Karla Coello

Background

About Karla Coello

Profile A high-achieving executive with over 20 years of dynamic leadership in Human Resources across diverse local and global settings. Recognized as a strategic visionary, with proven history of driving transformative organizational change and delivering profound results. Expertise lies in leading cross-functional teams to seamlessly align with HR and business strategies. Innovative and digitally driven with strong background in HR technology implementation and operations - Workday, focuses on operational excellence, and elevating employee experience. Multilingual and culturally attuned approach to foster effective collaboration in diverse environments. Applies hands-on approach to oversee large-scale, high-impact projects emphasizing teamwork and cross areas collaboration with the ability to influence at all organizational levels. Key Professional Capabilities - Lead the global HR strategy and programs to drive major and impactful projects from design to execution in multinational corporations to growing start-ups- Agile delivery of HR operations and solutions to support growth during expansions into new business units and legal entities, consistently enhancing the employee and manager experience- Provide instrumental support for internal transformations, mergers, acquisitions, and divestiture initiatives across diverse countries spanning Africa, Europe, and Americas- Lead the Global HR Technology successful implementation of Workday for large organizations (5K-20K employees+ contractors) across 45+ countries (Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia), driving digitalization across 210+ employee lifecycle processes, optimizing modules including Core HR, recruitment, onboarding, learning, goal and performance management, talent management, absence, benefits, core and advance compensation, time tracking, reporting, with 60+ interfaces with payroll and other key systems- Strategically achieved millions in savings through a business plan focused on reorganization and system simplification- Deliver data-driven insights to empower executive decision-making, aligning HR delivery and talent requirements, using comprehensive dashboards and reports- Lead global HR compliance efforts, ensuring adherence to internal controls and external regulations, including US-SOX and Sweden's statutory requirements.