About
Hi, I'm Vanessa.
For 15 years I've helped companies hire tech talent and make their HR technology work, advising global leadership across EMEA, LATAM, North America and APAC.
Most recently, at Sanofi, I owned technical recruitment worldwide and supported the launch of its Digital business unit and Tech Hub, building talent functions from scratch. I founded Northstack to bring recruiting, HR technology and AI together in one practical, hands-on service.
I use AI every day in my own work, for sourcing, screening, market research and content. So when I help your team with AI, I'm sharing what already works, not theory.
My journey
International and intercultural experience in tech hiring and HR technology
BA in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Universidad Ricardo Palma
Psychology, exchange postgraduate programme
Université de Caen Normandie
IT Senior Consultant
Experis, Arcadis and others
- Led end-to-end recruitment and HR projects across technical, engineering and corporate functions: workforce planning, sourcing, interviewing, selection and onboarding.
MBA and Master's in Customer Experience Management
EADA Business School · CUHK Business School
- MBA, full-time bilingual programme, EADA Business School, Barcelona. Awards: Best Social Innovation Project, Best MBA Bilingual Project
- Master's in Customer Experience Management, CUHK Business School, Hong Kong
Talent Acquisition Partner, client-facing consulting
Brosgroup
- Designed and implemented talent frameworks for clients, with a focus on digital tools and process innovation.
- Clients included Danone, where I improved executive hiring with digital HR tools; Coca-Cola European Partners, where I set up and staffed a new division; Quadpack, where I digitalised HR processes; and Indra, where I filled niche IT roles through proactive sourcing.
IT International Talent Acquisition Partner
Sanofi (via AMS)
- Owned end-to-end technical recruitment worldwide across cloud, data, cybersecurity, infrastructure, digital product and engineering.
- Advised global engineering and business leaders, HRBPs and Talent Hubs on hiring strategy.
- Supported the launch of the Digital business unit and the Tech Hub, building talent functions from scratch, with recognition for operational excellence.
- Built AI-enabled workflows and automations for sourcing, screening and market research.
Founder
Northstack Consulting
- Tech talent, HR systems and AI for growing teams, in English, French and Spanish.
Certifications
Keeping my skills current
DATA2026
Data Analysis & Reporting in SAS Visual Analytics
SAS
HR TECH2024
SAP Fundamentals
SAP
Languages
I work in three languages
Tools
Platforms I know hands-on
How I think
Technology should serve people, not the other way round
Start with the problem
Tools come second. First we understand what's slowing your team down and what success looks like.
Keep it simple
The best process is the one people follow. I design for real teams, not perfect diagrams.
Leave you stronger
Every project ends with your team able to run things on its own.
Let's talk
Let's get to know each other.
A free 30-minute call is the easiest way to see if we're a good fit.