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Derya Kazak
Director-level HR leader specializing in change management, employee relations, and talent development
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Strategic HR leader with experience managing global teams (India/Brazil/Canada) and partnering on immigration and multi-country regulatory considerations. Has driven major org changes including implementing an attendance policy across 14 logistics locations and restructuring an HR department to align with growth, using a data-driven approach (turnover, time-to-hire, performance, exit interviews). Target compensation is around $150K, flexible based on total package.
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Key Strengths
- Managed globally distributed teams (India, Brazil, Canada) and navigated language/time-zone challenges
- Led multi-site change rollout across 14 locations by building buy-in with operations leaders and frontline employees
- Data-driven approach to scaling/restructuring using labor market insights and HR metrics (time-to-hire, turnover, performance)
- Strong cross-functional partnership with senior leaders and hiring managers to build teams and align on growth plans
- Experience restructuring HR functions to better support business growth
Reference Highlights
- impeccable EQ
- expert at thinking through tough situations
- strong at planning next steps
- fantastic at anticipating union issues
- effective at smoothing over tough issues and preventing escalation
- effective guiding senior leaders through complex change
- managed smooth transitions during difficult situations
- one of the best leadership coaches the reference has seen
- thoughtful and supportive advisor
- steady and dynamic partner in employee relations situations
- even personality
- strong command of coaching principles
- helps build better leaders
- phenomenal strategic thinker for the entire organization
- stays calm under pressure
- logical decision-making balanced with human impact
- considers multiple outcomes and plans proactively
- navigates complex, differing stakeholder perspectives seamlessly
- holds her ground on key factors while adapting to the audience
- highly influential with senior leaders
- ensures alignment and comfort with next steps before proceeding
- extremely effective coach and thought partner
- cares about team members and understands their personal/professional drivers
- intentional with time
- models the behaviors and skills she coaches
- builds respect through follow-through (does what she says)
- thrives in challenging employee relations and conflict situations
- intentional approach to finding common baseline and resolution
- very smart
- thinks about employees and business impact
- open to others' opinions
- proactive and timely communication
- anticipates and mitigates organizational fallout
- effective in sensitive termination communications
- high availability and responsiveness during change
- validates others' concerns during change
- strong thought partner and leadership coach
- highly professional and composed under difficult leadership
- respected leader; reference would work for her again
- great knowledge
- thinks through complex issues
- resolves issues in a timely manner
- forward-thinking
- puts best possible solutions in place for company and employees
- effective leadership coach
- stays with the facts and removes emotion
- excellent listener
- one of the best at handling challenging employee relations
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