Curriculum Vitae – Simone Caroli
Personal Information
- Name: Simone Caroli
- E-mail: carolisimone@gmail.com
- Phone: +39 333 13 12 997
- Location: Bologna, Italy
- Languages: Italian (native), English (C2)
Academic Profile
HR Business Partner, university lecturer, and researcher with a legal background and a PhD in Human Capital & Labor Relations. His scholarly interests include labor law, apprenticeship systems, school-to-work transition policies, industrial relations, and human resource management.
Alongside his professional work in multinational and manufacturing companies, he engages in academic teaching and dissemination activities in the areas of HR Management, Learning & Development, and People Management, contributing to the development of professional competences in academic and executive education contexts.
Education
PhD in Human Capital & Labor Relations
ADAPT – International Doctoral School, University of Bergamo
2014 – 2016
Focus: labor law, apprenticeship systems, dual training models, human capital management policies.
Master’s Degree in Law (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza)
University of Milan
2008 – 2013
Classical High School Diploma (Diploma di Liceo Classico)
Liceo Paolo Sarpi, Bergamo
2002 – 2008
Teaching Experience
University of Bologna
Lecturer – Laboratory of HR Management
2024 – present
Teaching activities on Learning & Development, performance, people management, and HR processes.
Radar Academy – Master in HR Management
Lecturer in People Management and Corporate Training
2024 – present
IRECOOP Emilia-Romagna
Lecturer on Corporate Welfare
2020 – 2022
Other academic and training collaborations
Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson – topics related to school-to-work transition
Confcommercio Lecco – social security matters for sales agents
Professional Experience (Summary)
HR Business Partner – Corporate Functions EMEAI
The Sherwin-Williams Company
2025 – present
HR support to Sales, Marketing, Technical Assistance, R&D, Finance, and IT in a multinational context. Activities in talent, performance, organizational development, and change management.
HR Manager – European Plant
The Sherwin-Williams Company
2023 – 2025
Responsible for HR management of a major European production site. Coordination of HR teams and oversight of industrial relations.
HR Business Manager Plants & Industrial Relations Manager
Datalogic S.p.A.
2021 – 2023
HR management of two manufacturing plants, industrial relations, and company-level bargaining.
HR Business Partner
brumbrum S.p.A. (Stellantis Group)
2020 – 2021
HR activities for a production plant, with focus on employee relations and organizational development.
Industrial Relations Officer (Funzionario Area Sindacale)
Confcooperative Modena
2017 – 2020
Consultancy in industrial relations, labor law, and personnel management.
HR Advisor / PhD Candidate
Confindustria Lecco & Sondrio – ADAPT
2014 – 2016
Research and consultancy activities on labor market policies, apprenticeship, and school-to-work transition pathways.
Research Areas
Labor Law
Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining
Apprenticeship and Dual Training Systems
School-to-Work Transition
Youth Employment Policies
Human Capital Management
Organizational and Human Resource Development
Selected Publications
2015
Validazione degli apprendimenti e certificazione delle competenze nei percorsi di alternanza scuola-lavoro, Bollettino ADAPT, 7 maggio 2015.
Gli spazi per la valorizzazione dell’alternanza scuola-lavoro. Il contesto nazionale e le peculiarità del sistema toscano, ADAPT University Press, 1° aprile 2015.
Riforma dell’apprendistato di 1° livello: sistema duale all’italiana?, Bollettino ADAPT, 1° aprile 2015.
Impresa formativa, i primi passi di un ponte tra scuola e lavoro, Bollettino ADAPT, 1° aprile 2015.
Ecco la nostra idea di alternanza. A tu per tu con Gabriele Toccafondi, Bollettino ADAPT, 17 marzo 2015.
Nuovo Ponte Generazionale in Regione Lombardia. Tra quali sponde?, Bollettino ADAPT, 2 marzo 2015.
OCSE: Italia, insisti sulla formazione. E quei cenni nel Jobs Act..., Bollettino ADAPT, 10 febbraio 2015.
2014
Accordo integrativo Carlsberg: focus su risorse umane e qualità del lavoro, Bollettino ADAPT, 12 dicembre 2014.
La contrattazione aziendale nel comparto del brokeraggio assicurativo: il caso Aon, Bollettino ADAPT, 12 dicembre 2014.
Armonia e formazione per l’economia della conoscenza, Il Sole 24 Ore – Nòva, 21 ottobre 2014.
Alternanza tra scuola e lavoro già in atto, ma ancora non si fa sistema, Bollettino ADAPT, 17 ottobre 2014.
La Grande Trasformazione del Lavoro – La nuova geografia globale del lavoro nella manifattura, Il Sole 24 Ore – Nòva, 15 settembre 2014.
Competences
Academic and Research:
Legal and socio-economic analysis of labor
Qualitative methodologies and corporate case studies
Comparative analysis of labor market policies
Academic and professional writing
Instructional and curriculum design
HR & Industry:
Industrial Relations
Organizational Development
Talent & Performance Management
Learning & Development
HR Business Partnering
People Management
Memberships and Collaborations
ADAPT – Association for International and Comparative Studies in Labor Law and Industrial Relations
Academic collaborations with the University of Bologna
Teaching roles in master’s programs and executive education tracks
