MARCUS FISCHER
LEADING TALENT ACQUISITION
LEADING TALENT
ACQUISITION.
With over 25 years of experience across automotive, insurance, consulting, software, medical technology, and banking industries.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Complete career journey across leading organizations
Partner / Senior Consultant
Time4Hires KLG
Advising SMU about Employer Branding, HR Marketing, Employer Value Proposition. Consulting: Recruiting-Strategy, International Operations, Transformation.
Head of Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding + Young Talents
Zürcher Kantonalbank
Leading TA Organisation of Switzerland's No. 2 Bank, Member of HR Lead team. Recruiting Strategy, Employer Branding, Young Talents Initiatives with 430+ participants.
Head of Global Talent Acquisition + Employer Branding
Straumann Group
Lead Recruiting Team in Basel, Global Recruiting Strategy, Employer Branding. Reporting to Head of Global People Management.
Director Business Development D-A-CH
Textkernel B.V.
Acquiring new and serve existing clients for Textkernel's AI + machine learning solutions. Managing Implementation projects with customers of all sizes and industries.
Head of Employer Branding + Recruiting
Baloise Group
Delivering innovative employer branding and recruiting strategy. Responsible for Baloise Trainee Programs. Preside Baloise Social Media Advisory Board.
Various roles in HR
AUDI AG
Responsible Project Lead for Audi + Volkswagen Group eRecruiting Development. Development + Execution of AUDI TRM (Talent Relationship Management).
HR Consultant / Assignment Manager
Aquent Inc.
Client Acquisition, Candidate research and selection, filling the talent pool (400+ interviews). Project Placement for IT, Advertising and Web Professionals.
CORE EXPERTISE
Skills developed across diverse industries and roles
TESTIMONIALS
What colleagues and clients say about working with Marcus
LinkedIn Recommendations
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LATEST INSIGHTS
Thoughts and expertise from the Talent Acquisition Leader blog
22 hours ago
Quo Vadis Recruiting in the Age of AI? Will GPTs Soon Be Talking Only to Each Other?
The conversation around artificial intelligence is accelerating: automated résumé parsers, matching algorithms, chatbots, generative...
Read more3 days ago
Recruiting: Everyone's Hyping AI – But 9 Out of 10 Companies Don't Even Have the Basics Right
Go to any HR conference today and you'll hear about artificial intelligence in recruiting: resume-screening bots, predictive analytics...
Read more5 days ago
Recruiting in Times of Crisis: Why Now Is the Best Moment to Optimize Your Processes
The headlines are clear. Trump tariffs are disrupting global trade. War risks are heightening geopolitical uncertainty...
Read moreWHEN HE IS NOT WORKING
Personal interests and passions
Gourmet Cooking
Family chef feeding friends with good food
Photography
Much passion but limited talent
Travel
Preferred Asia/Americas
Music
Jazz and Blues listener
Reading
Tons of non-fictional articles and books
Technology
Still love to use IT
"Experienced • Innovative • Pragmatic • Solution-oriented • Customer-focused • Communicative • Tech + Social Media savvy • Persistent"
Father • Husband • Son • Brother • Friend • Mentor • Leader • Creator
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