Cátia Sousa Freitas

[email protected] • Portugal
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/cátia-sousa-freitas-63457034

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

HR Business Partner | Linking people strategy with business performance

WORK EXPERIENCE

HR Business Partner | Product Owner
08/2021 - Present
ACIN , Ilha da Madeira, Portugal
• Partner with engineering, product, and design leaders to align people strategies with business goals
• Drive initiatives related to performance management, feedback culture, and leadership development
• Define profiles, improve hiring processes, and ensure a smooth onboarding experience
• Support employee engagement, retention, and career development initiatives across the company
• Mediate and coach leaders through complex people-related matters
• Product Owner | Functional tester - HR Intern System
Global Tech Talent Acquisition Manager | Business Partner
10/2018 - 08/2021
TIMWETECH , Lisboa e Região, Portugal
• Talent Acquisition Manager and Business Partner
• Attraction Programs | Trainees Program Owner
• IT Talent Acquisition (full cycle) + Career Development: employees and outsourcing
• Outsourcing partners manager
IT Talent Acquisition Consultant
03/2017 - 12/2017
Unono , Lisboa e Região, Portugal
• IT Recruitment & Selection
• Engineering and Technical Recruitment
• Research
• Talent Mapping
• Job Fairs
• Social Media Recruitment
• Account manager
• Job Interviews
• Delivery of shortlisted candidates to customers needs
• Follow-up with candidates
• Database update and continuous improvement of our internal tools and processes
• Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Energy & Utilities, Industry, Telecom, Government, Financial Services, Media, Infrastructures & Managed Services
HR Assistant
01/2016 - 03/2017
CGI , Lisboa
• IT Recruitment
• IT Jobs Fairs
• BPO Interviews
• Training and Development (Benefits and HR Policies)
• Negotiation of Proposals with Suppliers
• Contractual Management and Exits
• Labor Code
Sport Psychologist
09/2014 - 09/2015
Clube Desportivo Nacional (Madeira) , Cidade Desportiva - Choupana (Funchal, Madeira)
• Sport counselling and intervention among athletes, parents / relatives of athletes and coaches
• Psychological evaluation of them
• Parent / family care
• Planning and development of group activities - throughout the sporting season
• Naturalistic observation of training and games
• Professional articulation with the technicians of other institutions
• Training for parents, athletes and coaches
Psychologist Trainee
09/2012 - 06/2013
Instituto de Apoio à Criança
• Follow-up of signaled students through counseling and psychological assessment consultations
• Counselling parents and caregivers
• Timely assistance of operational assistants
• Planning and development of activities carried out throughout the school year in the grouping (eg Flash-mob, traditional games, information sessions on addictive substances and meals in a time of economic crisis ...)
• Training
• Individualized monitoring of students with special educational needs - reading difficulties, autism and mild mental deficiency (SPO context)
• And vocational guidance to students in the 9th grade (SPO context)
Psychologist - Internship
08/2009 - 08/2009
Centro de Saúde de Santa Cruz - RAM , Santa Cruz - Madeira
• Consultation follow-up (depression, postpartum depression, mourning process ...) and psychological evaluation to obtain the heavy vehicle licence

EDUCATION

Master's degree in Psychology, Education, Development and Counselling
01/2007 - 01/2013
Universidade de Coimbra
Coaching in Sports, Sports Psychology
01/2015 - 01/2015
Biz Point
First Aids Training
01/2014 - 01/2014
AMI
FAT - Cães-guia para Cegos
01/2011 - 01/2013
Escola de Cães-Guia para Cegos | ABAADV
Certificado, Constelações Familiares
08/2025 - 08/2025
Evolui.Com

SKILLS