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Senior Manager @ Coloplast | Embedding DEI into Talent Management

Heading up global Talent Management and DE&I at Coloplast

Coloplast

Senior Manager, Talent & Org. Development, People & Culture

Lead 14 global volunteers to connect ERGs w/ 1) business strategy, 2) DEI agenda, 3) talent
management best practices; develop, promote & bring structure to existing program via coaching, governance, KPIs, and evaluations

Co-lead Talent Review & Succession Mapping, including concept development, guidebooks, and upskilling of Exec HRBPs, strategically connecting DEI, succession, and talent agenda

Contribute to global DEI agenda with tailor-made workshops, presentations, communication, and beyond

GRUNDFOS

Global DEI Program Driver, People & Organizational Growth CoE

Responsible for continually improving and embedding DEI in our processes, policies, and everyday practices in the end-to-end employee experience, including: 

- Reporting: Annual Reporting, Sustainability Reporting & target-setting for DEI; submitted & 1st-time recognition in Bloomberg's GEI 

- Policy-making: created 1st ever, Board-approved Global DEI and Global Anti-Harassment & Anti-Bullying Policies

- Talent Management: created & implemented Women's Mentorship program globally for continual learning & development (short-listed for Danish Diversity Awards D&I Initiative of the Year)

- Stakeholder relations: co-chaired DEI Council with top leaders

- Cultural Transformation: part of selected group to strategize, collect & analyze internal data, and propose solutions for EVP, EB, and cultural transformation projects

- Onboarding, Learning & Development: conceptualized, created, and delivered toolkits, webinars, and monthly onboarding sessions

- Communication: produced corporate communication including articles & announcements and running DEI SoMe channel

- Leadership: managed global group of volunteers to organize Pride celebrations & activities

- Crisis Management: Responsible for setting up & taking calls on emergency hotline for Ukrainian colleagues

SimCorp

Global Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity, Inclusion, Well-being, including: strategy, internal & external communications, global project management

Vestas

Lead Specialist, Diversity, Inclusion, and Well-being; Global Talent Management

Cultural Transformation, D&I, Commercial Enablement & Communication

Lead Specialist, Global Talent and Leadership Development

Responsible for developing & implementing Global Commercial Enablement program, including: 

- developing tailor-made trainings for Sales & Services Sales colleagues globally 

- sustaining learnings via coaching sessions and knowledge-sharing up to SVP level
- cross-functional collaboration to develop value propositions with e.g. Sales, Service Sales, Marketing & Market Intel
- working & negotiating with external vendors 
*Challenger Sales certified

Specialist - Global Commercial Development & Transformation

Facilitated learning & development process for 1000+ BA & MA students from 30+ countries, including:

- creating, implementing, and evaluating learning journeys
- facilitating feedback 
- advising on strategic project design within: diversity, inclusion, change management, communication (corporate, internal, marketing), research & project design 

Courses included:
- Diversity & Inclusion 
- Change Management
- International Business communication 
- Communicating across Cultures

Lecturer & Adviser

Conducted qualitative research to generate deep insights about EDI in everyday life, work, education & organizational settings, resulting in dissertation: https://research.cbs.dk/en/publications/the-constantly-contingent-sense-of-belonging-of-the-15-generation

In conjunction with Danish Institute for Human Rights. 

Expert in the connection between emotions + experiences + behaviors that lead to or prevent "sense of belonging" 

Expert in qualitative & ethnographic methods e.g. interviews, observations, surveys to benchmark, generate deep insights, and create strategic user-driven initiatives to drive change

Presented at international DEI, immigration, and human rights conferences & workshops

Taught 500+ Bachelors & Master's students in: Diversity Management, CSR, Presentation skills, European Business, Organizational & Corporate Communication, Business Language & Culture  

PhD level courses at:  
- Harvard University: Sociology, Human Rights & Intercultural Business Communication

Guest researcher: 
- UCLA (Sociology & Anthropology)
- European University Institute (Political & Social Sciences)
- Boston University (Sociology)

PhD Fellow

Conducted country-wide research on human rights issues in conjunction with business endeavors in Africa. Topics included: education, environment, food security, corruption, discrimination, housing, migration, security, freedoms of speech, etc.  

Research synthesized & translated into the world's first free database containing human rights issues around the world. The "Business Portal" will be specifically geared towards business development around the world.

Danish Institute for Human Rights

Consultant

Identified opportunities for development projects within education, vocational training, good governance, empowerment, sustainability; wrote expressions of interest & project tenders for major donors (e.g. Danida, EU, Worldbank); managed project pipeline with precision to ensure adherence to deadlines & cross-departmental collaboration; communicated with potential consultants & consortium members; organized & led study tours for high-level international participants within energy efficiency & sustainability; translated & proofread brochures & tenders for colleagues within & across departments, other tasks as assigned. Participated in organizational review of NGO merger in Kenya & presented findings to Embassy officials; assisted with facilitation of HIV / AIDS training course for African & East Asian delegates

Grontmij | Carl Bro

Project Assistant

International qualitative & quantitative market research on customer journey (choices, practices, services) within sustainable tourism

Created innovative "design games" as creative methodology to gain deep insights about consumers practices and choice-making; employed ethnographic methods (interviews, observations, job shadowing, document analysis) to understand what drives customer's behavior & choices in relation to sustainability while home vs. on holiday.  

Presented findings & made evidence-based suggestions for policy & service development to hotel managers, tourism boards, researchers to innovate tourist services & customer experience

Co-taught the "Introduction to Applied Cultural Analysis" course, which is a Masters-level introductory course in cultural analysis, research methodology and dissemination strategies

Cultural Analyst & Instructor

Supported American study abroad students on their end-to-end cultural and academic journey while in Copenhagen. 

Worked in several depts (Housing, Library, Registrar, Student Services) to provide academic advising, facilitate cultural integration, support international academic staff, etc.

DIS - Study Abroad

Librarian, Registrar & Housing Assistant

Taught English Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening courses; taught Intercultural Communication to university undergraduates and undergraduates from China, Thailand and S. Korea; served as judge at speech competitions; mentored students

Tsinghua University

Instructor

Served as Marketing & Institutional relations assistant; coordinated two bi-annual conferences, International Educator's Workshops, to promote international education / study abroad to university professors and administrators; communicated with professors & administrators in Denmark, the US and China; coordinated on-site visits; interviewed customers to learn about their experience and provide better service; served as study tour leader across Europe.

Institutional Relations & Marketing Assistant

Responsible for managing recruitment territory across the Northeast & MidAtlantic for Central's study abroad programs in 9 countries; coordinated on-campus recruiting & marketing events; traveled across the US promoting study abroad; facilitated pre-departure workshops for students & families; developed curriculum for a pre-departure course for study abroad.

Central College

Coordinator of Event Planning

Worked with diverse stakeholders (students, administrators, professors) to provide excellent student services via cultural, social, and educational activities across 4 regional centers throughout the city of Philadelphia.

Elizabeth Benedict Christensen, PhD