Vanessa Schmidt

Vanessa Schmidt serves as the HR Operations Manager at Redis since January 2022, leading HR operations and employee experience for approximately 300 employees across EMEA and APAC regions. Vanessa's expertise includes overseeing the employee lifecycle, managing HR systems, ensuring compliance with labor laws, and collaborating with various departments. Notable achievements at Redis include establishing an automated probation process, redesigning the onboarding process, and launching a self-service HR portal. Prior to Redis, Vanessa held roles in people and culture at Outbrain, where responsibilities encompassed full employee lifecycle management, and as an HR and Recruitment Assistant at SSL247. Vanessa's career began at Washington Frank International as a recruiter and includes a diverse educational background with a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Sunderland and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University.