Ilaria Donofrio

Founder of an advisory practice supporting international organizations in aligning talent strategy, organizational design, and leadership development with business growth. Partner with executive teams to build scalable operating models, develop high performing leadership teams, and create future-ready organizations. KeyAdvisoryAreas&Impact Designing organisational structures, governance frameworks, and role architectures to enable strategic priorities and scalable growth across multiple markets. Advising executive teams on organisational design and talent deployment, translating business strategy into actionable people solutions. Developing leadership and talent programmes to accelerate capability building, team performance, and adaptability during organisational transformation. Delivering talent mapping, workforce planning, and executive search initiatives to identify critical capabilities, high-potential leaders, and succession opportunities. Assessing leadership capability and designing targeted development and coaching interventions to strengthen management and executive effectiveness. Defining and executing hiring strategies for executive and non-senior roles, aligning recruitment processes with organisational capability needs and growth objectives.

Managed HR operations across Europe (France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Italy) for a leading InsurTech company. Strategic advisor to senior leadership and member of Operations Committee. KeyAchievements&Responsibilities Managed a cross-functional HRBP and recruitment team across four countries. Oversaw full HR scope: TA, employee relations, payroll, administration, legal, collective bargaining agreements. Developed organizational design frameworks, compensation strategies, and leadership programs. Initiated talent management programs and EVP initiatives, achieving 20% women hires in tech and maintaining 85% employee satisfaction. Key partner for European expansion and new office openings, providing insight on labor law, HR operations, and talent mapping. Leveraged HR analytics and data insights to inform executive decision making.

Managed recruitment for support functions and facilities operations (~1,100 hires/year). Oversaw a team of 16 TA partners; reduced agency dependency from 13% to 5% for hard-to-fill roles. Partnered with senior leadership to implement talent strategy, workforce planning, and succession frameworks. Delivered training programs in sourcing, recruitment, and employer branding for internal TA team. Acted as strategic advisor to management on workforce planning, retention, and talent acquisition KPIs