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Julia Buckel
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Malta
Summary
Strategic HR Leader with 10+ years of experience in aligning people strategies with business objectives across diverse sectors including customer services, technology, consulting, and engineering. Proven track-record for building HR functions from the ground up, leading high-impact projects aiming at enhancing a healthy company culture, driving engagement and retention. Expert in talent acquisition, DEI, organisational design, and leadership development, with a strong background of advising Top-Management on people-related strategies that fuel sustainable business success.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES/LEADING HR CONSULTANT
LibroLogic / Vittoria Services
05.2018 - Current
- Established the company's Malta presence from the ground up as the first on-site employee, collaborating with two expatriates and a project team to build a solid workforce of over 150+ individuals, including on-site/hybrid employees, remote contractors, and third-party contributors across 10 time zones
- Recruited, developed, and empowered a high-performing HR team with over 5+ years of collaborative experience, capable of independently managing 90% of operational challenges. This cohesive team structure ensures continuity and allows for full confidence in their ability to operate autonomously, maintaining performance seamlessly in managerial absence
- Leading a KAIZEN Talent Movement and Acquisition approach tailored to business + growth objectives, attracting external and progressing internal top talent maintaining time to hire at a 30 day average
- Developing and rolling out Engagement initiatives that strengthen employee loyalty and cultivated a resilient, adaptive culture
- Implemented continuous feedback mechanisms that distinguished Malta's office as the preferred 'go-to' site for guidance and best practices among global colleagues and stakeholders
- Creating, designing and reviewing the Compensation and Benefits portfolio in line with with market trends and supporting organisational objectives to drive competitiveness
- Collaborating with Top Management providing strategic guidance on Restructuring, Performance, and Succession to support business goals
- Coaching & Mentoring Leaders in line with their Development Plan + Business Objectives in order to increase Leadership Effectiveness
- Promoting Well-being and related initiatives addressing both physical and mental health in the workplace
- Managing quarterly rolling budgets for the human resources department, ensuring allocation of resources towards purposeful initiatives driving individual appreciation and collective recognition to promote overall business productivity
- Spearheaded the company's first Leadership Development Program, setting a global standard for a future leadership framework
- Managed conflict resolution by mediating disputes between multiple parties, fostering a positive work environment with accountability
PEOPLE BUSINESS PARTNER
CUBITS
08.2017 - 02.2018
- Establishing a People Function from scratch in a standalone role directly reporting to the CEO
- Regular Travel to the German office to create & maintain both B2B and B2C relationships across sites
- Built strategic partnerships with cross-functional team leaders to align on targeted outcomes in order to enhance employee/client experience
- Guiding Leaders in both Malta and Germany on HR and employment law related queries, such as probation, on-call duties and working time regulations, visa, work permits, relocation, accommodation, health insurance, social security etc.
- Introducing the first company-wide HRIS, being solely responsible for sourcing, vendor management and implementation of a software technology that sustains both current and future objectives
- Chairing & facilitating workshops aimed at fostering a healthy company culture driving productivity related factors, such as Motivation, Innovation and Engagement
- Championed a culture of innovation by encouraging experimentation with new technologies and agile approaches to complex problem-solving
CONSULTANT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
THE APP EXPERTS
10.2015 - 06.2017
- Coaching & Mentoring Graduates on preparing, negotiating and landing client projects successfully in under three months
- Designing and Delivering the Graduate Training Programme to a group of over 20+ Graduate IT Consultants of different nationalities who are in majority at respective Client sites across the UK + Europe
- Evaluating client needs & expectations, establishing clear goals for each consulting assignment
- Partnering with the UK Director to provide specific career planning and targeted coaching to develop Consultants when coming on bench to mitigate any risks of adverse client value/impact
- Advising the UK Director on business improvements, such as policy changes, performance management, and retention
- Revamping an annual top-down managerial appraisal into a constructive, transparent & KPI driven 2-sided performance conversation
- Carrying out resignation-, termination-, as well as grievance procedures corresponding to legal regulations and company policies
HR COORDINATOR
HITACHI CONSULTING
05.2014 - 05.2015
- Organising and leading in-person induction days with key stakeholders including their presentations
- Supporting colleagues with new hire orientations and monthly departmental meetings
- Completing background and reference checks to facilitate hiring and onboarding
- Becoming known as the HR Analytics wizard for Finance and various other key stakeholders in creating customised management reporting
- Maintaining accurate employee records in HRIS systems, enabling efficient data retrieval for reporting purposes
- Forming part of the Annual Compensation Review Panel with Company Directors, analysing over 300 member results as well as establishing essential action items for the whole HR Team
- Conducting leaver interviews to gather valuable insights into areas for improvement within the organisation
Skills
- Complexity simplified: Problem solving
- Strategic HR
- Organisational Design
- Employee Experience
- Leadership Coaching
- Global HR experience
- Talent Management
- Restructuring
- Change Management
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- HR Analytics
- Operational HR
Degrees, Certificates and Accreditations
- 2024, Applied Neuroscience
- 2021, Agile Design
- 2020, Accredited Leadership Coach
- 2017, P.G. Leadership
- 2013, M.Sc. Organisational Psychology
- 2012, B.Sc. Economics & Psychology
References
Available upon request
Interests
Timeline
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES/LEADING HR CONSULTANT
LibroLogic / Vittoria Services
05.2018 - Current
PEOPLE BUSINESS PARTNER
CUBITS
08.2017 - 02.2018
CONSULTANT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
THE APP EXPERTS
10.2015 - 06.2017
HR COORDINATOR
HITACHI CONSULTING
05.2014 - 05.2015
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