Veronika Sosnova
Pilsen
Summary
Senior professional with 18+ years of HR experience in Technology, Automotive, Engineering, Medical, and FMCG industries.
Expertise in leadership, project management, and executing successful HR projects for IT, Telco, and medical companies.
Extensive experience as an internal and external consultant.
Proficient in complex HR management and leadership, overseeing strategy and operations of HR functions.
Provides HR business partnering, consulting, and advisory services to all levels of management.
Deep knowledge in offering strategic advice to top-level executives.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Senior HRBP
ZF GROUP
05.2022 - Current
- ZF Group corporation is a German based technology and automotive company, one of the five biggest suppliers of automotive components, worldwide 160.000 employees, 100+ years long tradition, locations at 5 world continents.
- Senior Global HRBP responsibility for Corporate functions: HR, EHS, Sustainability, Legal, Compliance, Communications and PR, Corporate Audit, Corporate Strategy and other functions, 2.500+ employees (170 managers) in various countries (e.g. Germany, US, Poland, India, China etc.).
- Acting as a strategic partner to the business, contributing to the development and implementation of functional strategy; assessing HR implications and incorporate them into HR Strategy, in line with Corporate HR strategy.
- Leading complex topics, HR strategy, future business needs and orientation
- Change management, Culture change and Transformation
- Leading, driving and taking ownership on all HR related initiatives for the defined area of responsibility like Talent Management, Succession Planning etc.
- Steering personnel global footprint and HR projects
- Leading and facilitating management workshops
- Enhanced employee satisfaction by implementing innovative HR policies and programs.
- Led change management efforts during mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring activities to ensure smooth transitions for affected employees.
- Advised executive leadership on critical HR matters impacting business performance, providing expert guidance on best practices and compliance requirements.
- Improved overall organizational effectiveness through data-driven HR analytics and insights.
Human Resources Manager
ZF Group - ZF ENGINEERING
11.2016 - 04.2022
- Complex responsibility for both HR strategy and operation at R&D centre with 900+ employees
- Leading a team of 10 HR professionals
- Managing complete HR area
- Ensuring continuous growth and development of the company
- Employer branding, HR marketing - external and internal, Communications
- Hiring of motivated teams - in cooperation with Talent Acquisition
- People and competence development, Talent management
- Fair and competitive compensation and benefit system
- HR planning and controlling
- Providing HR consultancy
Senior HR Project Manager
HUMAN GARDEN
2014 - 2016
- Company Overview: (HR consultancy)
- Providing HR consultancy and advisory, optimizing and reorganizing of HR process in overall HR area (in the form of interim management or external cooperation)
- Leading of HR Project-clients in Banking, Production, Medical and other sectors
- Set up and Managing the Executive Search Section - process ownership, setting the process, searching for positions in Sales, Finance, Medical, HR Sector etc., Leading a team of 8 Senior and Junior Consultants
- Trainer: Social Media Talent Sourcing
- Career Advisor
HR Business Partner
PLZENSKY PRAZDROJ
2006 - 2014
- Company Overview: (FMCG)
- Management and execution of HR activities - staffing, remuneration, learning and development, performance management, organizational changes, labour - law activities etc
- Creating conception of training and development programs in agreement with company strategy and department/management needs and requirements, competency model, e-recruitment
- Giving consultations for the middle and senior management
- HR support for 300 employees in 3 business units (Finance, IT and Exports & Imports Department), out of them 70 managers (10 English speaking managers); later support for Marketing and Supply Chain departments
- Management of day-to-day cooperation with directors and managers in the form of business partnership - participation and giving presentations on team meetings, projects etc
HR Recruitment Supervisor
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES CZECH REPUBLIC
2004 - 2006
- Company Overview: (technologies)
- Set up and leading the entire recruitment process and activities in the new branch of the international company
- Building HR on 'greenfield' with focus on people sourcing, training and development
- 1.500 employees of all qualification levels recruited within 2 years
- Responsibility for the entire recruitment processes in the company, advertising, selection procedure, organization and leading of AC/DC, interviews etc
- Talent management, Onboarding
Education
Master of Arts - Adult Education
J. A. Komensky University
01-2012
Bachelor of Arts - Social and Cultural Anthropology
University of West Bohemia
01-2008
Skills
- Global HR experience
- Organizational development
- Talent management
- Training development
- Succession planning
- Leadership coaching
Personal Characteristics
- Professional behavior
- Diplomacy
- Organizational abilities
- Self-management
- Constant absorption of knowledge
- High motivation to learn
- Sense of fairness
Languages
Czech
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
German
Intermediate
B1
Other
group B - active driver
Hobbies and Interests
- Sports
- Travelling
- Culture
- Self-education
Timeline
Global Senior HRBP
ZF GROUP
05.2022 - Current
Human Resources Manager
ZF Group - ZF ENGINEERING
11.2016 - 04.2022
Senior HR Project Manager
HUMAN GARDEN
2014 - 2016
HR Business Partner
PLZENSKY PRAZDROJ
2006 - 2014
HR Recruitment Supervisor
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES CZECH REPUBLIC
2004 - 2006
Master of Arts - Adult Education
J. A. Komensky University
Bachelor of Arts - Social and Cultural Anthropology
University of West Bohemia
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