People Partner

Job Title

Job title: People Partner

As People Partner you are responsible for delivering professional guidance to guidance and expert advice to People Leader Partners, People Leaders and PPS on HR related topics, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and organizational policies. In the role you will focus on delivering consistent and high-quality HR service and you act as a key driver of employee and labor relations strategies, contributing to organizational stability and a positive employee experience. Your role:

• Interacts as People function representative with the Country LT and relevant external institutions, audits while ensuring related internal and external communications
• Ensure country organization is operating in line with evolving local labor law requirements, develop and lead nationalization programs. Monitor and ensure adherence
• Ensure legally required benefits and Health and Well-being initiatives are provided
• Within the Country Leadership: Execute on relevant Crisis Management Team decisions related to People matters in the respective country
• Advise and execute on M&A, Divestments, shifts to Partners and reorganizations impacted local team

· Employee Relations

• Acts as the primary advisor for People leaders on complex and high-risk employee relations matters, ensuring outcomes align with organizational goals, legal compliance, and employee well-being
• Advising Country Leaders on People Strategies and response related to employee issues, during period of crisis or transformation
• Deliver professional guidance to People Leaders and/or People Lead Partners on transformations (footprint/restructuring) from local/legal perspective and is responsible for the local execution
• Act as a subject matter expert in local labor law application and compliance, advising People Leaders on hosted headcount and cross-border employment issue based on international mobility advice.
• Provide professional advice on performance improvement plans (PIP) ensuring adherence to local policies and best practices
• Oversees and manage absence and sick leave cases, collaborating with People Leaders to ensure compliance with legal and organizational requirements. If required engage with authorities on sick leave-related cases
• Handle disciplinary and grievance cases, ensuring accurate documentation and timely resolution with fairness and consistency
• Conduct and support GDP investigations
• Address and provide advisory support on rewards-related questions ensuring alignment with local guidelines and internal equity
• May deliver guidance to People Leaders and/or People Leader Partners / People Business Partners on transformations (footprint/restructuring) from local/legal perspective and is responsible for the local execution

· Labor Relations

• Serve as a trusted advisor on Collective Labor Agreements (CLAs), ensuring alignment between organizational objectives and legal or contractual obligations
• Lead the implementation of CLA details, including social commitments and related compliance measures, ensuring these align with organizational policies
• May be Subject Matter Expert in specific labor relations domains, such as negotiations with unions and/or engagement with works councils, workforce transition, or compliance with regional labor laws
• Develop and Lead labor relations strategies, depending on country this can be negotiations with unions / engagement with works council and other country representative bodies ensuring outcomes align with organizational goals while maintaining constructive relationships
• Ensure consistent application of HR and labor relations policies and practices across the organization
• Monitor adherence to local labor laws, escalating potential risks to appropriate stakeholders
• Drives standardization in the execution of People Function policies and processes, ensuring consistent application and compliance across the country to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. - Where applicable, support local Audit readiness, GBP self assessment and FDA, DEKRA, SOX investigations support
Act as a coach and thought partner to People Lead Partners, sharing expertise in employee and labor relations. May act as 'Primus inter Pares' in the team.

You're the right fit if:

• 15+ years of HR experience in employee relations, labor relations and country-level HR Leadership (if required), preferably in multinational or highly regulated environment
• Education: Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or equivalent
• Experience in People Management, Change Management, HR Processes or equivalent