Senior People Partner

You are responsible for being the local People and Culture sparring partner to cross segment business units and functions in the geography. You will act as an important source of support on People & Culture initiatives, while also focusing on optimum delivery of these initiatives to the business at a geographic area. You will collaborate with CoE’s in order to enable your geography to drive results and achieve our Double Impact ambitions. Work closely with segment and function strategic business partners to deploy People and Culture solutions to organisational needs to capitalise on local optimisation of service to our customers. Providing expertise on employee and industrial relations matters at a local level.

 ​Role description and key responsibilities:

• Acts as a single point of contact for local placed leaders in a matrix organizational structure.

•  Provide business partnering support to leaders at Level 4 and 5 (top-down)  (and in selected areas further below) and on the full range of People and Culture lifecycle activities​.

• Lead and execute the implementation of the P&C agenda within own area of responsibility.

• Support and challenge managers on business discussions and provide feedback and coaching on leadership as well as management decisions and their impact on the business

• Build successful relationships with assigned leaders to drive and execute the full range of People and Culture lifecycle activities and initiatives.

• Collaborating and communicating effectively with SBP’s, the Centres of Excellence and the broader P&C community.

• Identify the need to improve or develop P&C Process/Policies based on interactions with the business.

• Balancing functional and business priorities highlighting and addressing challenges where needed.

• Partner with leaders to give clear direction on conflict grievance and dispute resolution management.​

• Responsible for labour union and collective bargaining negotiations locally, resolving issues in a compliant and appropriate manner.​

• Act as a delivery facilitator to support SBP’s on organisational design in geographical area

• Prepare and conduct talent reviews and succession planning with people managers at geographical area for Level 4 and below ​

• Support the delivery of competency development initiatives in line with the Double Impact strategy and as directed by the CoE L&D and SBPs.

• Co-facilitate with leaders local on-boarding and off-boarding ​

• Operational workforce planning in collaboration with CoEs 

Required education, experience and job-related skills:

• Business Partnering experience - a must

• Track record of efficiently and effectively working and collaborating across a matrix organisation

• Good stakeholder engagement at several levels of an organisation

• Experience in facilitation of processes

• MBA HR or master's academic degree

General behavioural competencies most relevant for the job:

• “Customer at the core” mindset

• High personal integrity, collaborator, capable of building trustful relationships

• Ability to prioritise based on company strategy

• Curious and courageous including ability to say “no”

• Influences without authority

• Lives the Hempel Values

Sounds like a match?

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More about Hempel

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of 7,500 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact.

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feels safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work.  We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents,  we can achieve great things, together.

We are proud to be majority owned by the Hempel Foundation, dedicated to philanthropic activities, with our earnings contributing to a multitude of charitable initiatives every year. It means that when working at Hempel, your hard work and dedication contributes to a greater cause, making your career matter twice.

Learn more about Hempel and our commitments on hempel.com/career. 

Application due

2025-02-01

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Job Functions

Human Resources

Industry

Chemicals

At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other. 

We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players. Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return, you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact. 

At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work.  We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents,  we can achieve great things, together.