Aschta Pana Mahounda

Senior People Operations Director

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

HREvent Management

Languages

French (Native)English (Fluent)ItalianSpanish

About me

Intro

HR Operations Director with 15+ years scaling people operations across EMEA regions for global tech companies. Expert in managing distributed teams of 2600+ employees across 30+ countries, implementing strategic HR processes, and leading cross-functional teams of 20+ professionals. Specialized in rapid growth environments with proven success at Amadeus, Datadog, and TMF Group.

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Work experience

People Support Operations Director

Amadeus

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Paris, France

Datadog

Mar 2020 - Mar 2024

4 years 1 month

Paris, France

Director, People Operations - EMEA

Jan 2022 - Mar 2024

2 years 3 months

Paris, France

People Manager - EMEA

Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

1 year 11 months

Paris, France

TMF Group

Jul 2013 - Mar 2020

6 years 9 months

Région de Paris, France

EMEA HR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Jun 2017 - Mar 2020

2 years 10 months

Région de Paris, France

Reporting to the Regional HRD, Responsible for the effective and consistent implementation, coordination, and execution of HR processes, functions and procedures for the EMEA region. 2600+ employees across 30+ countries Responsible for a team of 20+ HR professionals

REGIONAL HR MANAGER - WESTERN EUROPE / MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

Jul 2013 - Jul 2017

4 years 1 month

Paris Area, France

Scope includes support of: - 16 countries - 20 offices - + 600 employees - Management of a team of 8 HRBPs

HR Manager France and Belgium

HCL Technologies

Mar 2011 - Jul 2013

2 years 5 months

Paris, France

HR Manager

GE TIP

Dec 2010 - Mar 2011

4 months

69340 Francheville, France

•Managed HR for the region: recruitment, C&B, training and development, social relations, HRIS, disciplinary, management of an HR Specialist,

HR Generalist

Pricoa Relocation

Mar 2008 - Dec 2010

2 years 10 months

78600 Maisons-Laffitte, France

EMEA HR Manager (Acting) – September 2008 - September 2009 Introducing/developing & implementing HR policies & processes to facilitate company growth & maximise efficiency of the HR operations in liaison with the U.S HR Corporate Department.

Training Manager

ETAPE - Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants

Dec 2005 - Mar 2008

2 years 4 months

Paris Area, France


Education

Sciences Po

Executive Master - Human Resources

2013 - 2014

2 years

UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Master's Degree in Human Resources

1995 - 2000

6 years

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