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Maja Bednarek

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People & Culture Specialist based in Barcelona, turning distributed talent into engaged, high-performing communities through empathy & data.

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What I'm looking for

Seeking a role driving human-centred work, connection, and wellbeing. With 10+ years managing global talent networks, I know high-performing teams rely on trust, structured onboarding, and continuous feedback.

I thrive in companies that value autonomy to design human-centred processes, empathetic communications & feedback loops and inclusive team culture.

I am a People, Culture & Engagement Specialist dedicated to building human-centered, high-trust work environments where international teams thrive. Over the past 10+ years I have specialized in turning fragmented, distributed networks into connected, high-performing communities.

Key Achievements & Highlights:

  • Onboarding & L&D Frameworks: Redesigned Vista’s global onboarding curriculum and peer-mentorship architecture, reducing new-hire time-to-productivity by 50% (from 3 months to 1.5 months).

  • Employee Experience & Engagement: Designed and executed global engagement surveys achieving 98% positive sentiment, hosted virtual webinars and in-person summits in Barcelona, and launched employee recognition initiatives that drove network retention.

  • Internal Communications & Culture Facilitation: Published recurring company updates and newsletters, built structured knowledge bases (Notion, Confluence), and facilitated agile ceremonies to strengthen team health and psychological safety.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered across HR, IT, Finance, and international product leads to streamline operational workflows and align workforce strategy with corporate goals.

Driven by Gallup strengths including Empathy, Individualization, and Developer, I combine data-backed systems with genuine empathy to foster workplace inclusion, wellbeing, and continuous growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Vista logoVI

Senior Culture and Talent Manager

Apr 2024 - May 2026 (2 years 1 month)

I've taken over a new role within our internal Localization team of Team Culture Manager.

- Owned onboarding programme design, curriculum, and success metrics for incoming team members.
- Led the internal group development strategy, facilitating agile ceremonies, feedback sessions, and retrospectives to build a healthy, connected remote-first team culture.
- Designed and ran a structured leadersh

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Localization Quality and Vendor Manager

Jan 2022 - Apr 2024 (2 years 3 months)

- Designed and owned engagement and communication infrastructure (onboarding steps, update loops, newsletters) to keep a decentralized international network aligned with corporate strategy.
- Built and ran a structured feedback and measurement system for a distributed partner community.
- Partnered cross-functionally with copywriters, marketing, and international stakeholders to resolve workflow f

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Localization Talent Manager

Sep 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)

My work focuses on Vendor Management and Relationship as well as Account Management for internal stakeholders.

-Acted as single point of contact and trust-builder for a critical remote partner group following a period of organizational friction.
- Standardized guidelines and processes across multiple European markets.

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-Rebuilt trust and stabilized operations by establishing clea

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Copywriting & Digital Marketing Vendor Manager

Aug 2018 - Sep 2020 (2 years 1 month)

- Designed a structured screening and interview framework to identify and place specialized creative talent for high-requirement projects.
- Built and owned a centralized expert database for fast, reliable access to trusted talent.
- Managed end-to-end onboarding and compliance for distributed teams against international ISO standards.

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- Delivered a reusable screening framework t

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Client-facing Project Manager

Jan 2018 - Apr 2018 (3 months)

Reporting to Account Manager / Matrixed collaboration with global production teams across London, New York, and Hong Kong.

-Managed end-to-end client onboarding, account configuration, and baseline workflows for newly integrated international cohorts.
- Coordinated cross-border team alignment and resource allocation across three regional offices to ensure seamless project delivery.
- Direct o

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Associate Project Manager

Aug 2017 - Dec 2017 (4 months)

Reporting to Account Manager / Focused on cross-border stakeholder operations and peer enablement tracks.

-Monitored global task allocation across international networks, utilizing workflow platform tools to optimize resource capacity.
-Ensured project delivery timelines and rigorous quality assurance (QA) procedures were consistently maintained by distributed teams.
-Partnered directly with

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Project Coordinator

Aug 2016 - Jul 2017 (11 months)

Focused on decentralized network matching, platform setup, and operational support.

- Orchestrated daily scheduling, partner verification, and resource matching for multicultural client accounts.
- Built and managed account setups, tracking dashboards, and execution guidelines for incoming clients.
- Supported quality control processes by reviewing team deliverables and verifying alignment wi

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

AC

Agile Lab Consulting

Agile Certificate in Translation & Localization

Mar 2026

GO

Google

Skills of Tomorrow AI 3.0

May 2026

TR

TranslaStars

People Management in Localization

May 2025

VI

Vista

Foundations of Inclusive Teams - Certificate

Jan 2025

NW

National Council for Mental Wellbeing

Mental Health First Aid

Feb 2024

TE

TRIBI | Platforma edukacyjna

Talent management in organizations

Dec 2023

GO

Google

Skills of Tommorow - Digital Marketing

May 2023

GG

Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)

GALA Academy 2023 - Redesigning a Translation Quality Framework for 2023 and Beyond

Feb 2023

GG

Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)

GALA Academy Q3 - VMs Do It Differently

Sep 2022

TI

The Localization Institute

Localization Quality Management Certificate

Oct 2021

FE

FUNDAE Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo

Conflict Resolution

Aug 2020

UD

University of Łódź

Master's degree, French Studies

2014 - 2018

French Philology
Specialisation in Translation
Master thesis on "La traduction audiovisuelle de textes humoristiques — analyse basée sur le doublage de la sitcom américaine « The Big Bang Theory »" [ Audiovisual translation of humorous texts - analysis based on dubbing in the American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory"]

UC

University of Cyprus

Erasmus , French studies

2016 - 2016

1 semester of Erasmus+ exchange at the University of Cyprus.
- Italian
- French in Europe ( course on the history of EU)
- Language, history and grammar
- Translation in practice
- History of France

UD

Uniwersytet Łódzki

Bachelor's degree, French Studies with English

2011 - 2014

French Philology with English
- Thesis on "L’image des Turcs dans les tabloïdes français et polonais – l’analyse lexicale, pragmatique et culturelle." [ Image of Turks in French and polish tabloids - lexical, pragmatic and cultural analysis]
- Specialisation in teaching French and English as foreign languages

CA

Cambridge Assessment

C1 Advanced (CAE)

Jun 2014

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