Anna Pozdnyakova, Chief Human Resources Officer at Jooble, is an HR strategy and business transformation expert with 14 years of experience across IT, FMCG, and Banking sectors. She has worked with companies ranging from 100 to over 7,000 employees across marketing, analytics, sales, key account management, and HR departments, covering markets in Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, and Duty Free operations worldwide.
Anna has launched offices from scratch, built HR teams, developed KPIs and analytics systems, employee value propositions (EVP), performance and budgeting processes, managed corporate culture change, and led crisis management programs. She has delivered large-scale transformations in cross-cultural teams and at C-level, served as a speaker and advisor to leaders on topics ranging from change management to HR strategy development. She is the author of "The Hero's Journey" leadership course and "Hrabli" ("Pitfalls") podcast. Anna firmly believes that senior HR development is impossible without business acumen, understanding of finance, value chain, and strategic priorities. She works to ensure HR leaders think systematically, influence key business decisions, and carry strategic weight.
She holds a Master's degree in Innovation Strategy and a Bachelor's degree in Economics, with certifications in Change Management (ACMP), Human System Dynamics, Caliper & DISC Assessment, Talogy A-method, Existential Coaching, ICF Coaching, and team facilitation.
Her expertise encompasses: building business-oriented HR strategy, managing complex change, budgeting and data analysis, developing accountability culture, coaching and mentoring, creating learning systems, employer branding, and adapting HR approaches to different cultural contexts. Anna believes in HR leadership that understands both people and numbers equally well, acts strategically, maintains focus during crisis periods, and creates real value for business.