Marc Osswald

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Head of HR & Digital People Strategy at Witzenmann Group

Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Overview

Marc Osswald is the Head of HR & Digital People Strategy at Witzenmann Group, where he leads HR operations and global digital projects. An alumnus of the University of Mannheim with a Masters in Business Psychology, he specializes in HR-IT, people systems, and employer branding, focusing on data-driven people strategies.

Outside of work, Marc is a dedicated runner, completing 1, 330 km in 2024 to maintain balance and flexibility. He has a background in sports, having previously worked as a managing football coach for the TSG Hoffenheim youth football school, where he enjoyed inspiring young athletes.

He ran a total of 1, 330 kilometers in 2024, demonstrating his commitment to personal fitness and resilience.

Personality Overview

Good Listener

Empathetic

Formal Mannered

They are comfortable taking long term decisions.  They are courteous and respectful but practical. They like following the process even if it takes time to reach any conclusion.

Topics They Care About

Digital HR Strategy
He leads the digital transformation of HR, focusing on HR-IT, people systems, analytics, and implementing tools like SAP SuccessFactors.
Employee Empowerment
Actively promotes empowerment initiatives, such as the "Empowerment Summit 2025" at his company, to foster a collaborative and inspiring workplace.
Employer Branding
His responsibilities include shaping the company's image to attract talent, highlighted by his involvement in career days for family-owned businesses.

Media Appearances

Marc has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Head of HR & Digital People Strategy at Witzenmann Group
1-2022 - 2-2024
Manager HR-IT at Witzenmann Group
9-2020 - 12-2021
Global Key User | HR Systems & Processes at Bilfinger
4-2019 - 8-2020
Working student | Corporate HR Headquarters at Bilfinger
10-2017 - 11-2021
Managing coach | Football school at TSG Hoffenheim Fußball-Spielbetriebs GmbH

Education

10-2020 - 3-2023
Master's degree from DHBW Center for Advanced Studies
2017 - 2020
Bachelor of Science - BS from University of Mannheim

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Insights For Selling To Marc

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them about the outcome and results before talking about the input
  • Encourage them to invite other key stakeholders for discussions
  • Be very observant about how they perceive the risk in the decision

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off their concerns, their comfort with you will go down
  • Skip mentioning details that are confusing
  • Don’t push them for a no, take the lack of yes as a no after a certain point

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marc is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others and strong collaterals matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marc

  • They never refuse directly, they push out the decisions or just go quiet.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marc move?

  • They can be some of the slowest decision makers.
  • Can Marc take some risk or not?

  • They have no risk-appetite and prefer to take safe decisions.

You And Marc

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