Head of Employee Experience OESL (m/f/w)_REF88396H_Hybrid from EMEA OESL locations

The Head of Employee Experience is responsible for designing and executing a holistic employee experience strategy that aligns with the business transformation goals of OESL under its new private equity ownership. This role ensures that every touchpoint in the employee lifecyclefrom onboarding to offboardingsupports a high-performance culture fosters engagement and drives retention during a period of significant organizational change.

Strategic Leadership 

Define and implement the employee experience strategy aligned with OESLs business objectives and private equity value creation plan.
Act as a cultural architect shaping a high-engagement performance-driven environment during and after the M&A transition.
Partner with leadership team to embed employee experience into business transformation initiatives including footprint adjustment digitalization and operational efficiency.

Employee Lifecycle Management

Oversee the design and continuous improvement of key employee lifecycle processes: onboarding development recognition internal mobility and exit.
Lead initiatives to enhance employee listening (e.g. surveys focus groups) and translate insights into actionable improvements.
Enable a high-performing culture (e.g. Talent Acquisition Onboarding LearningPerformance Management Process Career Growth Framework Leadership Expectations etc.).
Manage Employer branding from the inside-out. Nurture OESL  culture driving a listening strategy through pulses and engagement surveys and outline a global attraction strategy .

Change Management & Communication

Serve as a key change agent during the post-merger integration ensuring transparent empathetic and consistent communication across all levels.
Collaborate with internal communications to craft messaging that reinforces the new organizational identity and values.
 

Culture & Engagement

Drive programs that promote inclusion psychological safety and a sense of belonging.
Develop and implement engagement strategies tailored to the evolving needs of a leaner more agile organization.

People Analytics & Insights

Leverage data and analytics to measure employee experience KPIs (e.g. eNPS retention productivity).
Provide insights to leadership team to inform talent decisions and track progress against transformation goals.
Measure and Analyze Employee Feedback: To improve EX you need to understand whats working and whats not. This means gathering employee feedback through surveys focus groups and other means and then analyzing the data to identify trends and areas for improvement. Youll need to be comfortable working with data and have the ability to use it to drive decision-making.

IATF Compliance Equity Inclusion Diversity

Implement IATF compliance policies  diversity mindset in the organization and drive necessary activities
Ensure measures defined to reach diversity targets within OESL are know lived and employees with diverse backgrounds (internationality gender personaliy education sector-backgrounds) are supported and developed equally
Ensure decision making on successions and jobs give equal opportunity to employees with diverse backgrounds (int. gender personality education sector-backgrounds)

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

Build and Lead an Employee Exprience Team that include talent aquisition learning and talent management specialistsemployee experience experts and other professionals who are responsible for delivering the EE strategy.
Work cross-functionally with Location HR Teams HRBPs Talent Acquisition L&T and Communications to ensure a seamless and consistent employee experience.
Engage with private equity stakeholders to align on cultural and people-related value drivers.

Provide employees support and guidance in an increasingly complex and more dynamic working environment; build and maintain trust and foster OESL Principles for Success; balance the needs of our customers our company and our colleagues
Guide our company and its employees especially through times of change; encourage innovation inspire and develop people to realize their full potential and foster learning

Quality First Safety Always

Act and compel colleagues to behave as ambassadors for Quality and Safety
Understand the importance of technical compliance and ensure the adherence thereof in daily business
Be dedicated to maximizing internal & external customer satisfaction by demonstrating ownership dedication towards ensuring high-quality results and process-orientation
Owning the quality of all outputs in the dedicated responsibility area as process member or process owner
Strive for Zero Incidents and Zero Accidents by demonstrating ownership and acting as a role model for a safe envirnoment

Sustainability

  Act and inspire colleagues to challenge the status quo in order to create sustainable solutions
Innovate and/or create solutions to support our corporate sustanability strategy
Respect defined standards and targets for sustainability

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Management Social Science Psychology Organizational Development or related field
• Experience in a post-M&A or private equity-backed environment 
• Proven experience in HR leadership roles with a strong focus on people & culture  employee experience and organizational development
• 10 years experience in HR CoE & Global environment
• Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity and influence across complex matrixed understanding of change management organizational psychology and employee engagement strategies
• Strong skills in communicating developing of networks leading networkings conceptual work intercultural sensitivity and high focus on quality and the constant desire to improve the services of culture development & employee experience  for our internal customers
• Leadership Strenghts :Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen Empathy & Emotional Intelligence Data-Driven Decision Making Stakeholder & Customers Focus Agility & Resilience Communication & Storytelling Change & Transformation Leadership
• Fluent in English another language helpful

Additional Information :

What we offer:

• Competitive Compensation in line with performance and market
• Hybrid schedule  Work-life balance is important so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;
• Discounts at our partners  We collaborate with different vendors and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers restaurants kindergartens etc;
• System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas  We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that allows you to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);
• Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;
• Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who where or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

Our Commitment

Influence: We offer opportunities to have a greater impact and reap more rewards professionally.

Inititiative: We encourage our people to grow take on greater responsibilities be innovative and gain new capabilities.

New Work: We value the flexibility and agility that makes modern working possible and makes a customer-centric company successful.

One team: We believe in a culture of belonging to a tight team of individuals who can drive success together.

These aspects influence the selection process in building our new team of pioneers. We are an exclusive unit to belong to and look forward to meeting you!

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time