Delfina Krause

– Partner with tech companies and founders to support talent decisions through selective, relationship-led recruiting, focusing on senior and hard-to-hire profiles. – Act as a trusted intermediary for candidates, providing context, clarity, and career-level guidance throughout the hiring process. – Leverage existing professional networks to make warm introductions and high-signal referrals rather than old sourcing. – Conduct short, high-quality screening conversations to assess motivation, timing, and fit before interviews. – Collaborate with Al-supported recruitment platforms to convert strong matches into hires through human judgment and candidate care.

– Recruiting & Talent Acquisition: Partnered with leaders across nine countries to define role requirements and hiring priorities; led end-to-end recruitment for key roles, improving time-to-hire and candidate experience while ensuring consistency across markets. – Leadership Development: Designed and launched a leadership toolkit; coached managers; conducted needs analysis via surveys; co-created leadership workshops. – Onboarding: Designed and coordinated onboarding for the Vienna office, creating day one readiness and reusable templates for a consistent new joiner experience. – Succession planning: Built and trained managers on a capability gap tool, enabling targeted development and stronger internal pipelines. – Performance: Optimized the performance review cycle, training managers on feedback techniques, reviewed career and development pathways together and ensured a DE&I perspective on it. – Inclusive Hiring: Designed structured hiring processes reducing biased decisions; built and conducted trainings for hiring and DE&I; optimised recruitment workflows; trained managers on SuccessFactors.

– Managed and mentored 4 HR specialists located across various European countries. – Doubled Engineering & Product headcount in less than 2 years, recruiting talent within various European regions. – Implemented structured interview frameworks, increasing female hires by 33% in tech. – Built full-cycle recruiting processes from zero across all functions in a fast-paced environment. – Led hiring tool rollouts (Greenhouse, GEM) and automated processes to cut time-to-hire by 20%. – Performed active sourcing and headhunting strategies for attracting the best talent in the market.

– Joint a recently created North America HR support team for the Marketing and Communications department in the US offices, which were going through a restructuring process. – Supported with HR KPIs creation by downloading Oracle databases, improving the quality of the data by consulting teams and creating dashboards in Power Bl, and advised managers on process improvements. – Collaborated with HR teams in the design of onboarding processes, employee newsletters and surveys. – Implemented DE&I strategies and mentored hiring managers to ensure fair and equitable hiring processes. – Collaborated with a "Women in tech" initiative, conducting group assessment centers implementing a Lego Play technique.

– Led end-to-end executive search processes for high-impact roles in fast-growing startups and technical sectors, with a focus on biotech and semiconductor industries. – Conducted psychology-informed candidate assessments to ensure cultural fit and long-term alignment with client organizations. – Delivered multicultural and international talent acquisition strategies, successfully placing candidates across North America, Europe, and Asia. – Facilitated 1:1 and group coaching sessions with candidates and hiring managers to enhance interview readiness, onboarding success, and retention.

– Supported the In-house Recruiting Processes: Job Descriptions Advertising/Posting, CV Selection, Sourcing, Screenings, On-site Interviews, Coordination of Massive Assessment Centers, Shortlisting and Presentation to the Hiring Manager, Moderating final decisions making, Offer creation and extension. – Reviewed applicants in the ATS (TALEO) and maintained up-to-date the positions assigned to me. – Participated in Onboarding and training activities, being a point of contact for the first months of each recruited candidate. – Sourced for various positions in Sales, Marketing, Communications, Administrative Support, Finance, and Technology fields. – Coordinated Massive Assessment Centers for Junior professionals, interviewed the finalists focusing on their soft skills and potential. Besides, I reviewed applicants and screened for Sales recruitment massive assessments. – Supported the DirecTV Communications team in some activities and created alongside a Recruiting Communications campaign for attracting internal talent. – Coordinated recruiting activities such as career expositions in University's Campus, Job/Recruitment Fairs. – Participated in Consultancy Bidding activities and in the "Great Place to Work 2017 survey" organization team.

– I support individuals and teams working in constantly changing environment develop and grow by communicating and collaborating effectively. – Thriving under pressure and uncertainty can be quite challenging. With a decade of experience in HR and Coaching, I've developed a deep understanding of human behaviour, change processes, and what it truly takes to move from insight to action. – My coaching approach is grounded in evidence-based behavioural science and cross-cultural competence. I bring both knowledge and personal insight, shaped by my own experience of international transitions and reinvention. – Let's connect if you're ready to: – Gain clarity and insights into what might be causing challenging dynamics in your teams. – Improve communication and collaboration, especially within multicultural groups. – Unlock the power of diversity within your teams. – Build resilient teams and leadership through group coaching techniques. – Book a discovery session: https://calendly.com/dkrause-psy/45min