Andreea Popa

I help organizations turn HR into a measurable driver of business performance — not a support function, but a lever for growth, cost control, and resilience. Over 20+ years, I've built and scaled HR functions from zero across manufacturing and automotive environments spanning EMEA, APAC, and Mexico — including standing up HR infrastructure from scratch for four simultaneous market entries (Dubai, Egypt, Australia, China) and scaling a greenfield site from 0 to 2,000+ employees.

What I bring to the table:

*Turnaround & Performance Results — Cut voluntary turnover from 60% to 18% and absenteeism from 17% to 4.1%, delivering the best financial year in a company's 80-year history

*Cost & Labour Efficiency — Delivered €5-7M in structural labour cost savings in a single year through headcount governance, workforce analytics, and data-driven decision-making.

* M&A & Post-Merger Integration — Led full HR integration for multiple acquisitions plus statutory TUPE/ARD transfers for 7,000+ employees, with zero business disruption.\

*AI-Driven HR Transformation — Early adopter of AI and automation tools (Leena AI, Paradox, Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI/Anthropic) to modernize recruitment, engagement, and HR operations, delivering measurable efficiency gains.

*Total Reward Compliance & Governance — Hay Job Evaluation, EU Pay Transparency Directive implementation, and audit-ready governance across multiple jurisdictions, supporting IPO-readiness and PE-backed exits.

I partner directly with C-suite and business leaders to translate people strategy into commercial outcomes — because in fast-growing, complex, multi-site businesses.

Open to fractional or remote roles