Lene Tullin Nielsen
Business-Oriented HR Leader
Available for Interim & Consulting
20+ years of HR leadership in international organisations — moving fluidly between strategy and hands-on delivery.
Working from the belief that HR must be and feel relevant for the business leaders and employees. Doing great HR makes a difference — not only on the financial bottom line. I am known for thinking HR as part of the business and therefore focusing on what really matters.
What I Bring
●HR Management & HR Business Partnering
●HR strategy, transformation & change management
●Project & stakeholder management at all levels
●Payroll, collective agreements & employment law
●Leadership & talent development programme design
●Workforce data analysis & HR systems
●Union relations
Typical Roles
HR Manager / HR Director
·HR Business Partner
·Operations Manager, HR
·HR Project Manager ·Change & Transformation Lead
·HR Project Manager ·Change & Transformation Lead
Career Highlights
Founder & HR Consultant
· Lima Tango November
2026–
Independent HR consulting and interim management
HR Manager Europe
· CAE
2021–2024
Built and led the Northern Europe HR team
HR Partner for the European Leadership Team
Designed an internal leadership programme for all European managers
Nordic HR Business Partner
· CAE
2016–2021
Full HR & payroll responsibility for the Nordics
Restructuring, union negotiations & trainee programme
Nordic payroll consolidation & process standardisation
HR Operations Manager
· IBM
2013–2015
Nordic Top 100 Talent programme across 4 countries
Technical eminence change initiative (+3,000 employees)
HR audit readiness & governance
HR Partner
· Mærsk Data / IBM
2004–2013
Trusted advisor to managers across sales, development & operations
Recruitment, performance management & leader assessment
HR Partner assignment, South Africa
A Unique Edge
Family Expedition · S/Y Rainbow2024–2026
A two-year family voyage around the world in our 42 ft sailboat — planning, re-planning, troubleshooting, cultural agility, home-schooling, safety management and persistent problem-solving in high-stakes environments.
Ready for your next HR challenge — interim, project-based, or long-term. Let's talk.