Workday - ADP - Oracle - SAP
Michel Rizzo
INTERNATIONAL HR LEADER
BURTIGNY,VD
Summary
Accomplished Human Resources Executive, proactive in meeting company issues head-on with creative and innovative approach. Knowledgeable about changing industry and employment market demands. Expertise includes Rewards, Talent Acquisition and Talent Management, HR Operations, Organizational Design and HR Business Partnering.
Dedicated leader recognized by peers to recruit and develop high-performance HR consulting teams. Adept at developing and building strategic alliances with organizational leaders to support key business initiatives.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
4
4
Certificates
Work History
SENIOR HR DIRECTOR - HRBP
Edwards Lifesciences
Geneva, Vaud
02.2022 - Current
- Coverage of a parental leave for the THV division and the Corporate Public Affairs group.
- Focus on supporting expansion plans, driving Talent Acquisition Programs with COE.
- Advised for organizational design elements, modification of organizational structures, span of control, geographical authority re-design.
- Managed corporate HR processes such as High Potential Nomination process, Succession Planning process.
- Built Business Plans to build new program to enhance the Talent & Organization efficiency.
VP HR GLOBAL SERVICE DELIVERY
Haemonetics
Signy - Nyon, Vaud
08.2018 - 10.2020
- Lead the transformation of HR's Operating Model across the company.
- Lead global HCM System Management, Workforce Administration or Core HR, Talent Acquisition, Global Pay, Tier 1-2-3 Service Delivery, RPO-BPO set-up
- Lead team of global HR professionals from USA, Europe, and Asia (15)
VP HRBP INTERNATIONAL
Haemonetics
Signy-Nyon, Vaud
11.2017 - 07.2018
- Provided strategic consulting services to business leaders on key HR Topics. Support leadership development, diversity and inclusion, goal alignment processes, performance management and succession planning efforts.
- Key member of Business/ Functional Units leadership teams. Played key role on change programs / restructuring. Actively conducted actions to improve productivity and enhance organizational capability.
- Provided counsel and assistance to leadership on all organizational design initiatives.
- Focused on HR practice alignment across all countries Outside US.
- Lead team of HR Professionals across Europe, Asia, Japan (12)
SNR HR DIRECTOR EMEA
Haemonetics
Signy-Nyon, Vaud
07.2013 - 10.2017
- Responsible and accountable to plan, drive and monitor all HR activities including (but not exclusive) recruitment, leadership and development, performance management, talent management and succession planing, compensation and benefits, legal compliance, employment relations / social relations.
- Accountable to design, build and implement HR strategies, action plans and policies to support and achieve corporate business objectives.
- Lead on major restructuring / business alignment projects and other organizational transformation plans
- Accountable to build a team that delivers HR Business Partnering services aligned with Business priorities.
- Focus on understanding business product portfolio, market trend and positioning, strategic plan, etc. Geographies: Europe, Russia (and ex-CEI countries), Middle East, Africa and Latam
HR HEAD - SOUTH EAST ASIA PACIFIC
SGS
Singapore, Singapore
08.2008 - 06.2013
- Lead the HR function for the South East Asia Pacific (SEAP) region. 10 countries from India to New Zealand. Total regional headcount up to 10'000.
- Strategize, plan and implement an overall HR Service Delivery Roadmap that aimed at aligning country practices with group directions.
- Design, build and drive the implementation of a Talent Management strategy to address Senior Leadership development, as well as middle-management development.
- Collaborated with 2 successive COOs in building a change agenda to address the cohesiveness and the cross-country collaboration in the region.
- Drive of Corporate HR Processes, reinforcement of consistent HR Practices (Annual Merit and Bonus process, Global On-boarding Program implementation, annual Code of Ethics training and annual consolidation of HR Data for Corporate Sustainability reporting)
- Partner with the COO and the SEAP Executive Team in assessing M&A targets, working through due-diligence and supporting the HR integration process to ensure the targeted activity integrates well and performs as per strategic plan.
- Participate in Corporate HR Program creation, HR Governance Committee. Close collaboration with Group Head of HR for strategic HR directions.
- Direct management of 4 regional HR specialists, indirect management of 12 HR Managers/Directors. 90 HR Headcounts in the region.
HR HEAD - AFRICA
SGS
Geneva, Switzerland
04.2006 - 08.2008
- Leadership of the HR function for the Africa region which covered over 25 countries Total regional Headcount of 4500, up to 6500
- Strategize, plan and implement and overall HR Service Delivery Roadmap that aimed at aligning country practices with group directions.
