Hi, I’m
Kadir Uğur
Head Of People & Culture / Strategic HR Leader
İstanbul
Summary
Over 16 years of strategic HR leadership experience, specializing in HR Strategy, Talent Acquisition, and Performance Management across Technology, Retail, E-commerce, Logistics, and Brick-and-Mortar sectors. Direct reporting to CEOs and C-level executives, providing data-driven insights through HR Analytics and Digital Transformation initiatives. Successful OKR Implementation and establishment of HR processes for 3 different start-ups in e-commerce and technology sectors, driving Employee Engagement and company-wide performance improvements. Setting up and integrating the OKR process into the company. Designing and integrating performance management systems from scratch. Effective management of large teams (800+ members). Strategic HR planning and implementation. Leadership in technology-driven HR projects. Cultivation of collaborations and relationships. Compliance with regulations and risk management. Development of employee welfare and motivation programs. Cultivation of a strong and value-centric corporate culture, fostering employee engagement. End-to-end setup and implementation of HR processes. My future aim is to elevate companies by offering innovative and effective HR solutions that support business strategies and enhance the HR experience for employees.
Overview
6
years of post-secondary education
4
Certifications
Work History
Migros One
Head of People & Culture
Job overview
- Direct reporting to 1 CEO and 1 C-level executive
- Serving as the HR head for a 350-person start-up
- Leading a team of 4 HRBPs and talent management professionals
- Responsible for recruitment, exit processes, field training, occupational safety, discipline, and performance processes for 1 headquarters and a total of 32 stores (dark kitchens)
- Predefining and implementing quarterly and annual HR strategies
- Designing and implementing field performance systems
- Increasing field recruitment rates by 300% and maintaining turnover and growth contribution by stabilizing exit rates against increased recruitment rates
- Enhancing employee satisfaction through collaboration and relationship building with department leaders during central office recruitments
- Projecting and digitizing RPA processes for entry and exit processes
- Strengthening university collaborations to contribute to rapid growth with significantly increased recruitment performance
- Preparing and presenting weekly and monthly HR reports
- Developed and implemented a strategic HR plan aligned with business goals, enhancing Employee Engagement and optimizing Talent Acquisition
- Led the digitization of HR processes through RPA Automation to improve recruitment and exit processes.
Hepsiburada
Human Resources Manager (Tech / Non-tech)
Job overview
- Direct reporting to 1 GM and 2 C-level executives
- Led HR for 3 start-ups, establishing ventures like Hepsiexpress and Hepsiyemek
- Managed 450 employees (150 tech, 300 non-tech) and optimized recruitment for 2000 blue-collar staff, cutting costs by 30%
- Spearheaded HR dashboard design and RPA automation for HR forms
- Managed HRBP and Talent Acquisition teams
- Led talent attraction and engagement through university partnerships and young talent programs
- Digitized recruitment processes, improving candidate experience
- Used tools like FileFinder, SAP SuccessFactors, ClickUp, Jira
- Improved exit processes, reducing costs by 50%
- Delivered data-driven insights through HR Analytics, enhancing decision-making
- Led strategic growth initiatives with C-level executives, contributing to long-term goals
- Integrated OKR Methodology to enhance performance and satisfaction by 15%
- Managed subcontractors and ensured compliance with regulations (4857, 6111)
- Designed well-being programs like Wellbess and HepsiLife, boosting employee welfare
- Drove Talent Acquisition, Performance Management, and Employee Engagement for 3 start-ups
- Leveraged HR Analytics to improve decision-making and cut recruitment costs by 30%
- Led Digital Transformation projects and HR process automation.
Yıldız Holding
Human Resources Lead
Job overview
- Designing and establishing all HR processes for a newly established start-up (İstegelsin), managing recruitment, administration, and development of a 500-person team
- Direct reporting to the CEO and C-level HR
- Structuring field recruitment and exit processes, reducing recruitment costs by 20% through planning and providing training in 1 central office, 1 warehouse, and 13 dark stores
- Increasing HR operational efficiency by 15% using HR and internal communication tools like Kolay İK, SAP SuccessFactors, Slack, and Asana
- Establishing external partnerships and government collaborations
- Saving the company 6 million TL through incentive and investment programs, contributing to its growth
- Enhancing employee motivation and loyalty by making performance management agile and tracking it quarterly
- Organizing and coordinating company events
- Designing and implementing field onboarding processes
- Preparing and presenting monthly and weekly reports to management.
