Oksana

OKSANA VIONTSEK
HR Professional | People Partner | Employee Experience & Wellbeing | Organizational Development
Lviv, Ukraine (Remote / Hybrid / Relocation) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) | [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
Professional Summary
HR professional with a background spanning HR administration, full-cycle talent acquisition, and people-focused project management, including the past 2 years working hands-on as an independent People Partner — coaching managers, mediating conflicts, and advising client organizations on employee relations and engagement. Background in applied psychology and finance adds depth to stakeholder communication, workforce planning, and organizational analysis. Comfortable operating in fast-moving, distributed, international environments, and now looking to build on this foundation in a dedicated HR Business Partner role, partnering more closely with business leaders on organizational development, change management, and workforce strategy.
Core Competencies
HR Business Partnering & Employee Relations
Employee Engagement
Organizational Development & Design
Change Management
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning
Performance Management
Conflict Resolution & Psychological Safety
Stakeholder Management (cross-functional, international)
Leadership Development & Coaching
Culture & Change Initiatives
People Analytics & Data-Driven Insights
Talent Acquisition & Full-Cycle Recruitment
HR Compliance & Policy
Project & Budget Management
Cross-Cultural, Distributed Team Collaboration

Professional Experience
People Partner (Project Manager / Coach / Psychologist)2024 – 2026
Poland, Ukraine | Remote & on-site (Projects: Ucare; Rozmova; Ukrainian House )
• Act as an independent People Partner to managers and teams on a freelance basis, advising client organizations on employee relations, engagement, and day-to-day people challenges.
• Provided 1:1 coaching to individual contributors and people leaders on communication, stress management, and leadership development, contributing to a reduction in escalations, reduction in turnover, and faster onboarding.
• Partnered with international stakeholders as a freelance liaison, coordinating service delivery and aligning people initiatives across 5+ countries and time zones.
• Resolved interpersonal and team-level conflicts through structured mediation as an independent facilitator, strengthening psychological safety and reducing escalation to formal HR processes.
Project Manager / Talent Acquisition / Psychologist2022 – Present
“Sincere Heart” Foundation / Project “Recovery Camp”
• Owned end-to-end delivery of 2 people-focused projects (min. $50,000 budget each), including budget planning, workforce planning, resource allocation, and stakeholder reporting.
• Designed and facilitated 200+ workshops on resilience, change, communication, and psychological safety for 3,000+ participants, adapting content across diverse audiences.
• Led full-cycle talent acquisition for psychologists, facilitators, and camp staff, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, and onboarding.
• Designed and delivered training, coaching, and supervision programs for newly hired staff, driving performance management and consistent quality standards.
• Built and maintained partnerships with local and international stakeholders, NGOs, and donor organizations to support organizational sustainability and funding.
Psychologist2022 – 2024
Mobile MH PSS Team – Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital
• Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team of 4 professionals, applying structured decision-making frameworks to support continuity of care for a caseload of ~50 clients per month.
• Maintained rigorous documentation and compliance standards, supporting audit-readiness and quality assurance.
HR Manager2016 – 2020
Averitt Express
• Coordinated HR workflows and stakeholder communication across distributed, international partners and teams, supporting employee relations and HR compliance.
• Managed employee onboarding, HR documentation, and program administration, contributing to workforce planning and process consistency.
• Prepared HR status reports and people-related documentation for stakeholders, supporting data-driven decision-making.
• Monitored budget execution and tracked institutional cash flow in partnership with finance.
Senior Accountant2014 – 2015
Corporate Finance – Lviv State Music College
• Managed a team of 5 accounting staff, distributing tasks and overseeing performance.
• Ensured mandatory financial reporting complied with Ukrainian accounting standards (P(S)BO); prepared statements and reconciliations.
• Coordinated with external auditors and tax authorities during inspections; monitored budget execution.
Senior Economist – Corporate Lending2008 – 2014
Corporate Banking
• Managed a portfolio of 100+ corporate clients and loans totaling $10M USD, negotiating terms and preparing strategic reports for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinated cross-departmental business processes between clients, risk, and internal units; led negotiations with clients and internal stakeholders.
Education & Certifications
• Psychotherapist in Person-Centred Approach (completed June 2026)
• Master of Psychology (2022)
• PhD equivalent (Candidate of Sciences in Economics), Ukraine (2015)
• Master of International Economics (2007, apostille, sworn translation to Polish)
Languages
Ukrainian (Native) | English (Advanced) | Russian (Advanced) | Polish (Upper-Intermediate) | German (Basic)
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