Martina Ernst
Martina Ernst is an internationally experienced management consultant, business coach and HR expert with a clear focus on People & Culture, Compensation & Benefits, FairEqualPay, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) as well as career and salary negotiations – especially for women in leadership.
Expertise & Services
With over 25 years of leadership experience in multinational companies, including as Senior HR Manager, Managing Director and Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, Martina Ernst today supports individuals and companies on their path to fair and equal pay.
Offers at a glance:
- People & Culture Management Consulting
- HR consulting for the introduction of the EU directive on pay transparency and equal pay – in line with the corporate culture
- FairEqualPay assessments & compensation consulting
- Introduction of understandable and transparent compensation & benefits policies – with the involvement of employees
- Career and salary coaching for managers & experts
- Mentoring for (female) career and salary development
- Training for individuals and organizations in career, salary & price negotiations
- DEI strategy consulting
Your career partner at eye level
Martina Ernst is a career partner of the WU Executive Academy, academic course director for the People & Culture Management program and a committed member of leading business networks:
Honorary member of the International Advisory Board of the WU Executive Academy
Board member of the WU Female Leaders Network (1500+ alumnae)
Member of the EngageEU International Advisory Board on behalf of WU Vienna University of Economics
Founder & visionary for fair, equal compensation and careers
E&S FairEqualSolutions FlexCo – management consultancy with a focus on fair and equal business solutions – representing its three brands:
FairEqualPay – supports companies on their way to fair and equal pay in line with corporate culture and the requirements of the EU directive on pay transparency and equal pay . Consultancy for people & culture management with a clear focus on FairEqualPay.
ColourfulCareer – career coaching for professional success stories
SalaryNegotiations. – supports professionals and organizations to get the salary and career they deserve; coaching and training of salary & price negotiations
Stages of Martina’s career
CEO and founder of E&S FairEqualSolutions with its three brands FairEqualPay, ColourfulCareer and SalaryNegotiations.
Erste Bank Österreich – Head of HR
UniCredit Group – Global HR roles in Vienna & Milan
Berlitz International – Managing Director CSE Europe & Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board @Berlitz Germany
Professional Education
Global Executive MBA of the WU Executive Academy and the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
Diploma (today Master) of the University of Heidelberg
Controller Diploma (Controller Institute, Vienna)
Systemic Coaching ICF
Systemic Consulting Neuwaldegg
As Feldenkrais Practitioner & Advanced Yoga Teacher Martina also brings a holistic perspective to her work – for more clarity, presence and balance in everyday leadership.
Why Martina Ernst?
🔸 Strategically sound people & culture consulting with international management experience
🔸 Specialized in fair remuneration systems – including APP-based FairEqualPay consultancy process
🔸 Empathetic salary and career coaching with a focus on self-value, added value, courage and clarity
🔸 Focus on female career development – for more visibility & negotiating confidence
FairEqualPay … pays off!
Because your company and your employees are worth it.
Contact us now
Whether you want to align your remuneration with your corporate culture and the EU Pay Transparency Directive, strengthen your HR department, managers and employees in the salary dialogue or develop your salary and career personally – Martina Ernst is your reliable partner for sustainable change and fair success.
📩 Contact me for an initial consultation – confidential, clear and at eye level.