I am Ahmed Tohamy, a Senior HR Business Partner with a decade of experience in financial services and multi-disciplinary environments. I specialize in strategic workforce planning, DEI transformation, and HR team leadership. I have delivered 400+ annual hires, increased female leadership by 40%, and strengthened gender-balanced hiring, while leading major restructuring initiatives and building robust leadership pipelines. Now based in Berlin, I combine global HR expertise with a deep commitment to understanding local labor frameworks and cultural dynamics. I am passionate about turning data into action—leveraging people analytics, HRIS automation, GDPR-compliant processes, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustainable growth and positive employee experiences.

Ahmed Tohamy

I am Ahmed Tohamy, a Senior HR Business Partner with a decade of experience in financial services and multi-disciplinary environments. I specialize in strategic workforce planning, DEI transformation, and HR team leadership. I have delivered 400+ annual hires, increased female leadership by 40%, and strengthened gender-balanced hiring, while leading major restructuring initiatives and building robust leadership pipelines. Now based in Berlin, I combine global HR expertise with a deep commitment to understanding local labor frameworks and cultural dynamics. I am passionate about turning data into action—leveraging people analytics, HRIS automation, GDPR-compliant processes, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustainable growth and positive employee experiences.

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I am Ahmed Tohamy, a Senior HR Business Partner with a decade of experience in financial services and multi-disciplinary environments. I specialize in strategic workforce planning, DEI transformation, and HR team leadership. I have delivered 400+ annual hires, increased female leadership by 40%, and strengthened gender-balanced hiring, while leading major restructuring initiatives and building robust leadership pipelines.

Now based in Berlin, I combine global HR expertise with a deep commitment to understanding local labor frameworks and cultural dynamics. I am passionate about turning data into action—leveraging people analytics, HRIS automation, GDPR-compliant processes, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver sustainable growth and positive employee experiences.

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Language

English
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent
German
Beginner

Work Experience

HR Business Partner Team Lead at ALEXBANK (Subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo Group)
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025
Drove measurable cultural change: achieved 50% gender-balanced hiring (vs. 27% baseline) and increased female leadership by 40%; mentored 7 direct reports; managed an annual influx of 400 hires and 200 exits; redesigned the performance framework from static KPIs to agile OKRs; architected succession planning; realigned 20% of the workforce for strategic growth; curated data-driven retention strategies reducing attrition by 15%; leveraged people analytics for predictive insights; digitized legacy HR processes via Oracle ERP with GDPR compliance; collaborated with Works Council to implement policies.
HR Business Partner at ALEXBANK (Subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo Group)
October 1, 2015 - December 1, 2019
Executed high-volume recruitment across diverse units (Sales, Tech, Marketing, SMEs, Investment Banking) delivering 170+ annual hires; supported internal mobility and performance management; managed core HR operations including annual contract renewals and probation assessments with strict compliance to local labor laws.

Education

Bachelor of Management & Technology (Double Major in Human Resources Management and Innovation Management) at German University in Cairo
September 1, 2008 - July 1, 2013
Certified Career Coach at In-house Course, Cairo
July 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020
Emerging Leaders at In-house Course, Cairo
October 1, 2023 - August 1, 2024

Qualifications

Certified Career Coach
July 1, 2020 - November 1, 2020
Emerging Leaders
October 1, 2023 - August 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Professional Services