MARLENA BIELECKA

This comprehensive CV highlights the alignment of my extensive experience and competencies with the requirements of the HR Executive position. I am confident in my ability to contribute effectively to ALDI team and drive strategic HR initiatives that support your organizational objectives.

• Strategic People Leadership: Over 20 years of experience aligning HR, learning and leadership development strategies with global business priorities. Proven ability to co-create and execute people strategies that drive performance, foster engagement, and ensure leadership continuity across complex organizations.
• Global Leadership Development & Succession Planning: Deep expertise in designing and delivering global leadership development programs and succession planning frameworks. Successfully built strong internal talent pipelines, standardized leadership competencies, and ensured organizational readiness for future challenges.
• Learning Architecture & Talent Growth Mindset: Led enterprise-wide learning transformations by streamlining induction, functional, and leadership training. Championed learner-centric approaches and digital platforms to embed a culture of continuous learning and self-directed growth.
• Performance Management & Cultural Transformation: Instrumental in transforming performance management systems—introducing frameworks for feedback, accountability, and continuous improvement. Drove a high-performance and growth mindset culture across regional and global organizations.
• Employee Engagement & Listening Strategy: Designed and implemented employee listening mechanisms (e.g., surveys, pulse checks, focus groups) to gather actionable insights. Partnered with leadership teams to translate data into tangible improvements in engagement, retention, and inclusion.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership: Spearheaded DEI strategies at global and regional levels, embedding inclusive practices into talent reviews, leadership programs, and everyday people processes. Advanced diverse representation through structured development, transparent progression criteria, and culture-building initiatives.
• Senior Stakeholder & Global Partnership: Trusted advisor to C-level executives and country HR leaders, skilled in co-developing solutions that align global initiatives with local needs. Demonstrated cultural fluency and agility in navigating multinational, matrixed environments across EMEA, USA, and China.
• Transformational Project Leadership: Led complex global HR and L&D initiatives—ranging from post-M&A integrations to leadership academy rollouts—with measurable impact. Combines strategic vision with executional excellence to deliver scalable, sustainable outcomes.

• Interests: Enthusiast of cross-country skiing, mountain running, and mindfulness practices.
• Professional Development: Committed to continuous learning in leadership, coaching & mentoring, and organizational transformation.