Judith M Markgraf-Bye
Oslo
Summary
Tri-lingual international experienced Strategic People Director/Labour Lawyer and passionate People Leader and enthusiastic Reward, Labour Law/Employee Relations & Compliance as well as ESG Specialist with strong business acumen and business development & negotiation experience with experience of multinational 500 fortune matrix organisations in oil & gas, mining and chemical industry. Extensive M&A and project leadership experience. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering and fostering a positive work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director People & Culture
KPMG AS
05.2023
- Executive HRBP for KPMG LAW AS and all of support functions in KPMG AS
- Head of Compensation & Benefits incl internal global mobility
- Internal lawyer labour law & investigation
- DEI advisor
- Advising Nordic merger & collaboration activities
- Advising in EU directives that are HR relevant, eg Transparency Act, Equal Pay, etc
Director People & Sustainability
Yara International ASA
05.2014 - 04.2023
- Be part as HRBP/legal advisor and Coordinator for Supply Chain Project change process PanEuropean & worldwide
- Representing Yara at EWC and on local union level
- Organizational design & change management.
- Advisor for the Mining Project, commuting to Ethiopia for half a year
- Leading the Yara integration from an HR perspective
- Participate in Management team of Tove Andersen in Supply Chain, support all other senior managers in Supply Chain
- BU HR Manager and part of Mgt team of ANU and Nitrates globally
- Participating in strategy setting of the BU’s
- Top talent recruitment
- Drive necessary changes through organizational restructuring
- Merger & Acquisition activities, integrating business into Yara Value culture
- Project Leadership Holly
- Work stream lead of divestment project globally
- Coaching training/ Coaching activities
- Competence modelling and implementation
- Investigation of Ethics & Compliance cases, representing Yara in Arbitration court
- Positioning BU’s/Yara on social media platforms such as LinkedIn/dedicated news channels as well as actively at fairs
- Work stream lead people processes in IPO Project
- Co share BU Head Animal Nutrition South Africa
- Representing Yara at Arbitration court in Malaysia
- Heading AAA1000 certification from HR perspective for ANU Durban
- Building and heading as CHRO German legal entity Yara Industrial Solutions GmbH
- Advising labour law on setting up start up company Agoro panEuropean, in the US and Brazil
HR Manager Labour Law
Aftenposten AS
10.2013 - 04.2014
- Legal responsible and process owner on labour law/employee relations & HSE for Schibsted Norge group
- Project lead for legal with the outsourcing process of Schibsted IT, RFI/RFP, project planning, negotiation, works council dialogue
- Running whistle-blower process and establishing guidelines for Aftenposten
- Data protection advise
- Advising on bonus structure in Aftenposten
Leading Business Developer Negotiations
Statoil ASA
02.2013 - 09.2013
- Legal advice on product sharing contracts
- Leading project on negotiating secondment contracts designing negotiation strategy commercial lead in projects
Leader Reward and Employee Relations
Statoil group
08.2008 - 01.2013
- Leadership responsibility for payroll team heading up seniorforum to introduce viable senior policy heading up global mobility services and designing & implementing new policy, coordination in 8 European countries legal advice on global mobility in cross-functional position project lead on global reward setting up new standard contracts, implementing new “Arbeidsreglement” main legal advice and HRBP role on change management, closing down the site at Fagerstrand legal advise and heading up on tariff negations
- AMU/BU + EWC secretary
- Reward system responsible, design of total compensation packages for inside and outside Norway, eg Tanzania, Mozambique
- Coordination and advice on use for global employment company legal advise and support to line management training
Personnel Lawyer
G4S Security Services AS
04.2008 - 07.2008
- Implement a new HR standard: contracts, HR manual, “Arbeidsreglement” etc legal advise on Labour Law and Procurement Law to line manangement contact person for “IA” heading tariff negotiations
- AMU/BU representative
HR Consultant/Legal Advisor
Hydro Aluminium AS, Metal
02.2007 - 03.2008
- Legal and procedural management legal consultancy on Norwegian/German Labour Law with special focus on the StatoilHydro merger
- Compensation & Benefits
- Consultancy on “IA” agreement
- Part of negotiation team for tariff negotiations
- Legal advising on questions related to pension and social security
- Legal advising on expatriation contracts
- Coaching leaders on special legal issues/requirements
HR Trainee
Hydro Aluminium, Metal Products HR
08.2005 - 01.2007
- Legal consultancy on German/Norwegian Labour Law recruitment process
- Human Resources consultancy for business lines
- Stationed in Germany for three month heading introduction of bonus system in Germany
- PRP (grading system) focal point for Germany
- Focal point for Hydro Monitor (=Yara Voice) in Germany
- IPE improvement development
- Legal advising on questions related to pension and social security
- Legal advising on expatriation contracts
- Legal coordination of major merger process
- Stade project, communicating to Norway the legal needs and developments for closing of the site
