DENIZ WOEBER
Strategic HR Business Partner Europe
Berlin
Summary
An accomplished, result-driven HR professional with experience of 17 years.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
9
9
Certifications
Work History
Strategic HR Business Partner – Europe
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
09.2022 - Current
- Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and implement HR strategies that align with the organization's overall goals and objectives.
- Advised senior management on organizational development and change management initiatives.
- Coordinated and facilitated Talent Talks sessions with the Center of Excellence (CoE) to identify high-potential talent and support succession planning within business groups
- Led workforce planning and restructuring activities across Europe, ensuring alignment with the business direction.
- Design and deliver HR solutions to organizations in collaboration with CoEs, including leadership, L&OD, Performance Management, Reward& Mobility and Talent and Resourcing.
Head of HR, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden CAV
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Oversee the entire local HR management for Nordic region.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of HR goals with business objectives.
- Designed and implemented a new onboarding process for the Nordic region, which was successfully expanded to Sony Europe as a pilot program.
- Leading the Offboarding project (Exit interviews and actions) to design the process across Europe and automation in Workday.
- Perform as Internal Coach of Sony Leadership Development program.
- Implemented the Korn Ferry Competency Model for roles in the Consumer business area.
- Led D&I initiatives across the Nordics, creating a community to train employees on bias, inclusion, and fostering safe spaces for discussion.
HRBP, Sales Business Operations Europe
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
08.2019 - 12.2020
- Acted as trusted partner to support employees and business to achieve results for Sales Business Operations function within all Europe (350 employees)
- Business partnering and HR Governance on Talent Recruitment, L&OD, Performance Management, Reward & Mobility and Diversity & Wellbeing
- Won Betty Award Europe-2019 Most Business Focused HR.
- Pioneered the Workday improvement for contingent workers and expand it to Europe.
- Run Domino Language Program (internal initiation 16 different nationalities within the Organization and used the opportunity to create internal language trainers, learners.
- Established the Hawkeye organization in Budapest, supporting the Sony entity in relocating the warehouse from the UK to Budapest due to Brexit, including setting up staffing and contracts.
HR Service Delivery Lead
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
03.2017 - 07.2019
- Oversee HR administrative services for the employee life cycle, ensuring adherence to SLAs.
- Coordinate with HR systems and key stakeholders to align services.
- Manage team workflows, ensuring data quality and driving continuous improvement initiatives
- Tester for EMEA region to ensure International Assignees operations following the Global Policy
- Working with project team(HRES) to increase Automatization in European HR operations
- Implementing Learning Management System for Sony Europe in Workday
Compensation and Benefit Senior Specialist (UK& Ireland) - Payroll Lead EU
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
03.2015 - 03.2017
- Guide and practical support for the payroll process including all employees in UK & Ireland.
- Fulfill compensation & benefits-related data to regional vendors, manage the HR operational data and support all internal and external audits.
- Process Lead for European Payroll Operations
- WORKDAY implementation; tester and controller for Payroll and HR Data
- Assess the implementation of WD to payroll process and re-design SOX process for SEU.
- WORKDAY implementation; tester and controller for Payroll and HR Data.
- Several recognitions from HQ Payroll team as the best team player.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - Economics
Yildiz Technical University
01.2003 - 01.2007
High School - undefined
Cagri Bey Anatolian High School
01.1996 - 01.2003
Certification
2022, Korn Ferry 360 Feedback Coaching Certification, Weybridge, UK
Finance experience
- Cost Accountant, CARGILL : 01.2013 -2015
- Finance Specialist, MICHAEL PAGE: 01.2012 -2013
- Management Trainee, POSCO : 01.2007-2012
Timeline
Strategic HR Business Partner – Europe
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
09.2022 - Current
Head of HR, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden CAV
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
01.2021 - 09.2022
HRBP, Sales Business Operations Europe
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
08.2019 - 12.2020
HR Service Delivery Lead
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
03.2017 - 07.2019
Compensation and Benefit Senior Specialist (UK& Ireland) - Payroll Lead EU
SONY ELECTRONICS EUROPE
03.2015 - 03.2017
Bachelor’s Degree - Economics
Yildiz Technical University
01.2003 - 01.2007
High School - undefined
Cagri Bey Anatolian High School
01.1996 - 01.2003
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