Alvaro Gijón

ALVARO GIJÓN FRANCIS - |-www.linkedin.com PROFILE Throughout my life, I had to adapt to different environments and cultures that, along with the education I received, made me into the person I am today - an experienced and effective HR professional that brings forth several years of experience, with a diverse and promising skill-set, that allows me to support organisations, leaders, managers and teams, in the creation of environments where individuals thrive, and collective success flourishes. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY October 2023 - Present HRBP, tb.lx by Daimler Truck Partnering across the company to collaborate on topics such as salary calibrations, creation/improvement of scorecards and competency matrices. Partnering with leads to facilitate career management and progression process. Acting as a strategic advisor and promoting alignment among tb.lx vision, values and principles. Aiding employees throughout their lifecycle at tb.lx. Being someone that employees can reach out for feedback, raise flags, mediate and manage conflicts, or help improve team dynamics. Supporting leads regarding people management processes (e.g. Growth Development cycles, identifying growth opportunities, internal mobility, managing performance issues). Coaching on leadership best practices and concepts. Assisting on Organisational Development and Change Management initiatives. Sharing team insights, raise flags and work around solutions. Identifying areas for improvement, such as our learinng and development program, our progression and growth plans, our recruitment processes, our employee assistance plan. Continuously align and refine the recruitment process with hiring managers throughout the full process, making sure everyone is aligned and tackling issues or blockers along the way. Aligning with the team on the Persona and changes needed on the recruitment process (challenge, technical interview). Responsible for the entire Talent Acquisition cycle - from coordinating the recruitment process to candidate nurturing. Implementing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives into our recruitment process. February 2023 - October 2023 Talent Acquisition Lead, Cleanwatts Managing the full-cycle Talent Acquisition process and strategy. Follow-ups with HM and People Leaders (helping, guiding, mentoring, connecting). Implementation of TA and HR programs. Implementation of new TA and HR solution (ATS, LMS). Definition of TA goals. Relationships and negotiations with vendors (LinkedIn, Training, ATS, Headhunters, etc.). Provide training on different subjects to the entire company. Employer Branding. Employee Value Proposition. October 2022 - February 2023 Talent Acquisition Specialist, Keyrus Managing the full-cycle Talent Acquisition process. Sourcing. Application review. Candidate screening. Interview strategy and offer process. Act as talent advisor, working closely with Managers and other stakeholders. Identify and attract top Talent. Partnering up with HR to support and improve engagement activities. Employee Value Proposition. Employer Branding and more. April 2021 - October 2022 HRBP, GoodBarber Develop, plan and implement an entire recruitment strategy from scratch. Talent management. Talent Acquisition. Employer Branding. Planning and definiton of goals for the People Operations team. Office management. Implementing strategies to improve our processes and team's satisfaction impacting our employee experience. February 2021 - April 2021 Recruitment Specialist, Talent Search People Linking great talent with great opportunities - recruiting multilingual profiles for the Portuguese market. Work closely with stakeholders, which required some negotiating skills at times. Update our talent database. Candidate coaching and counselling. September 2020 - February 2021 Freelance Recruiter, Seven Lives HR Managing the full-cycle Talent Acquisition process. Sourcing. Application review. Candidate screening. Interview strategy and offer process. Act as talent advisor, working closely with stakeholders. Identify and attract top Talent. EDUCATION September 2013 - July 2018 Master in Work and Organizational Psychology Universidade de Coimbra September 2010 - July 2013 Bachelor Degree in Law Universidad de Burgos INTERNSHIPS April 2020 - June 2020 Talent Advocate Landing.jobs February 2018 - July 2018 HR Consultant Elves - People & Business Results ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Main Skills: Adaptability, Communication, Conflict resolution, Creativity, Problem Solving, People Advocacy, Recruitment, Strategic Partner, Talent Acquisition. Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese, English Certifications: CCP (IEFP), Conflict Management Specialisation (UC Irvine) Publications: “Business Ethics: A study of the Portuguese’s Social Representation of business ethics” (International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics), The Perception of Business Ethics in the Public and Private Sectors: a Study of Portuguese Social Representations (Trends in Psychology), and some opinion articles for the Spanish version of the NBA magazine. Curiosities: CEO of an HR Junior Enterprise (JuniRHumo), Conducted workshops on Business Ethics at Universidade de Coimbra, Was a Coordinator of the Social Committee of the General Council of the Universidade de Coimbra