- Appointed into negotiation team for major negotiation on “særavtalene”
HR Coordinator/legal advisor
Roxar AS, oil service company, Stavanger
01.2005 - 05.2005
- Legal consultancy on Norwegian Labour Law recruitment process/personnel development
- Human Resources consultancy for business lines/corporation negotiating with Works Council (tillitsvalgte)
- HR administration development of new HR tools (e.g
- Summer intern)
Vitenskapelig Assistent [Research Assistant]
Law Faculty, University of Bergen
09.2004 - 11.2004
- Legal research (in English and Norwegian) lecturing writing article about ILO Convention 94 corporation with “Arbeidstilsynet”
Co-Mediation, Mediation
Relationships Australia, Gold Coast, AUS
09.2003 - 12.2003
- Facilitating negotiation process dividing up financial property and custody
Internship
Human Resources Development Department Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
02.2002 - 07.2002
- Legal consultant of the project “Prater” dealing with merging the Transaction Banking Department, Payment Transaction Service of Dresdner Bank with “etb” of Deutsche Bank change management in connection with project “Prater” management and recruitment of trainees negotiation with Works Council conducted regular seminars for work colleagues and clients
Legal Assistant
Georg Mahr & Partner, Rüdesheim, Germany
03.1998 - 04.1998
- Filing coordinated and ensured deadlines were met answered client’s queries on the phone office organisation assistance at court
Education
Social Security Law (in Norwegian), Alien Law (in Norwegian), Intensive Norwegian Language (Grade: A), International Commercial Contracts (Grade: A), Social Security Law (Grade: B), Discrimination Law (Grade: B), Norwegian Labour Law (in Norwegian), Norwegian Language Perfection Class -
Nordic Institute, School of Law, University of Bergen, Norway
Master of Laws (DR) - Law
School of Law, Bond University
Gold Coast, Australia12.2003
Combined Bachelor BA & Law - Business Administration And Management & Law
Faculty of Law And Business, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Lüneburg, Germany 04.2003
Erasmus Program - Business And Managerial Economics
Faculty of Business, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden
Jönköping, Sweden06.2001
Law
Faculty of Law, Phillips-University
Marburg, Germany02.1999
High School Diploma -
St. Ursula-Schule
Geisenheim, Germany 06.1997
Skills
- Labour Law
- Employee Relations
- Ethics & Compliance
- ESG
- Conflict Resolution
- Total Reward
- M&A & start up
- Change Management
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Global Mobility
- Business Development
- Business Planning incl workforce planning
- Contract Negotiation
- Project Leadership
- People Management
- Organizational Development
- Strategies and Goals
- Policy Development
- Hiring and Retention
- Company Guidelines
- Contract and Vendor Management
- Legal and Regulatory Compliance
- Rules and Regulations
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Talent Acquisition
- Human Resources Management
- Training and Development
- Performance Improvement
- Employee Development
- Cost Control
- Windows and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SAP, Succesfactors, Zalaris, Degreed
Telephone Number
+47-90 24 01 43
Industry Experience
Chemical, Metal, oil & gas industry experience, downstream and upstream, scale up, start up, M&A
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/08/78
Certification
- Certified MBTI I & II, FIRO-B
Languages
German
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Norwegian
Proficient
C2
Brazilian Portugese
Beginner
A1
Timeline
Director People & Culture
KPMG AS
05.2023
Director People & Sustainability
Yara International ASA
05.2014 - 04.2023
HR Manager Labour Law
Aftenposten AS
10.2013 - 04.2014
Leading Business Developer Negotiations
Statoil ASA
02.2013 - 09.2013
Leader Reward and Employee Relations
Statoil group
08.2008 - 01.2013
Personnel Lawyer
G4S Security Services AS
04.2008 - 07.2008
HR Consultant/Legal Advisor
Hydro Aluminium AS, Metal
02.2007 - 03.2008
HR Trainee
Hydro Aluminium, Metal Products HR
08.2005 - 01.2007
HR Coordinator/legal advisor
Roxar AS, oil service company, Stavanger
01.2005 - 05.2005
Vitenskapelig Assistent [Research Assistant]
Law Faculty, University of Bergen
09.2004 - 11.2004
Co-Mediation, Mediation
Relationships Australia, Gold Coast, AUS
09.2003 - 12.2003
Internship
Human Resources Development Department Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
02.2002 - 07.2002
Legal Assistant
Georg Mahr & Partner, Rüdesheim, Germany
03.1998 - 04.1998
Social Security Law (in Norwegian), Alien Law (in Norwegian), Intensive Norwegian Language (Grade: A), International Commercial Contracts (Grade: A), Social Security Law (Grade: B), Discrimination Law (Grade: B), Norwegian Labour Law (in Norwegian), Norwegian Language Perfection Class -
Nordic Institute, School of Law, University of Bergen, Norway
Master of Laws (DR) - Law
School of Law, Bond University
Combined Bachelor BA & Law - Business Administration And Management & Law
Faculty of Law And Business, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Erasmus Program - Business And Managerial Economics
Faculty of Business, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden
Law
Faculty of Law, Phillips-University
High School Diploma -
St. Ursula-Schule
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