Melanie Bijou currently serves as Head of Talent Management at Lufthansa, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Melanie was a Global HR Project Manager and Senior HR Specialist focusing on Global Projects at Merz Therapeutics from December 2020 to January 2024. Melanie's extensive experience at Merz Group spanned from May 2014 to December 2020, where roles included Senior HR Specialist in Global People and Organizational Development, HR Business Partner for Marketing & Sales, Associate HR Business Partner, and HR Specialist for Young Professionals. Beginning with a tenure at Sanofi from September 2009 to April 2014, Melanie held the position of HR Business Partner, alongside roles as a Human Resources Trainee and Industriekauffrau student. Melanie Bijou holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Provadis School of International Management & Technology and a Master of Arts in Wirtschaftspsychologie, Leadership & Management from SRH Fernhochschule Riedlingen.