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Marina in a few words
SHRM certified HR lead specializing in DE&I, Talent Management and Talent Acquisition. Recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2021 for helping discover and nurture the most diverse talent in the Gaming industry. I bring years of international TA and people management experience across startups, scaleups and corporate, defining strategies to build a winning culture.
Experience
- KlarnaHR & Talent Management LeadHUMAN RESOURCESJune 2022 - Today (2 years and 6 months)Berlin, Germany• People Manager of 4 HR Business Partners• Lead the transition and implementation of the new Performance Management tool for 6000+ people (from Workday to Lattice)• Redesigning from scratch Klarna's Performance Management processes, reporting to the Global Head of Performance Management• Project lead for designing, developing and implementing Klarna's first ever Goal Setting framework for 6000+ employees• Leading all Diversity and Inclusion strategy for the entire Talent Management department (including Onboarding, Performance Management, Succession Planning, L&D and People Analytics)
- KlarnaGlobal D&I Lead, Talent AcquisitionTECHSeptember 2021 - June 2022 (9 months)Berlin, Germany• Competency lead of 10 people (including 2 managers) spread across 3 different teams, reporting to Global HR Director• Designing, owning and leading the strategic plan for addressing recruitment, preboarding, employer branding & external partnerships with the goal to increase the number of diverse candidates and improve inclusive candidate experience• Single-handedly designed, developed and implemented Unbiased Performance Evaluation Framework to minimise biases in the promotion process company-wide used by over 1400 managers resulting in higher ratio of women and other marginalised groups promoted• Designed, developed and launched a company-wide referral program increasing our quality of referrals by more than 13% - from 47% pass rate to 61%; and increased the number of overall referrals by 97%• Collaborated with Employer Branding in the global careers page redesign, owning the design for unbiased language and representation, inclusive candidate experience, as well as website accessibility for candidates with disabilities• Designed, developed and implement from scratch two hybrid trainings focusing on inclusive hiring for recruiters and hiring managers
- Kolibri GamesHead Of RecruitmentENTERTAINMENT & LEISUREApril 2019 - September 2021 (2 years and 5 months)Berlin Area, GermanyKolibri Games (part of Ubisoft Group) is a mobile games company with offices in Berlin and Bucharest. Our two games, ‘Idle Miner Tycoon’ and ‘Idle Factory Tycoon’ have already reached over 100 million global downloads. Our grand vision is becoming the most player-centric games developer in the world while building a world-class tech company on the way.Responsibilities:✔Reporting directly to CEO✔ Leading all Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging initiatives internally✔ Lead and onboarded two recruiting agencies✔ Singlehandedly hired a CMO and Product Director in <60 days✔Defining yearly recruitment OKRs and hiring roadmaps✔Implementing guides and interviewing trainings for hiring managers✔Defining strategies to strengthen our Employer Branding and improve candidate satisfaction✔Organizing workshops and 1-on-1s with the hiring managers and newly joined leads to standardize the hiring processes and improve interviewing quality and accuracy✔Leading sponsorship organization for recruitment events, negotiating contract terms and visiting the most prominent industry events
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Education
- LGBT+ Leadership ProgrammeESCP Business School2021
- Master’s DegreeUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences2017
- Bachelor’s DegreeUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences2015