Marisa Pereira
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VP of People & Organization
Berlin, Germany
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VP of People & OrganizationStoryblokJul 2023 - Current (3 years 3 months)- Head of PeopleStoryblokMay 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 2 months)In this role I act as a strategic People and Culture partner to the senior leadership team and I lead a team that is building the needed people processes and practices that will help Storyblok scale and become the #1 global CMS.
The practices and processes that we are putting in place keep our culture and values at the center while providing an empowering employee experience that enriches the lives of our team members and the stories told by those we serve.
My main focus is to:
- Work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to design and implement Storyblok’s People strategy to optimize growth, productivity and employee engagement
- Develop talent attraction strategies that will help the company attract the - Global HR Business PartnerHERE TechnologiesJul 2021 - Apr 2022 (10 months)Supporting the Global Brand/Marketing/Communications organization with strategic workforce planning, organization development, capability development, change management & transformation.
- Director, Global Talent ManagementDB SchenkerJan 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 6 months)Lead a team of global talent management professionals. Our mission was to streamline, automate and scale the core talent management processes such as performance management, succession planning, high potential identification and career development.
- Global Talent Management & DevelopmentDB SchenkerJan 2018 - Dec 2018 (1 year)
- Director Organization & Talent Development, Global Support FunctionsLaureate International UniversitiesMay 2017 - Nov 2017 (7 months)In this role I was in charge of talent management processes, succession planning, leadership development, talent development and employee engagement for the global support functions (IT, HR, Procurement, Finance, Communications, Legal).
- Senior Manager, Organization & Talent Development, Global FinanceLaureate International UniversitiesJan 2016 - Apr 2017 (1 year 4 months)In this role I was in charge of the development and implementation of key organization and talent development and management strategies for the global finance function (approximately 2600 employees worldwide).
- Senior Manager, Organization & Leadership Development, Europe & AMEALaureate International UniversitiesFeb 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year)In this role I supported Europe's and AMEA's regional organizations that expand from Portugal to Australia with operations in 16 countries including 30 higher education institutions. This role was responsible for multiple strategic initiatives related to Organization Development, Talent Management and Development, Culture, Onboarding, and Leadership Development programs.
- Senior Manager, Global Organization & Talent Development SolutionsLaureate International UniversitiesJan 2013 - Jan 2015 (2 years 1 month)As member of a global OD team, I was responsible for managing a wide variety of global organization and talent development solutions that support the company’s strategy for creating and sustaining a high-performing organization (with over 70,000 employees). This included full as well as partial ownership of a wide range of global programs in the areas of Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Organization Effectiveness and Change Management.
- Sr. International Recruiting Manager - EMEA & Andean RegionLaureate International UniversitiesJun 2010 - Dec 2012 (2 years 7 months)With a presence in 28 countries and serving more than 1,000,000 students worldwide, Laureate Education is the leading provider of post-secondary education on an international scale. The Company is dedicated to helping its students reach their highest potential and supporting their achievement of personal and professional goals. Laureate brings to its universities and students a global perspective blended with a local point of view, creating a truly multicultural, career-oriented educational experience.
My role was to identify, source and recruit best-in-class talent to the organization.
I was responsible for cultivating and actively managing a broad pool of qualified and interested candidates and proactively build a robust - Division Manager (Multi-Lingual Recruitment)Grafton RecruitmentDec 2008 - Feb 2010 (1 year 3 months)Promoted to the Division Manager role of the international team (5 people) in charge of working with the international clients.
I was not only in charge of making sure that the team achieved its KPIs, but I was also an active recruiter for different business areas such as Financial Services, Procurement, Customer Service and Logistics and Supply Chain. I actively sought out the right candidates on a European wide level and successfully helped clients hire hundreds of candidates for newly established shared service centers. - Recruitment Consultant (Multi-Lingual Recruitment)Grafton RecruitmentDec 2007 - Feb 2010 (2 years 3 months)-Receive clients needs: multinational companies – Shared Service Centres in Prague (SSC)
-Prepare and publish the advertisements for the required positions
-Responsible for the entire interview process
-Follow up of each candidate’s application process
-Some business development, acquiring new clients and maintaining an excellent relationship with existing clients - English and French Teacher, HR administratorFormaNov 2004 - Jul 2006 (1 year 9 months)I delivered daily French and English classes to top executives of the company. Additionally, I taught to different groups of employees with different language levels (beginners, intermediate, advanced). I was responsible for preparing exams, evaluations sheets and diplomas for the other courses given at the company’s facilities for all workers. I was part of the coordination efforts regarding other courses given at the premises.
- Translator Spanish - PortugueseGrupo System FormaciónJan 2004 - Oct 2004 (10 months)I was in charge of the translation of Microsoft Office 2000 (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Voice-on for the multimedia CDs in Portuguese and Spanish.
- JournalistBRUZZ VlaamsBrusselse MediaJan 2003 - Sep 2003 (9 months)Started as a trainee and became an independent journalist. Worked for the weekly program "Brussels International", a program which was focused on reporting the international side of the city: reports made were about EU politics, cultural events and general political and social issues. Interviewed some major international political players, singers and actors.
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- Bachelor's degree, Languages and LiteratureUniversidade de CoimbraJan 1998 - Jan 2003 (5 years 1 month)
- Master's degree, International Economic and Political StudiesCharles University
- Postgraduation, Methodology of English Teaching: Spoken English and Phonetic CorrectionUniversidad de Sevilla
- Postgraduation, JournalismErasmushogeschool Brussel