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Polina Kempter

Activist · DISC type Cd
Talent Manager at International Youth Federation (IYF)
📍 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Polina Kempter is a Global Talent Manager with over 15 years of HR experience in international, matrixed organizations. She specializes in talent acquisition, performance management, and DE&I. She holds a Masters degree in HR Management from Birkbeck, University of London and is a Chartered member of CIPD.

Passionate about youth empowerment, she volunteers as a Global Talent Manager for the International Youth Federation, focusing on talent development and retention. She values empathy, continuous learning, and creating a positive impact, drawing lessons from her experiences living and working across Europe.

At a previous role, she built a regional Talent Acquisition function from scratch, reducing agency dependency from 100% to just 15%.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Talent Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Polina shows up

Meticulous
Observative
Value Conscious

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Polina cares about

Talent Development
Her current volunteer role at the International Youth Federation focuses on career development and retention for future generations, a topic she is passionate about.
Internal Mobility
She managed global internal career mobility at Ingredion and recently posted about LinkedIn's features for identifying internal candidates.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Talent Manager
International Youth Federation (IYF)
4-2024
Global Internal Career Mobility & Talent Manager EMEA
Ingredion Incorporated
3-2022 - 3-2024
Senior TA Manager EMEA & APAC
Ingredion Incorporated
7-2021 - 3-2022
TA Manager EMEA & APAC
Ingredion Incorporated
10-2017 - 9-2020
Recruitment / Talent Manager, Global Marketing, Global Travel Retail & London office
William Grant & Sons
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Media appearances

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Education
2020 - 2021
Master's degree
Birkbeck, University of London
2020 - 2022
CIPD
CIPD Qualifications
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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