Country Head of HR

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We have an exciting opportunity for to join us as Country Head of HR who will serve as the strategic people advisor to country leadership accountable for driving people and culture transformation and ensuring delivery of impactful HR outcomes across the full employee lifecycle. The country Head of HR is accountable for orchestrating influencing and aligning local regional and global HR stakeholders to meet countrys business needs shaping and executing the country people and HR agenda in close partnership with local business leadership. The role acts as a strategic business partner supporting Egypts growth ambitions and organizational effectiveness while ensuring excellence in day-to-day HR related agenda.

This role requires a strong balance between strategic leadership (HR strategy deployment change management and culture initiatives) and HR operational excellence (policy implementation employee lifecycle management compliance issue resolution and manager coaching).

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategic People Partnership

• Act as a trusted advisor to country leadership on organizational design workforce planning talent strategy culture and change.
• Translate country business strategy into a coherent people agenda aligned with regional and global HR frameworks.
• Ensure people strategies directly support business performance growth and sustainability.
• Provide data-driven insights on workforce trends engagement performance and capability gaps.

2. People & Culture Transformation

• Lead and drive country-level people and culture transformation initiatives aligned with global direction.
• Champion desired culture values and leadership behaviors across the organization.
• Act as a change leader supporting leaders and employees through transformation restructuring and change initiatives.
• Embed inclusion engagement and employee experience principles into daily people practices.
• Ensure transformation efforts translate into tangible behavioral and business outcomes.

3. End-to-End Employee Lifecycle Impact

• Ensure a seamless and impactful employee experience across the full lifecycle:
  • Workforce planning and talent acquisition alignment Onboarding and integration Performance management and developmentCareer progression and succession planning Rewards recognition and engagement Offboarding and knowledge transfer

4. HR Operations & Compliance Oversight

• Ensure HR operations deliver efficient compliant and employee-centric services in the country.
• Act as the escalation and governance point for operational HR issues impacting employees or leaders.
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws regulations and company policies.
• Partner with regional and global HR operations teams to drive continuous improvement.
• Identify gaps or friction points in the lifecycle and mobilize HR functions to address them. Continuously improve the employee experience through feedback data and insights.

5. Orchestration of HR Functions

• Serve as the single point of accountability for HR outcomes in the country.
  • Orchestrate and align the efforts of: P&R Talent Acquisition Learning & Development HR Operations
• Influence priorities timelines and delivery through strong stakeholder management rather than formal authority. Coordinate across local regional and global HR teams to ensure consistency while addressing country-specific needs. Proactively escalate risks gaps or misalignment and drive resolution.

6. Talent Capability & Leadership Development

• Partner with Learning & Development teams to ensure capability building aligns with current and future business needs. Support leaders in building high-performing resilient teams. Drive succession planning and talent reviews at the country level. Ensure critical roles are identified and talent pipelines are in place.

7. Compensation Benefits & Rewards Governance

• Partner with P&R teams to ensure competitive equitable and compliant reward practices. Provide country insights into market trends employee expectations and business affordability. Support leaders in applying reward frameworks consistently and effectively. Ensures reward decisions support performance retention and engagement.

Success Measures

• Delivery of country people strategy aligned with business goals.
• Effective coordination and alignment across HR functions without direct authority.
• Measurable improvement in employee engagement capability and retention.
• Successful execution of people and culture transformation initiatives.
• Positive leader and employee feedback on HR partnership and impact.
• Compliance risk mitigation and operational effectiveness in HR delivery.

Requirements

• 15 years of progressive HR experience including senior leadership roles

• Proven experience as a strategic HR partner to executive leadership in complex matrixed organizations.

• Strong expertise across the full employee lifecycle people & culture transformation and change management.

• Solid background in HR operations governance and local labor law compliance.

• Ability to orchestrate and influence HR functions (TA L&D P&R HR Ops) across local regional and global stakeholders.

• Experience driving talent leadership development and succession planning at country level.

• Data-driven mindset with strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• HR certifications (CIPD SHRM HRCI or equivalent) are a plus.

At KONE we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is being a great place to work we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

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