Serhat Kakci

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Global Head of Strategic Workforce Planning | Allianz Technology at Allianz

Waalwijk, North Brabant, Netherlands

Overview

Serhat Kakci is the Head of Strategic Workforce Planning and an Executive Director at Allianz Technology. He has extensive experience within the Allianz group, previously leading Reward & Performance for the Americas and Northern Europe. Colleagues describe him as creative, result-oriented, and a critical thinker with a background in Transformational Leadership.

Following more than a decade with Allianz Trade, Serhat and his family recently relocated to Barcelona for his new role, embarking on what he calls a new adventure. He is focused on the human side of business, emphasizing teamwork and engagement in a hybrid work environment.

Unique fact: Serhat is an advocate for digital HR tools and has previously led initiatives that increased hiring efficiency by a factor of seven.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Systematic

Cautious & Analytical

They prefer to fully evaluate every situation.  They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Workforce Planning
His current executive role is dedicated to strategic workforce planning, shaping the future of talent and skills for Allianz Technology.
Leadership Development
He champions 'Human Centric Leaders' and has promoted using behavioral assessments to provide leaders with a well-rounded view of their performance and impact.
Digital HR
He has a history of implementing digital HR tools, such as video interviewing platforms, to significantly improve recruitment efficiency and processes.

Media Appearances

Serhat has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Global Head of Strategic Workforce Planning | Allianz Technology at Allianz
1-2024 - 3-2025
Regional Head of Reward & Performance Americas and Northern-Europe | Allianz Trade at Allianz
10-2022 - 12-2025
Regional Head of Reward and Performance Northern-Europe | Allianz Trade at Allianz
7-2021 - 10-2022
Reward & Performance Manager | Allianz Benelux at Allianz
1-2020 - 7-2021
Senior Regional HR-Controlling and HRIS Northern Europe (+15 Countries & +1700 Employees) | AZ Trade at Allianz

Education

1-2023 - 12-2023
Transformational Leadership from Hult Ashridge Executive Education
2012 - 2017
Bachelor's degree from Avans University of Applied Sciences

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Insights For Selling To Serhat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Serhat is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Serhat

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Serhat move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Serhat take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Serhat

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