HR Solutions Partner, GCLD
Location: Lisbon
At AstraZeneca, we are committed to unlocking the power of our people to deliver life-changing medicines to patients worldwide. We are looking for an experienced HR Solutions Partner to provide high-quality HR partnership to managers, helping them lead effectively, navigate employee matters confidently, and drive business performance.
As a trusted advisor, you will work closely with senior leaders and managers, providing coaching, guidance and practical HR support across the employee lifecycle. You will combine strong HR expertise with data-driven insights to identify workforce trends, support strategic workforce planning, and enable informed decision-making.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing workforce concerns, delivering talent, reward, learning and workforce initiatives while driving continuous improvement through digital innovation and AI-enabled solutions. Working in partnership with HR Business Partners, HR Services and HR Centres of Excellence, you will help create a seamless and consistent employee and manager experience across the organisation.
What you'll do
- Provide expert HR guidance and coaching to managers on workforce matters, performance, attendance, reward and talent processes.
- Deliver annual people processes including performance, talent and reward cycles with accuracy and consistency.
- Support and manage workforce concern cases, assessing risk and escalating where appropriate.
- Provide workforce insights, reporting and analysis to support business decision-making.
- Support Strategic Workforce Planning activities and help translate plans into action.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes and enhance effectiveness through digital and AI-enabled solutions.
- Drive adoption of learning, inclusion, wellbeing, talent and reward initiatives within the business.
- Facilitate team effectiveness, culture and engagement activities.
- Build strong partnerships with managers and HR stakeholders to deliver a One HR experience.
What we're looking for
- Strong HR generalist experience supporting managers and leaders.
- Demonstrated ability to coach managers and provide practical people guidance.
- Experience managing and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of HR policies, processes and employment practices.
- Ability to interpret people data and generate meaningful workforce insights.
- Experience delivering HR projects and driving process improvements.
- Strong digital capability with an interest in leveraging technology and AI to improve outcomes.
- Expertise in at least one HR discipline such as Employee Relations, Reward, Talent or Learning.
- Strong relationship-building, communication and collaboration skills.
- Agile mindset with the ability to thrive in a dynamic and evolving environment.
Why AstraZeneca?
At AstraZeneca, you'll be empowered to make a meaningful impact through your work, collaborate with talented colleagues across the globe, and help shape the future of our people strategy. You'll join a culture built on innovation, inclusion, curiosity and continuous learning where your ideas and expertise can truly make a difference.
Ready to help our leaders and teams thrive? Apply today and be part of changing the future of healthcare.
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Date Posted
30-wrz-2026Closing Date
13-paź-2026AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
Skills Required
- Strong HR generalist experience supporting managers and leaders
- Ability to coach managers and provide practical people guidance
- Experience managing and influencing senior stakeholders
- Strong knowledge of HR policies, processes, and employment practices
- Ability to interpret people data and generate workforce insights
- Experience delivering HR projects and driving process improvements
- Strong digital capability and interest in leveraging technology and AI
- Expertise in at least one HR discipline, such as Employee Relations, Reward, Talent, or Learning
- Strong relationship-building, communication, and collaboration skills
- Agile mindset and ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
AstraZeneca Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AstraZeneca and has not been reviewed or approved by AstraZeneca.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles when total rewards are factored in. Senior scientific and leadership bands are described with high ranges that reinforce competitiveness at upper levels.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, equity eligibility in many salaried roles, and solid sales on‑target earnings with upside are emphasized as meaningful parts of compensation. These elements boost overall value even where base pay is not the very highest.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program with a strong company match and immediate vesting is repeatedly cited as a standout. Generous retirement support is viewed as enhancing the total package relative to peers.
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