Mikaela de Graaf

Mikaela de Graaf is an experienced Human Resources professional currently serving as a Human Resources Business Partner (People Specialist) at Air New Zealand since January 2021, where the focus is on supporting the Senior Management for a pilot community of approximately 1500 employees, particularly Regional Turboprop Pilots. Prior to this role, Mikaela worked as a Human Resources Advisor, providing support in employee relations, remuneration, and payroll. Mikaela's background includes experience at Google as a Staffing Operations Specialist for Google Cloud, where support was provided to a large recruitment team across EMEA locations, and at Smith and Caugheys as a Human Resources Advisor with a generalist focus. Additional experience includes an internship at The Langham Auckland. Mikaela holds a Bachelor of International Hospitality Management with a focus on Human Resource Management from Auckland University of Technology.