PROFESSIONAL COACH
Hello, I’m
ÖZLEMEMER
CHRO &PROFESSIONAL COACH
With 20+ years of HR leadership across food, machinery, mechatronics, agriculture and energy, I build people strategies that align with business goals and empower individuals to grow, thrive and contribute meaningfully.
İZMİR, TÜRKİYE
Empowering organisations and people through a people-first culture.
- 20+ YEARS IN
HR - 6 COMPANIES &
GROUPS - 5 DIFFERENT
INDUSTRIES
MY MISSION
Through a people-first culture, I help companies evolve and employees reach their full potential.
FOCUS AREAS
- 01
Strategic HR & Culture Transformation
Builds an HR vision aligned with corporate strategy and leads cultural change across business units.
- 02
HR Digitalisation & AI
Develops AI-supported multi-skilling for blue-collar talent management and digitalises recruitment, performance and training tracking.
- 03
Professional Coaching
Supports leaders and employees one-to-one through change, career development and reaching their full potential.
- 04
Learning & Development
Strengthens managerial and functional skills through leadership, teamwork, onboarding and occupational safety programmes.
SPEAKING
Summits & Panels
Speaks at HR summits on people, corporate culture and adaptability.
University Collaborations
Holds talks with university students on industry experience and HR practice to prepare them for working life.
SERVICES
Support for individuals and organisations that combines hands-on HR leadership experience with a professional coaching approach.
- 01
Individual Coaching
Confidential one-to-one coaching through career transitions, periods of change and the journey to your full potential.
- Career development & transitions
- Adapting to change & resilience
- Goal setting & action planning
- 02
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Coaching for managers to strengthen their leadership style and lead their teams successfully through transformation.
- Leadership & communication skills
- Team management & feedback
- Leading change
- 03
Corporate HR Consulting
Building and strengthening organisations’ people strategy, drawing on senior HR experience across industries.
- HR strategy & organisational design
- Performance & reward systems
- Culture change & HR digitalisation
- 04
Training & Speaking
In-house training and workshops; speaking at summits, panels and university events.
- Leadership & teamwork training
- Corporate culture & adaptability
- Career and working-life talks
Free introductory call
Book a free 20-minute call to talk through your needs together.
EXPERIENCE
GET IN TOUCH- 2024
Sep 2024 – Present
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Dikkan Group
Leads the Group’s human capital strategy, aligning the HR vision with corporate strategy and driving cultural transformation and employer branding.
- 2023
Jul 2023 – Oct 2024
Human Resources Coordinator
Agrobest Group
Designed and implemented recruitment, talent management, training, compensation and benefits policies in line with company goals.
- 2021
Feb 2021 – Jul 2023
Group HR & Administrative Affairs Director
Dedem Mekatronik
Managed HR and administration for Dedem Elektrik and group companies (Inkol Pano, Temcon, Decons) with a team of nine.
- 2019
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
Human Resources & Operations Executive
Polat Group Holding
Ran HR and operations for Polat Makina and Polat Group Redüktör; developed benefits, recruitment, onboarding and training programmes.
- 2009
Sep 2009 – Dec 2019
Human Resources Manager
Polat Makina
With a team of 25, led strategic HR planning, budgeting, a training & development centre, occupational health and safety and employee engagement.
- 2005
Sep 2005 – Aug 2009
Human Resources Specialist
Sabancı Holding | GıdaSA
Worked on wage analysis and band systems, recruitment, training budgets and onboarding; took part in the Viya integration project.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
EDUCATION
- Master’s degree, Management and OrganisationDokuz Eylül University, Graduate School of Social Sciences2018 – 2020
- Bachelor’s degree, Agricultural Engineering (Agricultural Economics)Ege University1997 – 2003
CERTIFICATES
- Professional CoachErickson Coaching International2021
- Emotional Intelligence & Micro-expressionsE-SEM Akademi2021
- KVKK (Data Protection) SpecialistNovarge Distance Learning Centre2021
- ISO 22000TÜV Austria2020
- ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management SystemVericert Certification2018
- ISO 19011 Internal AuditorVericert Certification2018
EXPERTISE
- STRATEGIC HR
- TALENT MANAGEMENT
- PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
- ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN
- CHANGE MANAGEMENT
- COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
- LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
- EMPLOYER BRANDING
- PROFESSIONAL COACHING
- EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
MY APPROACH
- 01 LISTEN & UNDERSTAND
Understand the needs of the person, the team and the organisation in depth.
- 02 SET GOALS
Set clear, measurable goals aligned with the business.
- 03 BUILD A STRATEGY
Design a roadmap that fits the culture and the people.
- 04 IMPLEMENT TOGETHER
Bring change to life together with leaders and employees.
- 05 GROW
Measure results and support continuous growth through feedback.
LET’S WORK
TOGETHER
Get in touch for professional coaching, HR consulting and collaborations.
- LOCATION
- İzmir, Türkiye
OPEN TO COACHING & CONSULTING