DIDEM BINGOL COHEN
Atlanta, GA
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Minimum 5 years of Human Resources experience with industry leading multinational companies
in multiple functions of HR, working closely with HR Directors of countries in the EMEA region
Strong background in Human Resources Business Partnering, Organizational Development, Account
Management with The Shell Oil Company, SAP, Huawei Technologies and Ericsson
Currently seeking a challenging position in Human Resources to utilize my skills acquired through
my work experiences
WORK EXPERIENCE
02/2017- 01/2018 SHELL OIL COMPANY- HR Business Partner
Istanbul, Turkey
Manage all HR processes, including, but not limited to, Current Estimated Potential, (Succession Planning),
Organizational Development, Employee Value Proposition, Individual Performance Review, Full-cycle
Recruitment, Job Evaluations, Talent Management processes, Resignation/Dismissal, Organizational Climate
Surveys, Onboarding, Offboarding, Disciplinary Procedures, Continuous Improvement, Diversity & Inclusion
etc. and deliver HR guidance to the client organization.
Partner with leadership teams to strengthen employee engagement and relations, proactively identify
and address employee issues, help frame and execute the talent agenda, and create a culture of high
performance.
Assist HR Director on various regional or local HR related topics
Manage accounts’ regional re-organization (ended up with lift and shift, redundancy) process successfully
Manage internal and global projects in partnership with the business
Prepare and manage annual headcount/budget report and track hiring activities accordingly
09/2016 – 02/2017 SAP – HR Generalist
Istanbul, Turkey
Responsible for each HR function such as Training, employee relations, talent acquisition (recruitment),
compensation & benefits, performance management.
Drive projects and implement alignment with global HR teams’ workflow in the EME region
and try to simplify the existing processes by following Global guidelines.
Based in Turkey but reporting to HR Services Manager in Israel.
12/2013 - 09/2016 HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES – HR Generalist Istanbul, Turkey
Provide HR support & consultation for R&D Departments in various aspects
Implement Performance & Coaching functions of HR in R&D Center such as Organizational Climate
Surveys, C&Q (Competency & Qualifications), etc.
Organize corporate team building and regional activities, mass recruiting depending on company needs,
give onboarding training for new comers
Prepare, update and present monthly reports for Directors based on performance functions such as;
Turnover rate, C&Q overall coverage rate, PBC coverage/quality rate, Root cause analysis, Headcount,
Compensation & Benefit Benchmark, Organizational Climate Survey
11/2012 - 11/2013 ERICSSON – HR Specialist Istanbul, Turkey
Manage and drive SuccessFactors (SAP) tool migration project from the beginning by giving 1:1/mass
sessions or virtual training through conference calls to line managers from the MENA Region on the
functions of “Integrated Talent Management”, including Talent Planning, Preliminary Evaluation, Target
Setting and Annual Salary Review tools.
Report to HR Director of Turkey and Iran and Total Rewards Manager in this project explained above.
Support Talent Acquisition Specialist on all steps of recruitment.
02/2012 - 6/2012 GEORGIA STATE UNI. STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM – Host Country Team Member
• Prepare the schedule of the program (funded by Coca Cola and CNN Global) and coordinate the group
consisted of professors, visiting scholars, students during their meetings on Media, Marketing and
Business sector in Turkey.
EDUCATION
9/2008-7/2012 Marmara University, Istanbul/Turkey – BA in Business Administration
2/2011-8/2011 SRH Berlin University, Berlin/Germany – Student Exchange Program
SKILLS
Fluent in English, Turkish
Microsoft Office Suite, SAP, SuccessFactors, ERP, Workday(HR), Orbit(HR), Oracle HR Reporting Tool
AWARDS
BEST HR IN R&D CENTER – Huawei Technologies
BEST HR PRACTICE- Shell Oil Company
REFERENCE
Available upon request
VOLUNTEER WORK
TAFC (Turkish American Friendship Council)
TACAGA (Turkish-American Cultural Association of Georgia)
SHRM-Atlanta