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Mark Jurak

@markjurak

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HR consultant and talent acquisition leader bridging people operations and digital brand building to drive growth.

Hungary

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for roles where people, operations, and digital connect—driving HR frameworks, talent strategy, and communications with real ownership. I’m open to freelance, fractional, or full-time engagements.

I’m a multilingual, entrepreneurial people-and-operations professional with 8+ years across HR, organizational design, business operations, and communications. I’ve built and led hiring functions at international scale and now focus on roles where people, operational, and digital domains converge.

During the GE Aerospace separation, I embedded in the GE Separation Management Office to scope and execute 100+ hires for entities with no prior independent structure. Previously, I managed full-cycle talent acquisition across six GE Aerospace entities, delivering 195 white-collar placements across multiple countries.

I’ve also led major HR transformation work—delivering a large-scale enterprise HR audit covering ~350 roles and 2,000+ FTE at ISG, including executive interviews and a market-wide compensation benchmarking study drawing on 1,200+ data points. I’ve designed complete HR frameworks from scratch: culture, career architecture, compensation structures, onboarding, performance management, and employer branding.

More recently, I’ve moved into digital brand building as a solo operator, taking full ownership across brand strategy, identity, video production, and content frameworks. I blend structured people operations with modern content and digital tools to help teams and brands grow.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Digital Creator

Current

Mindforger · AI x Decoded

Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Built and launched independent digital brand concepts with full ownership across brand strategy, identity, and content frameworks. Produced video and graphic assets using Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, Midjourney, and ElevenLabs.

Brand Strategy Visual Identity Design Video Production Social Media Content Adobe Premiere Pro Capcut Midjourney ElevenLabs

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HR & Business Consultant

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Independent Practice

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 4 months)

Advised founders, executives, and teams on HR and organizational challenges from audit and diagnosis through framework design and implementation. Implemented topgrading to strengthen talent assessment and selection, delivering org structure, onboarding, people management, job architecture, competence/performance frameworks, and compensation architecture.

HR strategy Organizational Design Employer Branding Internal Communications Learning Development Onboarding Job Architecture Organizational Performance Frameworks

Lead Talent Acquisition Partner

GE Aerospace

Apr 2023 - Mar 2024 (11 months)

Embedded in GE Aerospace separation management to rebuild centralized functions as standalone European teams, scoping and executing 100+ hires. Managed fast-evolving stakeholder relationships and coordinated role architecture, hiring timelines, and candidate pipelines across multiple countries.

Talent Acquisition Stakeholder Management Separation Program Support Cross Country Recruiting HR Operations

Talent Acquisition Partner

GE Aerospace

Jun 2021 - Apr 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Led full-cycle talent acquisition across six GE Aerospace entities in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, and Romania, delivering 195 white-collar placements. Managed job architecture and market mapping through offer and contract execution while building strong hiring-manager relationships.

Full Cycle Recruiting Job Architecture Market Mapping Offer & Contract Execution White Collar Recruiting

Executive Search Team Lead

ISG International Executive Consulting

Apr 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 7 months)

Led executive search and HR consulting as an industry and sector generalist, managing a team of five researchers while running C-suite and department-head mandates. Delivered a large-scale enterprise HR audit (350 roles / 2,000+ FTE) including HAY grading, executive interviews, and compensation benchmarking across 1,200+ market data points.

Executive Search HR Consulting Team Leadership HAY Job Evaluation Executive Interviews Market Research Business Development

Executive Researcher

ISG International Executive Consulting

Oct 2017 - Apr 2019 (1 year 6 months)

Supported executive-level search projects for Fortune 500 and mid-market clients across multiple industries. Conducted market research, candidate longlisting, prescreening, and competency-based interviews up to senior-management level; contributed to promotional materials and client-facing collateral.

Market Research Prescreening Interviews Competencies Based Interviewing Candidate Sourcing Client Facing

PR & Social Media Specialist

Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace

Jun 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 3 months)

Managed social media strategy and content for a globally ranked 5-star luxury hotel chain. Planned publicity campaigns, managed media partnerships and influencer collaborations, oversaw photo/video production, and handled national and international press enquiries.

Social Media Strategy Content Creation Public Relations Media Partnerships Influencer Collaboration Video Production Press Enquiries Campaign Management

Operations Coordinator / Deputy

Infinity Hostels

Jun 2013 - Nov 2015 (2 years 5 months)

Supported the owner/CEO with business planning and supervised daily operations across a multicultural team of six. Identified and evaluated new business opportunities and partnerships, and tracked KPIs to report on company performance.

Operations Management Team Supervision KPI Tracking Business Planning Partnership Development performance reporting