Burcu Aslan
People & Culture Manager
İstanbul
Summary
Experienced People and Culture Manager with over 11 years of HR expertise in local and global tech organizations, including 5 years in a management role. Led scale-up transformation journeys for two startups, specializing in developing and executing HR strategies aligned with company vision, particularly focusing on IT recruitment. Collaborates with business units to deliver effective solutions in recruitment, performance management, payroll, compensation and benefits, training, and internal communication. Successful in leading initiatives such as the Young Talent Program, competency-based interviews, OKR implementation, and career development programs; committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive work environment for all team members from onboarding to offboarding.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
People & Culture Manager
Appcent
02.2020 - Current
- Establishment and design of the HR department
- Managing the entire employee lifecycle from recruitment and onboarding to offboarding.
- Using and managing career site like LinkedIn Recruiter
- Managing the transformation from start-up to scale-up(Number of employees from 50 to 74)
- Leading 2 HR employees is within the scope of team management
- Managing all core HR processes including legal compliance, payroll ( using payroll application(Luca), working with consultancy firm), leave management, and employee rights within the scope of compensation and benefit
- Design and implementation Performance Management (OKR), Employer Branding(Design and implementation Young Talent Program), Talent Management, Learning and Development, Data & AI
- Working with the management team and reporting to the CEO and sharing predictions and impressions about the company and employees
- Having ICF-accredited coaching certification and actively support employee development through coaching practices
SR. HR & Recruitment Specialist
Adesso Turkey
03.2018 - 12.2018
- Managing the end-to-end recruitment process, including CV screening, headhunting, and conducting reference checks. (Number of employees from 35 to 300)
- Conducting competency-based HR interviews.
- Leading a recruitment assistant.
- Ensuring the fulfillment of administrative requirements for all new hires.
- Designing the performance management system.
- Managing and implementing internal communication projects within HR work plans.
- Executing the 'Young Talent Program'.
- Planning internal and external training programs.
IT Recruitment Specialist
BilgeAdam Technologies
12.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed simultaneous IT resource demands from various corporate technology clients.
- Achieving recruitment targets in 3-month periods
- Using career sites like LinkedIn Recruiter, Kariyer.net
- Headhunting via Linkedin and Kariyer.net
- Assessed recruitment needs and implemented strategies to attract suitable candidates.
- Conducted thorough candidate searches and competency-based interviews to create shortlists of qualified candidates.
- Carried out reference checks, extended job offers, and hired IT resources for corporate clients.
IT Recruitment Specialist
Rena HR & Consultancy
07.2013 - 12.2016
- Managed simultaneous IT resource demands from various corporate technology clients.
- Increasing the number of connections from 100 to 15,000 by headhunting on Linkedin
- Assessed recruitment needs and implemented strategies to attract suitable candidates.
- Conducted thorough candidate searches and competency-based interviews to create shortlists of qualified candidates.
- Carried out reference checks, extended job offers, and hired IT resources for corporate clients.
Human Resources Intern
Doğuş Yayın Grubu
08.2012 - 09.2012
Education
Bachelor of Science - Labor Economy and Industrial Relations
Anadolu University
09.2009 - 06.2013
Certified Program - Human Resources Management
Istanbul Technical University
02.2016 - 05.2016
High School - undefined
Türk Kızılayı Kartal Anatolian High School
09.2004 - 06.2008
Skills
Recruitment
Languages
English- Professional Proficiency
Upper Intermediate
Certificates
· TPC Leadership, Türkiye International ICF Level 2 and EMCC Practitioner Certified Coaching and Mentoring Program
Issued Aug 2024
Skills:Leadership · Coaching · Business Coaching
· BNS Turkey® Leadership Program
Issued Apr2021 · Expired Aug 2021
· Assess NeoPI-R Assessor
Issued Oct 2019 · Expired Oct 2019
· Optimum Balance Model-2 Center for Behavioral Technologies
Issued Feb 2019 · Expired May 2019
· Optimum Balance Model-1 Center for Behavioral Technologies
Issued Sep 2018 · Expired Dec 2018
Hobbies
Pilates, Yoga, Swimming, Watercolor Painting
Timeline
People & Culture Manager
Appcent
02.2020 - Current
SR. HR & Recruitment Specialist
Adesso Turkey
03.2018 - 12.2018
IT Recruitment Specialist
BilgeAdam Technologies
12.2016 - 01.2017
Certified Program - Human Resources Management
Istanbul Technical University
02.2016 - 05.2016
IT Recruitment Specialist
Rena HR & Consultancy
07.2013 - 12.2016
Human Resources Intern
Doğuş Yayın Grubu
08.2012 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Labor Economy and Industrial Relations
Anadolu University
09.2009 - 06.2013
High School - undefined
Türk Kızılayı Kartal Anatolian High School
09.2004 - 06.2008