JOHANNA
JANY-KOHLMEYER
Passion | People | Purpose | Progress
CONTACT INFO
PROFILE
Vienna, Austria
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Vice President, Special HR Projects & Business Transformation
LinkedIn Profil
Vice Media (Remote/Vienna)
October 2023 – January 2025
Due to my extensive and in-depth company knowledge as well as my ability to develop a strong vision and
contribute to its implementation, I returned to Vice Media in a senior project role that focused exclusively on
the transformation and redesign of the company structures after it had moved under new ownership.
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EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
MAJOR: INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT
SRH FernHochschule Riedlingen
CERTIFIED ASSISTANT FOR HOTEL
MANAGEMENT
SRH Hotel-Akademie Dresden
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Achievements and key results:
Restructuring and right-sizing of Vice Media’s global business after the company sale in
August 2023 to achieve the ambitious targets set by the new owners; slashing the company
headcount by 80% to build a smaller, more adaptable workforce capable of responding
flexibly to the changed business requirements.
HR consulting and operational execution of the sale of Refinery 29 and the successful
spin-off of a joint venture in partnership with Savage for the digital business branch.
Regular analysis, forecast reviews and reporting to the owners to inform and enable
strategic decision making.
Sabbatical
August 2023 – September 2023
Vice President, HR Business Partner, Europe
Vice Media Group (Remote/Vienna), 950 employees
March 2021 – July 2023
LANGUAGES
GERMAN
(Native speaker)
ENGLISH
(Fluent proficiency)
Leading a team of 18 HR Business Partners across 11 European countries. Responsibility and ownership for the
end-to-end support of all business units, including strategic consulting for the management level and the
operational implementation of the agreed measures across all employee levels.
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Achievements and key results:
Successful implementation of a global matrix HR structure, including the establishment of
competence centers (Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Total Rewards, Compensation &
Benefits, HRIS, HR Operations).
Rollout of a country-specific COVID emergency plan and return-to-office measures
accounting for local legal requirements and region-specific developments.
Management Buyout (via an Asset Purchase Sale) of the Austrian agency business.
Cessation of the operational business in France. Implementation of a measurement plan in
collaboration with the French Works Council (CSE).
CORE COMPETENCIES
CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION
CHANGE LEADERSHIP
EXECUTIVE COACHING
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
EMPLOYMENT LAW & EMPLOYEE
RELATIONS
(Senior) Director, HR Business Partner, VIRTUE – Creative Agency of Vice
Virtue Worldwide (Remote/Vienna), 340 employees
December 2019 – February 2021
A newly created position that I was trusted to build and shape. With my team of 6 people including In-House
Talent Acquisition, we streamlined the regional and local HR agendas under a common global focus for
‚VIRTUE Worldwide‘ – Vice Media‘s creative agency
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WORK CONSTITUTION LAW
HR OPERATIONS
HR CONTROLLING & KPI ANALYSIS
PAYROLL
Achievements and key results:
Successful establishment of a global leadership team under a shared value framework.
Ideation and implementation, including facilitation of trainings, of a global accountability
model based on the principles of 4DX and OKR
Increased employee satisfaction: Management & Leadership (54% to 84%), Overall
Engagement (52% to 71%) and Belonging (79% to 87%) within the first year in role.
Head of Human Resources – Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Vice Media Group (Vienna), 300 employees
July 2016 – November 2019
As Head of HR for the Austrian location (140 employees) and later the entire DACH region (300 employees), I
owned and lead the development and implementation of the cross-country HR strategy in collaboration with
the local business management. I led a team of 6 HR Generalists and TA Specialists.
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IT SKILLS
MAC OS
GOOGLE SUITE
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MS OFFICE
WORKDAY | ADP
GREENHOUSE & TALEO
LINKEDIN RECRUITER
SLACK
Achievements and key results – Austria:
Merging 7 companies into one company (Vice Austria GmbH) including unification and
centralization of all payroll processes. Setting up a HR end-to-end operation model.
Development and implementation of structured annual performance reviews and an ajacent
pay philosophy.
Achievements and key results – Austria, Germany, Switzerland:
Writing a Code of Conduct in close collaboration with managers. Coaching of newly elected
confidants in all aspects of diversity, equity and inclusion work.
Setting up a Europe-wide freelancer database including regular networking events.
Designing, developing and conducting management training in collaboration with external
service providers to strengthen and further develop the leadership team across the region.
Director of Human Resources
Hilton Munich Airport, 350 employees
April 2015 –June 2016
Leading a team of 7 and working closely with the General Manager, the Head of Finance, the Head of
Operations, the Head of Business Development, and the extended management team to support the successful
rebranding of Kempinski to Hilton Hotels.
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Achievements and key results:
Creating identity with the Hilton brand by developing and leading workshops and seminars;
achieved 87% overall employee satisfaction in the first Employee Engagement Survey
Conversion of all HR processes (including payroll, L&D, talent acquisition) to Hilton
standards, which led to a 100% score in the first Brand Quality Audit
Developing a new trainee training program in collaboration with the DACH HR Marketing
Manager. In the pilot, a trainee from the Hilton Munich Airport team reached 2nd place on
the podium, out of 50 contestants.
Various HR positions working my way up from HR Coordinator to HRM*
(*details can be provided upon request)