Human Resources Executive
Job overview
- Serving as the Industrial Relations Manager for 3 companies (G2M, Nesos, and Ser Yemek) with a total of 510 employees in the retail sector and reporting directly to the C-Level HR leader
- Managing a team of 3 HR talents
- Organizing and managing field recruitment, exit, and training activities, significantly increasing their efficiency and effectiveness
- Digitizing HR processes via the EBA portal to reduce bureaucracy and speed up workflows
- Increasing employee satisfaction by 15% and boosting motivation through the implementation of a wage grading project for field staff
- Enhancing recruitment speed by 40% through the development of government collaborations
- Increasing company profitability by 5% through optimized recruitment using incentive programs
- Ensuring order and discipline in the workplace by effectively managing discipline processes
- Protecting the company from legal risks by meticulously applying labor law processes
- Promoting employee safety and development by planning and implementing field training and safety processes
- Transparently conveying HR department activities by preparing and presenting weekly reports
- Reducing exit rates by 17% through optimized exit processes and implementing employee welfare programs.
CEVA Logistics
Human Resources Specialist
Job overview
- Execution of all human resources processes in the general directorate, gebze 3 and gebze 5 xl warehouses; Talent management and execution of dismissal processes
- Implementation and management of disciplinary processes
- Providing training to the departments as an internal trainer
- Performance management
- Recruitment resource planning (white collar and blue collar).
Garanti BBVA
Human Resources Trainnig Specialist
Job overview
- Developing new training models in line with business strategies
- Planning and presenting on-the-job training
- Development of talent programs
- External and internal resource training planning
- Reporting the planned trainings to the management and entering them into the system
- Providing personal development and management trainings to the planned people
- Demonstrating tools to support education and development.
Halkbank
Human Resources Generalist
Job overview
- Recruitment planning, CV screening, pre-candidate interviews, payroll, support education planning.
Tatilsepeti
People and Culture Director (Tech / Non-tech)
Job overview
- Led a team of 4 HRBPs and Talent Management professionals, implementing company-wide HR Strategy and driving Performance Management initiatives
- Managed Talent Acquisition, employee engagement, and exit processes across customer service, tech, and operations teams
- Spearheaded HR Analytics to streamline reporting and enable data-driven decisions for executives
- Increased employee satisfaction by 10% through a new rewards and motivation system
- Led RPA automation projects to digitize HR processes
- Strengthened university partnerships, increasing hiring performance by 30%
- Prepared weekly and monthly HR reports for strategic decision-making.
- Cultivated a positive work environment that fostered employee engagement, increased retention rates, and boosted overall team morale.
Education
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences
Certificate from Strategic Leadership And Management
Bahçeşehir University
Master's degree from Human Resources Manegement
01.2014 - 01.2016
Pamukkale University
Lisans Derecesi from İşletme
01.2004 - 01.2008
Skills
HR Strategy
Certification
Kalite Yönetimi - HR Strategy, Performance Management
Languages
Türkçe
Proficient
C2
ingilizce
Upper intermediate
B2
Publications
Kuşaklara Göre Presenteeism Adalet Algısı
Awards
TEV (BURS)
jazz harmonica, bicycle, rowing and comics
hobbies I'm interested in
Timeline
Bahçeşehir University
Master's degree from Human Resources Manegement
01.2014 - 01.2016
Pamukkale University
Lisans Derecesi from İşletme
01.2004 - 01.2008
Head of People & Culture
Migros One
Human Resources Manager (Tech / Non-tech)
Hepsiburada
Human Resources Lead
Yıldız Holding
Human Resources Executive
Human Resources Specialist
CEVA Logistics
Human Resources Trainnig Specialist
Garanti BBVA
Human Resources Generalist
Halkbank
People and Culture Director (Tech / Non-tech)
Tatilsepeti
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences
Certificate from Strategic Leadership And Management
01.2024