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Emilia Słomińska-Piela

Kraków

Summary

Versatile HR professional with a proven track record in recruitment and diversity and inclusion initiatives at UPM Kymmene. Excelled in recruitment strategies, skilled in communication and experienced in working in multinational environment, have successfully led global recruitment processes and participated in recruitment projects. Native Polish, fluent in English and Spanish, and with a strong background in teaching and translations.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior HR Specialist/Recruiter

UPM Kymmene
08.2017 - Current

Main responsibilities:
- Supporting the hiring manager and business HR in end-to-end recruitment process as the primary recruiter:
- Co-operating with stakeholders at all levels of the business including candidates, hiring managers,
different HR departments, HR business partners and recruitment agencies
- Conducting kick-off calls with managers, CV screening, assessments, drug screen, background checks scheduling (the USA), interview scheduling, preparing job description and publishing job ads in different posting channels (including LinkedIn and pracuj.pl), moving candidates in OWD, sending rejection letters,providing advice to candidates and managers related to recruiting processes, conducting joining planning meetings with managers, hiring processing in Workday, cooperation with admin team
- Leading recruitment processes from operator to Vice Presidents job grades globally (9+ processes)
- Performing job advertisement audits – proofreading, checking if UPM posting standards are followed, scanning job ads with Develop Diverse tool to ensure that the language used is diverse and inclusive enough
- Knowledge sharing, updating internal documentation (OneNote)
- Acting as Buddy for new team members
- Being a Team coordinator (running catch-ups, shift planning, facilitating task split and information flow
within team)
- Being an Internal Trainer (Train the Trainer light - workshop for HR SC Trainers completed) - conducting some internal courses, e.g. UPM Diversity & Inclusion dialogue
- Project member: HRSC OWD training for managers (project completed)

Countries in scope: the USA, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Poland

Systems: ServiceNow, Workday, MyAccess, MobileXpense

Languages: English, Spanish, Polish

HR Specialist

UPM Kymmene
08.2017 - 10.2019
  • Main responsibilities:
  • - Employee data administration in Workday: personal data, compensation, absences, benefits, learning
  • - Managing the employee life cycle in Workday
  • - Navigating employees in Workday
  • - Conducting HR audits
  • - Finance data maintenance (Rondo, Global1, MobileXpense, SAP RP1).
  • - Recruitment - conducting kick-off calls with managers, interview scheduling, preparing job
  • description and posting job ads in different posting channels, support the hiring manager and
  • business HR in end-to-end recruitment process as the primary recruiter, provide advice to
  • candidates and managers related to recruiting processes,
  • - Knowledge sharing, updating internal documentation
  • - Acting as a buddy for new team members
  • - Being a Team coordinator (running catch-ups, shift planning, facilitating task split and information flow within team)

Banking Operations Specialist - Corporate Actions

Euroclear
11.2016 - 05.2017

Main responsibilities:

- direct contact with international clients via telephone and emails
- cooperation with Operations teams to solve problems and keep clients informed
- taking care of appropriate follow-up (timely, accurately) of all clients' matters
- anticipating clients' needs and proposing solutions in accordance with the indicated policies and procedures

English Teacher

Teekanne
08.2014 - 08.2016

English Language Teacher and Interpreter

Proyecto Iberico
01.2013 - 08.2016

Main responsibilities:

- preparing English - Polish, Polish - English translations,
- English language courses for Spanish students in Poland,
- English language checks

English Teacher

Elementary School No 50
09.2015 - 06.2016

Latin Lecturer

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej W Krakowie
10.2009 - 09.2013

English Teacher

SELECT Training Solutions
09.2006 - 06.2012

Education

Post-Graduate Diploma, IPMA Student Certificate - Project Management

Uniwersytet SWPS
Kraków
06-2025

Post-Graduate Diploma - Language Interpretation And Translation, English

Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Kraków
09-2015

PhD Studies, Discontinued - Faculty of Humanities

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej W Krakowie
Kraków
06-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Philology

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej W Krakowie
Kraków
09-2009

Master of Arts - The Classics (Latin And Ancient Greek)

Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Kraków
09-2006

Skills

  • Talent acquisition
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Employee supervision
  • Recruitment
  • Workforce planning
  • Translations
  • Teaching
  • Time management
  • Communication
  • Navigating OurWorkday
  • Trainings
  • Recruitment strategies
  • Project Management

Certification

CAE and CPE - University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

Languages

Polish
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Spanish
Advanced
C1

Timeline

Senior HR Specialist/Recruiter

UPM Kymmene
08.2017 - Current

HR Specialist

UPM Kymmene
08.2017 - 10.2019

Banking Operations Specialist - Corporate Actions

Euroclear
11.2016 - 05.2017

English Teacher

Elementary School No 50
09.2015 - 06.2016

English Teacher

Teekanne
08.2014 - 08.2016

English Language Teacher and Interpreter

Proyecto Iberico
01.2013 - 08.2016

Latin Lecturer

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej W Krakowie
10.2009 - 09.2013

English Teacher

SELECT Training Solutions
09.2006 - 06.2012

Post-Graduate Diploma, IPMA Student Certificate - Project Management

Uniwersytet SWPS

Post-Graduate Diploma - Language Interpretation And Translation, English

Uniwersytet Jagielloński

PhD Studies, Discontinued - Faculty of Humanities

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej W Krakowie

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Philology

Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej W Krakowie

Master of Arts - The Classics (Latin And Ancient Greek)

Uniwersytet Jagielloński
Emilia Słomińska-Piela