Anna Aykina

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ABOUT ANNA AYKINA

I am a highly resilient and experienced international HR leader specializing in HR change initiatives and possess exceptional influencing and stakeholder management skills at the C-suite level. My expertise lies in helping organizations achieve their objectives through a robust people agenda. I have successfully led complex efficiency initiatives allowing double-digit business growth with flat costs while keeping employee experience and human touch as a priority.As a results-driven HR professional, I adeptly manage day-to-day operations while enhancing the employee experience through digitalization and implementing modern HRIS solutions. I can bring efficiency in navigating both daily operational and strategic people agenda challenges. With a determined approach, I break down resistance to change by offering honest and pragmatic advice, ensuring that organizational strategies thrive both operationally and culturally as they evolve.Being a strong people leader I can build diverse HR teams across different geographies, ensuring efficient execution of people initiatives. With experience in fast-paced matrix organizations, I can work out the right approach mix of global, regional, and local people initiatives. Though I have recently focused on change management and organizational design, my expertise also encompasses driving employee engagement, talent management processes, integration during acquisitions, performance and reward systems, and leadership development, including creating leadership capabilities development programs from scratch. With start-up projects in my background, I am instrumental in building people processes from scratch as well as bringing significant improvement to talent aquisition and organization scale-up. As regional HR director, I operate as a strong commercial HR leader across diverse global stakeholder groups. I am responsible for driving our strategic initiatives and translating them effectively across regions while prioritizing results. I am open to sharing ideas and connecting to leaders and HR experts, so please feel free to reach out