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# Kerstin Wagner
Leads talent acquisition at Deutsche Bahn, hiring at the scale of a small town every year.

## About

Kerstin Wagner leads talent acquisition at Deutsche Bahn, where her team hires a workforce roughly the size of a small town every year. She focuses on making recruiting modern and scaling employer branding for one of Europe's largest transport networks.

Her work centers on organizational adaptability and how massive companies can balance stability with real innovation. Beyond just filling roles, she advocates for better diversity and new approaches to structuring work.

Outside of recruiting, Kerstin chairs the Advisory Board of the Deutsche Bahn Foundation.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 Europe · July 8, 2026
Berlin, Germany
- [Building Organizations That Can Actually Adapt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100316-building-organizations-that-can-actually-adapt) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Building Organizations That Can Actually Adapt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100316-building-organizations-that-can-actually-adapt) · Anastasija Removic, Claudia Tattanelli, Kerstin Wagner, Nazim Ünlü

## Cappuccino with HR

- [Beyond Hiring: Building a Sustainable Talent Acquisition Engine at Deutsche Bahn](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1856-beyond-hiring-building-a-sustainable-talent-acquisition-engine-at-deutsche-bahn) · Rudi Bauer, Kerstin Wagner