Mike Schmidt

• ad interim HR
• HR Project work

• Sabbatical

• Building up and lead a team of 5 HR Business Partners across EMEA
• Building up a new HR Organisation globally as well as EMEA wide
• Setting up regional benefits, social security schemes and workers councils for EMEA with 26 countries

Main Achievements:

• Designing and implementing a new global performance management process
• Defining & implementing requirements, and workflows for the new HRIS Workday for the new company together with global teams
• Successfully led a team of 5 HR professionals to implement strategic talent acquisition initiatives

• Preparing global deal between PwC and CD&R including due diligence activities, communication strategies and change management activities for affected team in Switzerland
• Setting up and negotiation of global benefits contracts for 41 countries (insurance, pension, ancillary benefits) for standalone solutions
• Preparing solutions to build up a global HR Organisation with HR professionals across the globe

Main Achievements

• Successfully integration of the Swiss global mobility team
• Successful start of the new Company Vialto Partners

• Additional role as Human Capital Leader Tax & Legal Service, PwC Europe

Main achievements:

• Define and implement People strategy for Tax & Legal Services across 6 European territories.

Leading a HC Business Partner Team of 8 people

Member of the Tax & Legal as well as the Advisory Executive Leadership Team

Main achievements:

• Defining & implementing people strategy for Advisory and Tax and Legal Service in Switzerland
• Successfully designed and implemented a development program with coaching elements for Managers and Senior Managers to become T-Shape consultants.
• Successfully implementation of two HR Systems Success factors 2016 and Workday in 2020 including change management activities
• Designing & implementing a new bonus system
• Successfully integration of companies into Advisory and Tax including due diligence & change management activities

• Leading a HR Business Partner Team of 8 HR professionals
• Responsible for 700 employees in the Tax division
• Advice and coach Tax & Legal Executive members in regards of people topics
• Member of the Tax & Legal Executive Leadership Team

Main achievements:

• Defining and implementing the HR Strategy and HR priorities within the division.
• Implementing successfully HRIS "SAP Successfactor"
• Successfully implemented succession planning in the team and division

• Senior HR Business Partner for different groups of tax advisers, global mobility specialists, payroll specialists, IT Specialists on a Swiss wide level with focus on strategic questions in regards of leadership coaching, retention, talent management, recruiting, remuneration & performance management, conflict management.

• HR & Office Manager, Nov.1999 - May 2002, Steigenberger Hotel, Gstaad, CH
• Bookkeeper, Nov. 1998 - Oct. 1999, Steigenberger Hotel, Gstaad, CH
• Night Auditor, Dec. 1997 - Oct. 1998, Steigenberger Hotel, Gstaad, CH
• Receptionist, Aug. 1996 - Nov. 1997, Hotel Schreiberhof, Aschheim, DE
• Demi Chef de rang, Sep.1995 - July 1996, Maritim Hotel, Munich, DE
• Commis de cuisine, Oct. 1994 - June 1995, Hotel Schweizerhof, St. Moritz, CH
• Commis de cuisine, Dec. 1993 - May 1994, Parkhotel Zurzach, Zurzach, CH