Zeynep Erçağlar

Gedik Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. – Human Resources Director
I joined Gedik Yatırım in February 2025 as the Human Resources Director. In this role, I am responsible for leading and managing key HR functions, including:

• Talent Acquisition and Recruitment
• Organizational Development
• Payroll and Personnel Affairs
• Performance Management Systems
• Learning and Development

• I lead the end-to-end structuring of HR processes and report directly to the Board Member.
• My role includes developing corporate strategy, defining organizational values, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements.
• I manage recruitment processes, oversee branch openings, and monitor performance systems.
• Actively involved in all operational processes, I contribute to the organization’s daily operations.
• Additionally, I focus on establishing and improving HR operations to support organizational growth and efficiency.

• I successfully developed and implemented a comprehensive HR process design for the newly acquired company, guided by a strategic HR approach.
• Throughout the recruitment process, I oversaw all stages to expand the workforce post-acquisition.
• Moreover, I completed the designs for compensation and benefits processes, focused on creating performance and bonus systems, internal motivation strategies, and improving employee satisfaction levels.

• With extensive experience and expertise in Human Resources, I act as a strategic partner overseeing various HR functions.
• My role involves a wide range of duties, from managing monthly payroll and conducting thorough salary surveys to supervising compensation and benefits processes.
• I also focus on maintaining and enhancing the current salary structure, implementing diverse HR policies, and leading talent management initiatives, including the Leadership Academy – a rigorous six-month training program for senior executives.
• I work on enhancing employee branding, introducing training programs, offering flexible benefits, and establishing partnerships with respected academic institutions.
• I am actively involved in social responsibility projects and internal innovation efforts.
• In terms of recruitment, I conduct HR interviews, handle staff contracts and HR procedures, and coordinate new employee orientation.
• Moreover, I oversee personnel records, manage annual and compassionate leave procedures, develop job descriptions and competencies, and shape organizational values and culture.

• Responsible for managing employee retention, preparing monthly payroll, compensation, and benefits processes, including annual salary reviews.
• Additionally, managing the existing salary scale, determining the base salaries of new hires, and preparing the annual human resources budget while comparing actuals to the forecasted budget.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly human resource reports, coordinating the performance management system process, measuring and tracking process performance indicators, and managing the employee termination process.
• Also responsible for preparing promotion processes and assisting with recruitment interviews.

• Responsible for designing and executing HR processes, recruitment, performance management, employee affairs, employee relations, benefits, job descriptions, and employee handbook development.
• Also manages HR metrics, salary payments, job analyses, training programs, and bonus systems.