Namics is the leading Swiss web development agency. Namics creates winners in digital change. As an award-winning digital specialist, Namics pursues the mission of providing customers with holistic support in their digital transformation. Founded in 1995 in St.Gallen, Namics has been part of Merkle, and thus of the Dentsu Aegis Network, since the end of 2018.
2014 – present Head of People
Responsibilities:
Unit Manager: Started the Belgrade branch of Namics, the leading Swiss web development agency with headquarters in St. Gallen and five other locations in Switzerland and Germany. Secured leases and infrastructure for office spaces for both start-up phase (5 engineers) and second phase (60+ engineers). Lead recruiting initiative effectively growing an award winning team of 60+ engineers over two years.
- Responsible for employer branding, job fairs and other events as well as all external and internal communication for the firm.
- Leads weekly employer branding meetings with external PR agency firm
- Interface to the press including television appearances and print/web interviews.
- Developed policies & procedures for new location (scaling), responsible for internal communication; employee coaching and development
- Represents company in external business networks
- Responsible for office management, accounting and facilities team
- Supports in strategy & HR planning, business plan, budget, management reporting, legal; authority to sign contracts
Key contributions:
- Grew at team of 70+ developers in the highly competitive and oversaturated market of Belgrade
- Established business procedures for growing team
- Initiated PR strategy for employer branding
- Established a positive reputation for the firm in Serbia through local outreach programs and education partnerships
- Authored promotional children’s book “Coding with Cody” that introduces the basics of coding to small children (target audience ages 3-5yrs) and donated to Serbian libraries