Lene Tullin Nielsen
Business-Oriented HR Leader
Available for Interim & Consulting
20+ years of HR leadership in international organisations.
Introduction
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.
Profile
HR professional with over 20 years of experience from international organisations. Trusted business partner for leaders at all levels — combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Experienced across the full HR spectrum: from workforce planning, talent and leadership development, and union negotiations, to payroll management, restructuring and project delivery. Available for interim assignments, HR Manager or Partner roles and project-based consulting.
Core Competencies
●HR Management
●Talent & Leadership Development
●Workforce Data Analysis
●HR Business Partnering
●Nordic Payroll & Compliance
●Stakeholder Management
●Change & Transformation
●Union Relations, Nordic
●Project & Programme Management
Experience
Founder & HR Consultant
· Lima Tango November
2026–
Independent HR consulting and interim management
Design and implementation of HR processes, structures and systems
Leadership training and facilitation
Family Expedition · World Circumnavigation · S/Y Rainbow2024–2026
A two-year family voyage around the world on a 42 ft sailboat. One of the most complex project I have managed: continuous planning and re-planning, troubleshooting under pressure, cross-cultural communication, home-schooling two children, and safety management in high-stakes, resource-constrained situations.
HR Manager Europe
· CAE
2021–2024
Built and grew the Northern Europe HR team
HR Partner for the European Leadership Team and the European Civil Business Line Director
Designed and delivered an internal leadership development programme for all European managers
Drove talent development initiatives for high-potential employees
Restructuring projects across Europe
Nordic HR Business Partner (HR Manager)
· CAE
2016–2021
Trusted business partner for all Nordic managers and the Nordic Area Leader
Finalised implementation of a Nordic payroll provider; streamlined and documented the end-to-end process
Led restructuring projects: planning, cost estimation, negotiations and execution
Developed the business case for and recruited into a technical trainee programme
Annual payroll budgeting and monthly forecasting across the Nordic region
Managed union relations across 3 countries and 7 collective agreements
Freelance HR Consultant
· Self-employed
2015
Interim HR Business Partnering for Nordic organisations
PMO coordination on a large-scale recruitment project — streamlining reporting, processes and candidate communication
Outplacement: workshop design and delivery, individual career counselling
HR Operations Manager
· IBM
2013–2015
Nordic Top 100 Talent programme — design, coordination and implementation across 4 countries
Initiated a cross-business-area leadership team to drive a technical eminence change programme (+3,000 employees)
Maintained HR audit readiness and governance documentation
Workforce data analysis and executive presentations
HR Partner
· Mærsk Data / IBM
2004–2013
Trusted advisor for all HR matters in different business lines: IT development, support and operations, business consulting, sales etc.
"The Perfect Seller" — data-driven project to identify and recruit top-performing sales staff
"Women in Leadership" — analysis, goal-setting and KPI monitoring
End-to-end recruitment at all levels including graduate programmes
3-month interim HR Partner assignment in South Africa — knowledge transfer and HR support for sales leaders
Designed and implemented performance management guidelines for underperformance cases
Leader assessment process design and implementation for succession planning
Process consultant in an external programme for senior leaders across 5 major organisations
IT Project Manager / System Owner
· Mærsk Data
2001–2004
Responsible for support, development and rollout of e-commerce systems for the logistics industry
Managed and reported on projects internally and to steering committee and customer
Primary School Teacher
· Various schools
1998–2001
Ready for your next HR challenge — interim, project-based, or long-term. Let's talk.