Description

I am a strategic and pragmatic global HR leader with 20 years of experience in multinationals, scale-ups, and private equity-backed businesses, primarily within the TECH industry. I help organisations deliver results through the right People decisions, especially during times of change and transformation. Known for bringing order to chaos, I thrive in fast-paced environments and I am passionate about unlocking people talents and building inclusive, high-performance cultures.

Industry field of expertise

Languages

Italian
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Dutch
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

ADEVINTA
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
TECH
July 2024 - Today (1 year and 11 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Responsible for leading the People team (250 employees) across 5 EU countries, I have played a pivotal role in driving the company's transformation following its acquisition by Blackstone and Permira.
Key achievements:
• Partnering with the Executive chair of the Board of Directors, I played a key role following the €14 BN acquisition of Adevinta by Blackstone/Permira, leading the company transformation into a new Target Operating Model.
• Led the People stream of the business transformation program, implementing organizational restructuring affecting 1,000 roles.
• Delivered €120M EUR in run-rate savings through resource optimization, team restructuring and downsizing.
• Executed a full People function reorganization localizing operations and all People services while reducing costs, and maintaining high service levels and agreed SLAs.
• Led the employee relations strategy across five EU countries to support the company's new strategy and organizational design, acting as primary counterpart for the European Works Council.
• Directed the return-to-office initiative to reinforce organizational culture, significantly increasing office presence.
• Decommissioned Workday across five EU countries and implemented HiBob, aligning and redesigning people processes while leading the program team.
Organizational Design Restructuring Employee Relations Stakeholder Engagement Change and Transformation Management
Adevinta
HR DIRECTOR PRODUCT & TECH
TECH
November 2021 - Today (4 years and 7 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Led the People Agenda for the company's largest function (2.5K employees), guiding organizational transformation following the acquisition of eBay Classified Group by Adevinta. Partnered with the Chief Product & Technology Officer to build a unified global Product & Technology organization, enabling the company's new strategic direction and expansion into its European footprint.
Key achievements:
• Led six global transformation streams enabling the launch of Adevinta's new e-commerce platform, impacting over 2,000 employees through organisational redesign, leadership transitions, and works council engagement.
• Reduced product and tech turnover from 30% to under 10% through targeted talent acquisition, reward, and retention strategies.
• Standardised global reward components across five geographies.
• Boosted management effectiveness, achieving over 90% engagement in people leadership practices through coaching and capability building.
• Enabled the implementation of the new HR Target Operating Model by organizing HR Transformation Days for the entire HR function, and designing a training program to strengthen the capabilities of People Business Partners.
Target Operating Model Employee Engagement Talent acquisition Compensation & Benefits Change and Transformation Management
ADYEN
Global HR LEAD OPS & Commercial
TECH
January 2020 - January 2021 (1 year)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Led a team of 4 PBPs across EMEA, the US, and APAC, supporting 55% FTE growth in 2 years while sustaining company culture.
• Redesigned talent and retention strategies, launched expert career paths, and enabled cross-functional mobility.
• Built leadership and culture programmes, including a senior leadership academy, the company wellbeing strategy, and several DEI initiatives.
Scale-up Leadership Development Training Wellbeing HR Strategy