Employee Relations Manager EMEA

About us

At Dyson we are encouraged to think differently challenge convention and be unafraid to make mistakes. Were creative collaborative practical and enthusiastic.

About the role

The Employee Relations Manager plays a key strategic part in shaping and driving the employee relations (ER) strategy and capability across our European operations. You will own the ER agenda region-wide ensuring its alignment with our business goals embedding best-in-class ER processes guiding cultural change and enabling high performance teams.

Reporting to the Senior ER Manager UK & Europe you will lead regional ER efforts providing subject matter expertise setting standards and inspiring best practiceparticularly for our teams in the Netherlands Poland Turkey Germany and France.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Change

• Help define and drive the regional ER strategy ensuring its embedded across all markets and functions.

• Act as the regional go-to expert for complex ER issues steering high-risk and high-profile cases and leading robust solutions that balance business goals with employee advocacy.

• Lead on providing expert advice and guidance on engaging with Works Councils and Trade Unions representing the company position and ensuring consistent constructive industrial relations. Pivotal in shaping the strategic approach with both Works Councils and Trade Unions.

• Champion change management driving ER transformation leading process improvements and owning implementation of new ways of working.

• Influence and challenge senior stakeholders to ensure ER is considered and integrated into strategic decisions.

Governance Compliance & Risk

• Own the integrity of ER case management ensuring complete compliant documentation and robust reporting to senior leadership.

• Partner with Employment Legal and HR Operations to actively mitigate risks and ensure full compliance with employment laws and best practice.

• Lead regional audits policy reviews and data analytics to track trends and inform strategic decisions.

Capability & People Leadership

• Develop and upskill HR teams and people managers leading training delivery and creating tools that enhance ER capability regionally.

• Build coordinate and energise a virtual network of ER and HR professionals across Europe sharing knowledge setting standards and embedding consistent ways of working.

• Foster a culture of positive productive working relationships between managers employees and HR; act as a respected advisor and role model.

Project Management & Implementation

• Lead and deliver critical ER projects such as the design and rollout of new policies and processes that anticipate legal workforce or cultural shifts.

• Oversee the planning and implementation of organisational change programmes and redundancy processes ensuring integrity and minimal disruption throughout.

• Monitor and report on project progress outcomes and learning to leadership teams.

Market Expertise

• Stay ahead of developments in ER/Employment Law proactively sharing insights and implications with the business.

• Drive innovation by continuously looking for ways to improve ER practice policy and outcomes.

About You

• Degree-qualified (or equivalent) with a specialism in employment law HR or a related field.

• Significant practical multi-country ER experience at a strategic decision-making levelideally including Turkey France the Netherlands Poland and Germany.

• Demonstrable track record of shaping and delivering impactful ER strategies and leading transformation projects in large-scale or international environments.

• Proven ability to influence challenge and build credibility with senior stakeholders and leadership teams.

• Sound experience in leading complex negotiations with Trade Unions and Works Councils.

• Resilient determined and results-focusedcomfortable working through ambiguity and leading teams through change.

• Highly data-literate; skilled in using insight to anticipate trends and inform strategies.

• Naturally collaborative proactive and culturally aware.

• Adept at balancing hands-on delivery with strategic vision always striving to raise standards and drive positive change.

• Experienced developer and facilitator of HR learning interventions.

This is your opportunity to shape the future of Employee Relations at a regional scale driving positive lasting change across our European teams.

Reward package

Competitive starting salary: from PLN 192500.00 monthly with potential for a higher offer based on skills and experience
Performance bonus opportunity
Employee Capital Plan (PPK)
Employee Savings Plan (PPO)
Company-paid life insurance
Holiday allowance
Allowance for corrective glasses and contact lenses
Subsidised on-site canteen
Exclusive discount on Dyson products
Comprehensive private medical insurance
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Benefits platform with Multisport card

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Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds dont think alike and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race colour religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.