- Design, build and implementation of a Leadership Development Program which then became the SGS official Leadership Development Program.
- Partnered with the COO in building a change agenda to address the cohesiveness and cross-country collaboration in the region.
- Drive of Corporate HR Processes, reinforcement of consistent HR Practices (Annual Merit and Bonus process and Code of Ethics training).
- Direct management of 1 regional HR specialists, indirect management of 23 HR Managers/Directors. 55 HR Headcounts in the region.
HR MANAGER / SAP PROJECT MANAGER
JT International SA, GENEVA
Geneva, Switzerland
04.2002 - 04.2006
- 2004 - 2006: Global mySAP HR Project Manager (G.R.M. Steward) for Personnel Administration, Time Management, Compensation Management implementation worldwide. Lead the blueprinting and the implementation processes for more than 42 countries (WE, EE, M-E, Africa, North America, Asia). Management of 2-4 consultants
- 2002 - 2004: HR Manager. Generalist HR Manager job, supporting a set population of the Global HQ in Geneva
HR MANAGER
NAMICS AG
Geneva, Switzerland
01.2001 - 04.2002
- Branch restructuring, collective dismissal and branch closing. Co-drive of turn-around program
- Co Development of a Performance Management system based on Lominger TM (Korn-Ferry now).
CONSULTANT / BRANCH COORDINATOR
ADECCO
Lausanne, Switzerland
01.1999 - 12.2000
- Banking / Financial Services Branch Coordinator
- Set up of dedicated branch in Lausanne. Business Development, Sales Management
- Commercial Division Business Consultant
LOGISTICS / DIRECT MARKETING
STELLANTIS
GENEVA, STOCKHOLM, Switzerland, Sweden
10.1996 - 12.1998
- Post-graduation job in Geneva, I started in the Logistics department, then got proposed a 1 year assignment in Sweden to work on the split of Citroen/Peugeot, primarily on Supply Chain.
Education
No Degree - HR & MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
04.2002 - 09.2016
CERTIFICATE oF STUDIES - HUMAN RESOURCES
ECORNELL - ILR SCHOOL
ONLINE 05.2009 - 05.2010
FREE COURSES - HR, MARKETING, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN
HEC
LAUSANNE 09.1995 - 09.1996
Master of Arts - POLITICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY oF LAUSANNE
Lausanne, VD 09.1991 - 06.1995
Skills
Talent Acquisition Strategy
Software
Trello
Planner
Xmind
Service Now
Sharepoint
Certification
Hogan Assessment Certification
Timeline
Hogan Advanced Feedback
08-2022
Hogan Business Reasoning Inventory
08-2022
Hogan Leader Focus 360
08-2022
SENIOR HR DIRECTOR - HRBP
Edwards Lifesciences
02.2022 - Current
Hogan Assessment Certification
02-2022
VP HR GLOBAL SERVICE DELIVERY
Haemonetics
08.2018 - 10.2020
VP HRBP INTERNATIONAL
Haemonetics
11.2017 - 07.2018
SNR HR DIRECTOR EMEA
Haemonetics
07.2013 - 10.2017
CERTIFICATE oF STUDIES - HUMAN RESOURCES
ECORNELL - ILR SCHOOL
05.2009 - 05.2010
HR HEAD - SOUTH EAST ASIA PACIFIC
SGS
08.2008 - 06.2013
HR HEAD - AFRICA
SGS
04.2006 - 08.2008
No Degree - HR & MANAGEMENT
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
04.2002 - 09.2016
HR MANAGER / SAP PROJECT MANAGER
JT International SA, GENEVA
04.2002 - 04.2006
HR MANAGER
NAMICS AG
01.2001 - 04.2002
CONSULTANT / BRANCH COORDINATOR
ADECCO
01.1999 - 12.2000
LOGISTICS / DIRECT MARKETING
STELLANTIS
10.1996 - 12.1998
FREE COURSES - HR, MARKETING, PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN
HEC
09.1995 - 09.1996
Master of Arts - POLITICAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY oF LAUSANNE
09.1991 - 06.1995
Photography, Black & White Photography
This passion came to life progressively in the last 10 years. From a standard use of a camera for family events, travels, my passion evolved and pushed me towards the appreciation of black & white for Landscape, Street and Portrait photography. My preference goes to fixed focal and manual lenses !