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Anja Ferk

Organistional, Leadership and Personal Consultant

€523/day
Düsseldorf, DE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Anja

I work with leaders and organisations who are ready to grow on purpose... not by chasing trends, but by building working environments that actually suit people and deliver on performance.

My focus is organisational development, leadership, and feedback cultures. I help teams move from good intentions to real behavioural change, increasing clarity, ownership, and connection.
Confusion, excuses, and tension are what I work on reducing.

I don’t believe in motivation without structure, or culture without courage. Real change happens when people understand what is expected, feel safe enough to speak honestly, and are challenged to grow beyond what feels comfortable.

My work is practical, human, and business-driven:
• Stronger leadership presence
• Clearer communication and feedback
• Healthier team dynamics
• Cultures that support performance, not drain it

I partner with organizations who want more than workshops... they want transformation that shows up in how people think, decide, and act every day.

You can check out more about me on my LinkedIn profile:
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Slovenian

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Düsseldorf (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Lighthouse GmbH
    Co-Founder / OrganisationalConsultant
    October 2022 - Today (3 years and 8 months)
    Fractional-style consulting for SMEs in growth or transition.
    • ● Designed peer-learning and leadership programs.
    • ● Facilitated workshops on culture, leadership, and People Ops maturity.
    • ● Built foundational systems, playbooks, and operating practices for scaling teams.
    Workshops Facilitation Leadership Development Company Culture Management Change and Transformation Management Talent Management and Employee Development
  • Mindcurv
    Global People Operations Manager
    December 2021 - October 2025 (3 years and 10 months)
    Built and led Talent Growth & Culture CoEs across a global tech organisation.
    • ● Designed and rolled out Job Architecture & Competency Frameworks.
    • ● Implemented Leadership Development paths and manager enablement programs.
    • ● Owned Performance Management operations and process improvements.
    • ● Supported Post-merger activities and handover (Acquired by Accenture Song)
    Leadership Development Project Management (PMO) Company Culture Management Talent Management and Employee Development Process facilitation
  • trivago
    Strategic Global Project Manager - Talent Development & Culture
    July 2018 - November 2021 (3 years and 4 months)
    Led global Performance, Feedback, and Talent Experience projects.
    • ● Served as the Strategic Product Owner counterpart for internally developed 360° tool.
    • ● Ran full performance cycles for 1,000+ employees.
    • ● Drove engagement and satisfaction surveys with actionable insights.
    • ● Implemented and embedded HR tools across teams and leadership levels.
    Communication strategy Talent Management and Employee Development Human Resources Leadership Development

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Education

  • MSc
    University of Ljubljana
    2017
    MSc
  • MBA
    Quantic School of Business & Technology
    2022
    MBA

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