Ioana Palcu

Experienced HR professional with 15+ years supporting dynamic organizations in medical, technology & industrial sectors. Passionate about empowering leaders, developing teams, and fostering cultures where business performance and employee wellbeing thrive together. Skilled in aligning people strategy with business goals, using HR data and insights to influence decision-making and achieve sustainable growth.

HR MANAGER at Laitek Medical Software (2022-05 – 2026-02)

Strategic HR Business Partnering

• Board & Executive Advisory: Act as a strategic partner to the Board and executive leadership, aligning HR strategy with the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and the 3–5 year strategic roadmap.
• Global OD Leadership: Coordinated organizational development across multi-country operations (RO, US, Canada, Australia) for a global workforce of 80+ professionals. Provided direct HR oversight for the 50+ employees in Romania and synchronized global strategic initiatives to maintain scalable structures and cultural unity across all the regions.
• Employee Relations & Organizational Design: Manage complex employee relations, mediation, and organizational realignment. Successfully implemented Collective Agreements while ensuring 100% legal compliance.
• Engagement Strategy: Transformed employee feedback into executive-level action plans, resulting in measurable improvements in workplace culture and retention.
• Global Talent Frameworks: Designed and deployed structured onboarding and annual talent cycles to build robust succession pipelines and defined career paths.
• High-Performance Culture: Coach leadership on performance gap mitigation and goal-setting frameworks to foster a high-accountability environment.
• Capability Building: Identify training needs and deliver targeted learning solutions to enhance employee capabilities using structured skill mapping.
• Risk Mitigation: Ensure global compliance with employment laws and internal standards (ISO, SOC2). Partner with legal counsel to navigate high-risk HR situations.
• Data-Driven Insights: Leverage HR metrics and market trends (salary benchmarking, benefits analysis) to produce Board-level dashboards that drive informed commercial decisions.

HR SPECIALIST at Polaris Medical (2015-04 – 2021-10)

• Managed end-to-end recruitment & selection aligned with business strategy.
• Designed onboarding and employee engagement initiatives, including competitive compensation & benefits aligned with the medical market.
• Coordinated performance management and implemented structured evaluation processes.
• Developed and delivered Learning & Development programs (communication, empathy, sales of medical services, leadership, first aid).
• Administered personnel documentation and ensured compliance (Revisal, labor legislation updates).
• Processed bi-monthly payroll in Softech (payroll statements, D112, meal tickets, FNUSS recovery).
• Prepared & ensured implementation of the Collective Labor Agreement.
• Led administrative process improvements, maintained institutional partnerships, and coordinated company events & team buildings.

HR SPECIALIST at Active Power Solution (2012-11 – 2015-03)

HR REFERENT at Trenkwalder - Nokia (2010-07 – 2012-11)

B.A. in Psychology & Ed. Sciences – UBB - Cluj (2005 – 2008)

M.Sc. in Vocational Counseling – UBB - Cluj (2009 – 2011)