People Relations Senior Expert EMEAMEE (CZK CEE focused)

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About the role:

As part of People & Culture Services the People Relations team is responsible for ensuring a consistent and fair people relations management for complex and sensitive employee matters involuntary terminations restructurings consequence and performance management also managing cross people topics/ initiatives according to the People Relations portfolio.

Key responsibility is the management of individual employee cases which require special focus and care in assigned countries where core tasks include:

• Ensure Execution of People Relations Strategy: Act as a responsible end to end case manager/ coordinator creating a trustful environment to deliver a first-class experience to all internal and external stakeholders including employees managers and partners.
• Regional Responsibility: Responsible for a cluster of multiple EMEA/MEE countries ensuring compliance with local legislation in alignment with relevant partners.
• Consultation and Case Management: Provide consultation and manage cases to resolution related to individual sensitive topics (e.g. workplace issues health performance & consequence management terminations workplace escalations etc.).
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate and communicate effectively with relevant stakeholders while executing end-to-end on the People Relations Portfolio.
• Process Improvement: Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and refinement of services.
• People Topics and Initiatives: Manage people topics and initiatives relevant to assigned countries/regions such as e.g. restructuring programs and return-to-work programs ensuring the highest quality standards.

To strengthen our EMEA engagement were looking to hire a dedicated People Relations Partner to support our CZK/ CEE based portfolio with the opportunity to extend country assignments based on knowledge and expertise.

Your Profile:

As People Relations Senior/ Expert CZK/ CEE you help us establish structures and processes around these tasks based on your solid People Relations expertise. You drive and execute on processes around critical and sensitive tasks through high human touch and professionalism. Beyond that you bring passion for people topics and the willingness to learn and work yourself into content-related tasks to further develop services for your assigned countries.

• Proven Experience: Minimum of 6 years in HR or equivalent relevant business roles.
• People Relations Expertise: Deep understanding of HR practices policies and strong advisory skills.
• Legal Knowledge: Deep knowledge of labor/employment laws in CZK or CEE countries (additional EMEA countries are a plus) and proficient working with legal counterparts; employment law degree is a plus.
• Conflict Resolution: Experienced in conflict management and critical problem solving with strong mediation skills.
• Exceptional Interpersonal Skills: High empathy strong communication skills in English and Czech (additional CEE language(s) are a plus) and ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Crisis Management: Ability to multitask prioritize and resolve high-stress situations with calmness and diplomacy.
• Passion and Professionalism: Passionate about topics of people with a structured mindset and ability to handle sensitive issues professionally.

Meet your team:

We are a regional team of People Relations Partners managing multiple country clusters across the EMEA/MEE region to execute the People Relations Portfolio together with our stakeholders. We believe in a can-do mentality with a high sense of empathy togetherness mutual trust and eye-level communication within the team. Join our dynamic and forward-thinking team and contribute to creating a trustful and collaborative environment.

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Requisition ID: 437777 Work Area: Human Resources Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid