HR Lead

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Job Description :

Havas Group is one of the world’s largest global communications networks, founded in 1835 in Paris and now operating in more than 100 countries. With a mission to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people, Havas brings together creative, media, and healthcare communications under one roof through the unique Havas Village model.

At Havas, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do — we unite diverse disciplines and talent to deliver integrated, award-winning work that connects with people in meaningful ways.

Introduction
 

The HR Lead – CZ & NEC is responsible for leading the HR function for Havas Czech Republic and acting as HR Lead for the NEC region, with a balanced focus between local leadership (CZ) and regional coordination (NEC).
 

The role provides strategic direction, prioritization, and leadership for HR activities, ensuring alignment with global HR frameworks while addressing local and regional business needs. The HR Lead owns talent management strategy, leadership agenda, and people priorities, while relying on dedicated HR roles for execution and administration.
 

Scope of the Role

50% Czech Republic (Havas Village Prague)

50% NEC Region

The HR Lead manages and coordinates an HR setup composed of:

HR Administration & Payroll Manager (administration, payroll, reporting)

HR & Talent Acquisition Manager (talent acquisition and operational HR support)

Junior Regional HR Coordinator (regional HR support) based in Budapest

HR Leadership & Business Partnership (CZ)

• Act as a trusted HR advisor to Czech senior leadership on all people-related matters.
• Translate business strategy into HR priorities and action plans.
• Lead workforce planning, organization design discussions, and people-related decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with local labor law, employment regulations, GDPR, and health & safety requirements.
• Deliver the all relevant reporting required by the group (CSR, Social) as well as the ACR process.

Own and drive the talent management strategy across the scope:

• Performance management frameworks
• Talent reviews and succession planning
• Leadership and development priorities

Plus:

• Ensure consistent application of global talent frameworks, adapted to local and regional realities.
• Support leadership development initiatives and key people decisions.
• Oversee talent processes execution through clear direction to HR roles.

HR Strategy & Alignment (NEC)

• Act as the primary HR interface for NEC leadership.
• Translate NEC business objectives into regional HR priorities, aligned with global HR strategy.
• Coordinate HR annual cycles across the cluster (performance, talent, reporting, governance).
• Ensure alignment and consistency across NEC countries while respecting local compliance requirements.

Regional Coordination & Governance (NEC)

• Coordinate and collaborate with country HR leads across NEC.
• Cascade global HR guidelines and ensure proper local execution.
• Harmonize HR policies and practices where relevant.
• Consolidate HR insights, metrics, and key messages for NEC leadership.
• Coordinate regional CSRD-related HR inputs and reporting.

Culture, Engagement & Ways of Working

• Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with Havas values.
• Promote collaboration and best-practice sharing across countries.
• Support engagement initiatives and cultural consistency across the cluster.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record in managing HR across multiple countries or regions.
• Strong knowledge of local labor law and familiarity with Europe employment regulations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.

Profile

• Strategic, structured, and business-oriented
• Confident decision-maker with strong judgment
• Able to navigate complexity and lead through influence
• Clear communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Comfortable balancing local depth with regional breadth

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Here at Havas across the group we pride ourselves on being committed to offering equal opportunities to all potential employees and have zero tolerance for discrimination. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.