{ "$schema": "https://cvjson.com/schema/v1.json", "basics": { "name": "Rafael Cindric", "label": "Senior HR Generalist / People Partner", "summary": "Strategic HR Partner with 6+ years across manufacturing, tech, and scaling enterprises, combining hands-on business partnering with full operational ownership. Currently running triple-country (Hungary/US/CA) people operations while advising senior leadership on org design, performance, and compliance. Strong grounding in Hungarian employment law, employee relations, and building HR infrastructure that scales across borders.", "location": "Budapest, Hungary", "profiles": [ { "network": "LinkedIn", "username": "rafael-cindrić-96842b231", "url": "https://linkedin.com/in/rafael-cindrić-96842b231" } ] }, "work": [ { "company": "Zocks", "position": "People & Operations Generalist", "location": "Budapest, Hungary", "startDate": "2026-03", "current": true, "highlights": [ "~180 FTE", "● Ensure HR and operational compliance in both Hungarian and US environments", "● Own Total Rewards for both Hungarian and US employee populations", "● Manage the full employee lifecycle end-to-end, from offer through offboarding", "● Administer full-cycle payroll for both Hungary and the US", "● Coordinate onboarding across Hungary and the US", "● Act as People Partner to managers across Engineering, Product, Marketing, and Design", "● Support performance management and career-pathing initiatives", "●\nServe as primary HR point of contact for employees and managers across both countries", "● Partner with Finance, IT, and Office Operations on cross-functional workflows; manage core HR systems" ] }, { "company": "ANDA Present", "position": "HR Generalist", "location": "Budapest, Hungary", "startDate": "2024-12", "endDate": "2026-03", "highlights": [ "~120 FTE", "● Acted as key HR advisor to department heads, directors, and the Board", "● Led evaluation and selection of HRIS platform; defined user roles, workflows, and access levels", "● Designed and rolled out career path frameworks and role leveling", "● Provided HR support across Procurement, Logistics, Finance, IT, Marketing, Sales, and eCommerce", "● Led 360-degree feedback cycles for leadership and team development", "● Coached leaders on feedback delivery, goal-setting, and managing underperformance", "● Supported recruitment across functions, with focus on white-collar and leadership roles", "● Organized and budgeted company-wide events" ] }, { "company": "HARMAN International", "position": "HR Generalist", "location": "Pécs, Hungary", "startDate": "2023-12", "endDate": "2024-11", "highlights": [ "~250 FTE", "●\nHandled complex employee relations cases, workplace investigations, and conflict resolution", "●\nEnsured compliance with Hungarian labour law and internal policy", "● Trusted advisor to the Hungarian CEO and Plant Director on all people matters", "● Provided direct HR support across Quality, Warehouse & Logistics, Customer Service, Procurement, and IT", "● Contributed to employer branding and recruitment marketing to attract skilled manufacturing talent", "● Led recruitment for both blue-collar and white-collar roles", "● First point of contact for employees and line managers on HR matters" ] }, { "company": "Splendex", "position": "HR & Operations Generalist", "location": "Pécs / Budapest, Hungary", "startDate": "2021-11", "endDate": "2023-06", "highlights": [ "~30 FTE", "●\nPartnered with engineering and product leads to define technical role requirements; ran full-cycle recruitment for developers, PMs, and UX/UI designers", "●\nBuilt onboarding plans and educated new hires on policy and process", "●\nEvaluated employee performance and recommended pay adjustments", "●\nPlanned and ran in-house/off-site events and team-building activities", "●\nProduced HR activity reports for management; monitored budget and payroll", "●\nManaged office operations, vendor coordination, and travel logistics" ] }, { "company": "Concentrix", "position": "HR Intern", "location": "Pécs, Hungary", "startDate": "2020-06", "endDate": "2021-09", "highlights": [ "● Administrative and recruitment support; onboarding assistance; HR reporting and compliance tasks" ] } ], "skills": [ "Nexon", "HR Master", "SAP", "Workday", "Perceptyx", "BambooHR", "Gusto", "15Five", "Lever", "Native Hungarian speaker", "Fluent English speaker" ], "projects": [ { "name": "HR Controlling & People Analytics Foundation", "description": "Designed and implemented the organization's first HR Controlling initiative by integrating headcount, payroll, and financial data into a structured reporting framework. Developed key HR metrics to support workforce planning, labor cost management, and strategic decision-making." }, { "name": "HRIS & Time Management System Implementation", "description": "Introduced and oversaw company-wide HRIS and time management platform,\nmanaging master data migration, process redesign, user role definition, and\nproviding HR IT support to ensure smooth adoption across all departments and\nimproved data accuracy." }, { "name": "Organizational Merger & Leadership Succession", "description": "Led successful merger of Logistics and Customer Service units in manufacturing\nenvironment, facilitating organizational alignment, redefining roles and\nresponsibilities, and supporting leadership succession planning to ensure\nbusiness continuity." }, { "name": "Structured Career Path Framework", "description": "Planned and coordinated roll-out of structured career path framework including\nrole leveling, competency mapping, and development conversations. Initiative\nsupported employee growth, career transparency, and long-term retention\nstrategies." }, { "name": "Performance-Based Rewards & Compensation System", "description": "Designed and implemented performance-based rewards and compensation\nsystem improving transparency, motivation, and internal equity across the\norganization. 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