IT industry and executive search: worked with over 12 European countries, covered all HR topics, and held a formal leadership role for over 10 years – driven by a passion for people and organizational effectiveness.
Skills
Recruiting / Talent Acquisition (Incl. Executive Search, Active Sourcing, Assessment Centers, Competency-Based Interviews, Recruiting Events, Interview Training For Managers) For All Job Levels (College Graduates To Vp Level) And All Company Functions
New Hire Week And Onboarding Concepts
Designing And Implementing New Recruiting Processes And Systems
Hr Administration, Compensation & Benefits, And Performance Management Including Travel Policy, Company Car Policy, Bonus And Commission Plans, Pension Plans And Other Perks, Payroll (Including Switching To A New Payroll Provider, Setting Up A Shared Service Center And Introducing New Payroll Providers)
Talent Management Including Career Planning, Leadership Coaching, Designing And Implementing Competency Models, Running Peer-Group Learning And Lunch & Learn Sessions, And Supporting Performance Improvement
M&A (Hr Due Diligence And Integration) And Labor Law, Including E.G. Disciplinary Procedures, Data Privacy, And Health & Safety Regulations
Organization Development And Change Management Including Corporate Restructuring, Post-Merger Integration, Cultural Change Through New Internal Communication Channels (E.G. Social Media) And Organizing Events To Promote Diversity And Inclusion
Project Management: Recruiting Projects, Change Management (Carve-Out And Post-Merger Integration) And New Software Roll-Outs Including User Training
Experience Setting Up And Expanding Company Locations In New Local Markets (E.G. Poland: Establishing A Shared Service Center And Nearshore Global Delivery Center For Consulting; Project Lead For All Recruiting Activities In The First 9 Months, Hiring 70 Employees, Conducting About 350 Interviews And Screening About 3,500 Cvs, Monthly Status Reporting To The Executive Board And Department Heads) As Well As Hyper-Growth Recruiting At Existing Sites Across The Emea Region
Experience From 3 Years In Sales Operations And 1.5 Years In Marketing With A Focus On The Software Market And Solution Sales
It Skills: Macos And Windows Xp And 10, Ms Office 365 And Earlier Versions
Databases In Executive Search / Staffing Consulting
Proprietary Databases And Systems At Microstrategy: Hr Core System And Recruiting Platform, Performance Management, Sales Reporting & Quoting, Po, Contract & Compliance, T&E System, Bi / Analytics Platform
Hr Core Systems: Workday (Hr Platform As Hr Bp 2017–2019 And 2021–2024 In Two Major Projects), Salesforce (Sales And Hr In Esi), Sap R3 Hr / Sap Hcm, Successfactors
Recruiting / Learning: Linkedin Recruiter, Linkedin Learning, Jobvite (Recruiting Tool At Servicenow)
Hr Service Management: Servicenow
Hr Document Management: Peopledoc / Ukg
Payroll: Adp Time-Off Tool, Adp, Sap Payroll, Nga / Alight Payroll
Communication Tools: Facebook For Business (Intranet), Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Miro, Mural, Jira, Confluence And Others
Ai Tools: Chatgpt, Claude, Gemini, Gamma, Microsoft Copilot And Others
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Education
University of Kaiserslautern (DISC)
Master of Arts in Personnel Development · Personnel Development · Kaiserslautern, Germany
Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences
Diploma in Business Administration (FH) · Business Administration with a focus on HR and Marketing · Bielefeld, Germany
Certifications & licenses
AI Leadership
DBU (Digital Business University) Berlin · Berlin, Germany
Metaplan Professional (Leading and Advising in Discourse / Organizational Development)
Metaplan
Organizational Designer for Agile Teams and Organizations (Future Leadership)
Intrinsify.me GmbH · Barcelona, Spain
Professional Scrum Master
Scrum-Events.org by HLSC GmbH
Reiss Motivation Profile (RMP) Master
Charakterreich GmbH, Mönchengladbach
Lean SixSigma Green Belt
CFO International LLc (USA)
IME Coaching Certificate
IME Bielefeld
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