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jelena gradic

@jelenagradic

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I lead international people strategy, transformation, and workforce outcomes across complex global organizations.

Netherlands

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to partner with senior leaders in an international organization where I can turn growth, transformation, and operating priorities into practical people strategy, sustainable performance, and effective cross-border change.

I've led People & Culture strategy across 15 countries at Bose Professional, guiding restructuring for approximately 500 employees while protecting business continuity. My work improved engagement by seven points, reduced voluntary attrition by 6%, and shortened employee-relations case resolution by 30%.

Across AJC International, Orion Group Life Sciences, Danfoss, and international institutional projects, I've translated growth and transformation priorities into workforce planning, succession, organizational design, employee relations, and wellbeing initiatives across 22 countries. I bring a practical, data-informed approach to partnering with senior leaders on sustainable performance, governance, and complex cross-border change.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Interim Executive Advisor

Current

Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Executive advisor supporting organizational transformation, governance, leadership effectiveness and complex workforce matters in a national public-sector organization of approximately 8,000 employees.

Organizational Development Transformation Governance Leadership Capability Workforce Strategy Workforce Planning Employee Relations Wellbeing

Director, People & Culture EMEA & APAC

Bose Professional

Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 (1 year)

Regional People & Culture leader with direct responsibility across 15 countries in a global matrix organization, partnering with executive and regional leaders on growth, transformation and organizational effectiveness.

People Strategy Organizational Design Workforce Planning Talent Management Leadership Development Performance Management Employee Relations Change Management Engagement Wellbeing Employee Experience Governance People Analytics Workday HR Transformation Post Merger Integration

HR Manager / People & Culture Business Partner

AJC International

Jan 2021 - Jan 2024 (3 years)

Senior HR leader supporting commercial, operational and corporate teams across 10 countries, translating global people priorities into practical regional action supporting growth, performance, employee wellbeing and organizational effectiveness.

Organizational Design Workforce Planning Leadership Capability Cultures Business Transformation Talent Review Performance Management Career Development Leadership Development Succession Planning Employee Relations Governance People Analytics Workforce Insights Recruitment HR Transformation Post Merger Integration Workday

Regional HR & Workforce Solutions Partner

Orion Group Life Sciences

Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 (2 years)

Advised leadership and client stakeholders across European projects on workforce strategy, employment models, compliance, talent deployment, organizational capability and people-related delivery risk, with significant exposure to life sciences and health-related environments.

Workforce Strategy Employment Compliance Talent Deployment Organizational Capabilities Recruitment Onboarding Workforce Planning Life Sciences Sustainable Performance Wellbeing

Senior Talent & HR Business Partner

Danfoss

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Led talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership development and performance-management priorities across Benelux operations in a global matrix environment.

Talent Acquisition Succession Planning Leadership Development Performance Management Organizational Development Change Management HR Transformation Post Merger Integration Workday

HR Manager

Skillsz BV Employment Agency

Jan 2017 - Jan 2018 (1 year)

Managed HR functions at an employment agency.

Head of Human Resources

Maas Consulting

Jan 2012 - Jan 2017 (5 years)

Built and professionalized HR strategy, policies, governance, performance, employee relations, career development, employee wellbeing and scalable people practices; reported directly to the CEO.

HR Strategy Policy Development Governance Performance Management Employee Relations Career Development Employee Well being People Practices

International HR & Governance Roles

European Union / EBRD / International Institutional Projects

Jan 2003 - Jan 2012 (9 years)

Developed deep cross-border experience in recruitment, workforce coordination, policy implementation, governance, compliance and multicultural stakeholder management across international institutional and project environments.

Recruitment Workforce Coordination Policy Implementation Governance Compliance Cross Cultural Stakeholder Management