Bianca Austin
About Bianca Austin
Bianca Austin serves as the Chief People Officer at Signicat, where she has worked since 2020. With extensive experience in human resources and organizational development, she has held various roles across multiple countries and organizations, emphasizing self-leadership and talent development.
Current Role at Signicat
Bianca Austin serves as the Chief People Officer at Signicat, a position she has held since 2020. Based in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden, she focuses on talent and organizational development. Her role involves integrating her understanding of performance, brain, body, and mind into the company's approach to human resources. She emphasizes the importance of self-leadership and aims to foster an empowered and adaptable organizational culture.
Previous Experience in Human Resources
Prior to her current role, Bianca Austin accumulated extensive experience in human resources across various organizations. She worked at Elite Hotels of Sweden AB as a Talent Manager from 2016 to 2020. Before that, she was a Global HR Business Partner at Business Sweden for 10 months in 2015-2016. Her earlier roles include serving as an HR Business Partner at Accenture from 2009 to 2011 and as an HR district manager at Scandic Hotels in 2012.
Consulting Experience
Bianca Austin has a background in consulting, having worked at MT-gruppen as a Consultant in self-leadership and team development from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, she was a Management Consultant in Talent and Organizational Performance at Accenture from 2006 to 2009. These roles contributed to her expertise in developing strategies for team effectiveness and organizational performance.
Educational Background
Bianca Austin holds a Master in Business Economics with a major in Organization and External Accounting from Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs Universitet, where she studied from 2001 to 2006. She also completed an exchange semester at Solvay Business School (VUB) in 2004, focusing on Strategy, Organisation, and Finance. Earlier, she achieved a master's degree in the Samhällsekonomiskt program from gymnaiset between 1997 and 2000.
Professional Values and Philosophy
Bianca Austin values working in a global environment that embraces diverse cultures. She is passionate about people development and aims to unlock the full potential of individuals, teams, and organizations. Her approach advocates for strong self-leadership among leaders and employees, which she believes is essential for creating an empowered and adaptable organization.