Carolina  Vargas                                                                                                                                    Carrera  4  No.  60  A-­‐34  Bogota                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Colombia  Mobile:  +573102796611  Mail:  carovape@hotmail.com  Date  of  birth:  26.06.1986  Nationality:  Colombian  

Profile    

Professional   with   experience   leading   HR   projects   as   a   consultant   and   area   leader.   Goal  orientation,  planning  and  communication  are  my  main  skills.  I’m  focused  in  the  achievement  of   the   objectives   based   on   effective   teamwork   and   change   management.   Perseverant,  committed  and  motivated  to  learn  and  develop  myself  as  a  high-­‐qualified  individual.    

Education          

5.2015  

 

8.2006  -­‐  12.2010  

   8.2009  -­‐  12.2009      11.2004  

Stanford  Graduated  School  of  Business  LEAD  Certificate  2015.  Program  focused  on  leadership,  change  management  and  strategic  thinking.  Online-­‐based  development.      Universidad  de  los  Andes  Bachelor  in  Business  Administration  Graduation:  26.03.2011    Universität  St.  Gallen  International  Exchange  Student    Fundación  Ideales  Gimansio  Santa  Ana  High  School  Diploma    

Experience                  

July  2014  –  September  2015    

Grupo  Contempo  S.A.S  HR  Director  Build   the  HR  area   from   the   scratch.   Leader  of   the  development  of   the  HR  strategy  in  the  organization.    Responsible  for  the  design,  execution  and   communication   of   the   strategy   to   make   sure   Contempo   has  everything   its  need  regarding  Talent  to  achieve   its  strategic  goals,  and  be   an   outstanding   player   in   the   industry.   Responsible   also   for   lead  change  initiatives  and  monitoring  culture  and  climate.    Achievements  

• Design  and  implementation  of  a  pay  for  results  model  based  on  

KPI’s  for  all  the  positions  within  the  organization  • Creation   of   a   compensation   strategy   including   compensation  

benchmarks,   position   valuation,   grading   structure   and   salary  bands.  

• Implementation   of   development   policies   in   the   company,  with  an  approved  budget  of  80  Million  pesos  annually.  

• Design  of  emotional  salary  of  policies  that  improved  motivation,  empowerment  and  corporate  identity.  

• Execute  performance  and  potential  assessment  to  key  positions  with  its  career  plan.  

• Recruitment  od  high  potential  talent.  • Recertification   of   the     “integrated  management   system”   under  

the  ISO  and  OSHAS  regulation  • Alignment  between   the  HR’s   strategy  and   the  objectives  of   the  

organization.    • Design  of   a  HR   strategy   that   is   one   step   ahead  of   the   industry  

best  practices  • Leadership  in  the  certification  of  Contempo  as  B  Corporations.  

   

November  2012  –  July  2014    

Mercer    Talent  Consultant  Responsible   for   the  planning   and   execution  of   compensation,   pay   for  results,  performance  management  and  talent  management  projects   in  the  banking  and  insurance  industries.  Execute  at  time  and  with  quality  the  assigned  projects:  Compensation  reports,   job  pricings,  market   pricings,   and  positions   valuation   among  others  for  the  Colombian  and  Central  America  markets.  Also  in  charge  of   identify   opportunities   with   existent   and   potential   clients   in   the  financial  industry.  With  experience  in  due  diligence  and  organizational  structure  projects.  Achievements:    

• Lead  the  market  penetration  of  Mercer’s  compensation  products  in  the  financial  and  insurance  markets  

• Generation  of  new  clients  such  as  BBVA,  ITAU,  Davivienda  y  Citi  among  others  

• Design  and  execution  of  2  new  products  in  Mercer’s  compensation  portfolio  

• Generation  of  80.000  USD  income  in  2013  for  the  compensation  surveys  of  financial  and  insurance  industry  

• Learn  of  HR  best  practices  and  multiple  industries  practices  across  several  HR  projects  in  Colombian  and  Centro  America.      

May  2011  –  August  2011    

Human  Capital  Consulting  Junior  Consultant    Worked  in  Strategic  Remuneration  Project.   In  charge  of  the  collection  of  compensation  data  from  potential  clients.  

Achievements  • Development  of  teamwork,  planning  and  goal  orientation  skills  

 January  2009  –  December  2010  

Universidad  de  los  Andes  Assistant  professor  in  the  Fundamentals  of  Management  Course  and  Information  technology  course.  

Extracurricular  Activities          

Languages      

Spanish:  Native  

English:  Fluent  

German:  Basic  

 

 

2015  

 

2014  

 

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2007-­‐2010  

Bureau  Veritas  Internal  Audit  Cerification      IMPAQ  Master  in  transformational  leadership    Lifespring  S.A  Leadership  &  Entrepreneurship  coaching  (Basic   level  and  Advanced  level)   in   leadership,   personal   growth   and   handle   of   interpersonal  relationships.      Liceo  Campo  David  Execution   and   Development   of   a   program   focused   on   vulnerable  youth  population  in  Colombia  to  provide  guidance  and  assistance  to  application  and  attendance  to  university.  

2008   Winner  of  the  Brand  Activation  Contest.  Universidad  de  los  Andes  Development   of   an   Internet   Based  Marketing   project   to   rise   the   international  students  rate  in  the  Business  faculty.