Steliana Kokonova

Head of People at ubiq

Steliana Kokonova is the Head of People at ubiq. Prior to their current role, Steliana was an External Workspace Consultant at HB Reavis from October 2016 to March 2017. In this role, they were responsible for the creation of workshop structures for co-design workshops with tenants, analysis of interviews with workspace users, and consulting on setup/events/operations for HB Reavis Coworking Spaces.

Before their time at HB Reavis, Steliana was the Team Happiness Officer & Employment Manager at Impact Hub Vienna from February 2013 to December 2021. In this role, they were responsible for coordinating recruitment, onboarding & offboarding processes, driving organisation development initiatives, and HR administration & coordination (payroll, registrations, contracts, etc.). Steliana was also the Events Lead, overseeing the Events Unit (strategy, budget, team, sales & marketing) and key client manager & main contact for events/meeting organization, planning & logistics. During their time as Workspace & Events Lead, they took active part in managing a space expansion (3x original size), incl. organising co-creation sessions with customers, optimizing processes, determining office design, budget planning, etc.

Steliana started at Impact Hub Vienna as a Community Manager in February 2013. In this role, they managed the overall community experience in a co-working community & space for 400+ social innovators, organised events & negotiated partnerships, and was responsible for space rental (client management, logistics).

Steliana Kokonova completed an MSc in Organisational and Social Psychology from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Steliana also holds a Magistra (FH) in International Marketing & Management from Lauder Business School. In addition, they are certified as a Holacracy Coach from HolacracyOne.

Some of their coworkers include Adriana Bestea - Marketing & Communications Manager, Lisa Schuster - Management Assistant, and Fabian Ratusny - Product Manager. Their manager is Christian Adelsberger, Founder & CEO.

Timeline

  • Head of People

    Current role

  • Head of People Operations

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