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Michel Rizzo

Change, Transformation, HR Expert

Michel Rizzo
CHANGE, TRANSFORMATION, HR LEADERSHIP and HRIS have been key focus areas throughout my international Career.

My global exposure has provided me the experiences to build an expertise level in all those CORE COMPETENCIES.

This experience, mixed with my multi-cultural essence and people leader capability, position me to lead major projects or functions through constant change.
Experiences

CHANGE

INTERNATIONAL CHANGE EXPERTISE
Since 2002
  • Lead the change of HR Operating Model, from Outsourced to Insourced, to partially Insourced. Regional and Global Scale Projects.
  • Lead the change of HR Operating Models in Europe and Asia. De/Centralization of HR support in Europe and South Asia.
  • Drive Optimization, Business Unit structure change programs across Europe and manage their impact on countries' organization.
  • Drive Voluntary and Involuntary Separation Programs across Europe and South Asia (commercial, support and manufacturing organizational units).
  • Lead change in Employee Relations structure, content and focus to improve the output of the employee/employer relationship.
  • Scope of HR Change project vary from Talent Aquisition, to HR Operations, to Payroll and HRIS. On regional & global scale.

TRANSFORMATION

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION
Since 2004
  • Participate, manage, lead HR Transformation programs on regional/global level.
  • Strategy design, planning and implementation.
  • Usage of Roadmaps to inform on objectives, timelines, impact on the organization and provide regular updates to key stakeholders.
  • Management of Organizations' key stakeholders on various transformation programs
  • Program Budgetary build-up, management and reporting.

HR LEADERSHIP

INTERNATIONAL HR LEADERSHIP
Since 2006
  • International HR Leadership positions for more than 14 years
  • Regional and Global Team leadership for over 14 years
  • Team size ranging from 10 to 100 Headcount.
  • Work on HR and Business matters in over 40 countries.
  • Collaboration wit C-Suite executives for over 14 years.

HR SYSTEMS AND PLATFORMS

REGIONAL AND GLOBAL HRIS
Since 2003
  • Participations, manage and lead Regional and Global HRIS Implementations, assessments, redirections, enhancements.
  • Lead teams to efficiently deliver optimized products and processes for the Organization.
  • Stakeholder management major HRIS implementations.
  • Key HR processes experience range from Core HR, to TA, Learning, Comp, Ben, Time and Absences, Payroll, Integrations, Reporting.

PROFESSIONAL TRACK

Summarized experience track
Since August 1995
  • Human-Q Solutions - Co-Creation of an HR Consulting Services company - 2021
  • Haemonetics - VP Global HR Service Delivery - 2018-2020 - Switzerland
  • Haemonetics - VP HRBP International - 2017-2018 - Switzerland
  • Haemonetics - Snr Director EMEA - 2013-2017 - Switzerland
  • SGS - Head of HR South East Asia Pacific - 2008 - 2013 - Singapore
  • SGS - Head of HR Africa - 2006 - 2008 - Switzerland
  • JTI - SAP Project Manager - 2004 - 2006 - Switzerland
  • JTI - HR Manager HQ - 2002 -2004 - Switzerland
  • Namics - HR Manager - 2001 - 2002 - Switzerland
  • Adecco - Recruitment Consultant / Branch Coordinator - 1999 - 2000 - Switzerland
  • Citroën/Stellantis Group - Supply Chain Coordinator/Graduate Trainee Program - 1996 - 1998 - Switzerland
Skills

IT / HRIS

  • Workday, ADP, Service Now
    Advanced
  • MySAP, BW,
    Good
  • Sharepoint
    Advanced
  • MS Planner
    Advanced
  • Oracle HR, Lumesse
    Good
  • Predictive Index, SHL
    Advanced
  • Trello, TeamUp, Xmind
    Expert

Language

  • Native French
    Expert
  • Fluent Italian
    Advanced
  • Basic Swedish
    Intermediate
  • Fluent English
    Expert
  • Good German
    Good
Education

Human Resources Studies

Cornell University HR Certificate

May 2009 to May 2010
HR Certification Program offered in 2009 - 2010. Program has changed name since.
Key modules were: Design-Implementation of Performance Management, Management of Performance, Staffing & Selection, Compensation Model (external and structural considerations), Applying Compensation models (internal and legal consideration),Communicating, Coaching and Counseling for Improved performance,
Organizational culture – Work Life Balance,
Fundamental of Retirement – Flexible and Additional Benefits, Fundamental of Welfare and Legal Benefits, EEO, Employment Laws for HR Professional

Professional Trainings

Various Institutions

Since September 2002
SAP HR Training ( Personal Administration, Time Management, Compensation Management, Benefits Management),
Predictive Index ™(PIA),
PDI - Recruitment methodology,
Hay Job Evaluation, ,
Kepner Tregoe PM,
Lumesse e-recruitment certification,
MCE Fundamentals of Finance for non Finance, HRBP Masterclass

Additional courses

University of Lausanne

September 1995 to September 1996
HR, Marketing, Production Management, Logistics

Master

University of Lausanne

September 1991 to June 1995
Political Sciences
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