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Head of Global People Operations

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Job typeFull-time
Workplace typeOnsite
Experience levelNo experience limit
Education levelNo degree limit

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Summary: Lead global People Operations, shaping a scalable, business-focused, and high-performing People organization while developing exceptional teams. Highlights: 1. Lead and develop an international People Operations team of HR professionals 2. Drive continuous improvement and standardization of global People processes 3. Lead organizational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives **Head of Global People Operations** ==================================== in Vollzeit As **Head of Global People Operations**, you will lead our global People Operations function and play a key role in shaping a scalable, business\-focused and high\-performing People organisation. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will lead a team of approximately nine People Operations professionals supporting employees and managers across our international locations. We are looking for a commercially minded leader who enjoys building scalable organisations, leading through change and developing exceptional teams. ### **Porto, Portugal** **Responsibilities** -------------------- * Lead, coach and develop an international People Operations team of approximately nine HR professionals, fostering a high\-performing, collaborative and accountable culture. * Build organisational capability by developing your team, strengthening functional expertise and creating clear development opportunities. * Own the operational performance of the global People Operations function, ensuring consistent, efficient and high\-quality support across all supported regions. * Set priorities, allocate resources and ensure the effective delivery of People Operations across the full employee lifecycle, including HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Employment Law and Payroll. * Partner closely with senior business leaders. * Act as the primary escalation point for complex employee relations, organisational and employment law matters, balancing commercial decisions with sound judgement and people\-focused leadership. * Drive the continuous improvement, simplification and standardisation of global People processes, policies and operating models to support future business growth. * Ensure compliance with local employment legislation and company policies across all supported countries while partnering with external legal counsel where required. * Develop and monitor People KPIs and operational metrics to identify trends, improve decision\-making and continuously enhance the employee and manager experience. * Lead organisational change initiatives, restructurings and post\-acquisition integration activities from a People perspective. * Work closely with Talent Acquisition, Learning \& Development, Finance, and other key stakeholders to deliver a seamless and consistent People experience. * Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the global People function. **What You Bring** ------------------ * Several years of leadership experience within an international HR or People Operations environment. * Proven experience leading and developing high\-performing HR or People Operations teams. * Strong knowledge of employment law, employee relations and HR operations across multiple countries. * Experience supporting international payroll processes within a global organisation. * Experience supporting HR operations in the United States is highly desirable. * Strong business acumen combined with excellent judgement and a pragmatic approach to solving complex people challenges. * Experience leading organisational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives. * A data\-driven mindset with experience using People metrics and insights to improve operational performance. * Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with executives and senior business leaders. * A collaborative and hands\-on leadership style. * Outstanding communication skills in English; additional languages are considered an advantage. Stephanie Kniesel Recruiting Doxis **Sie möchten mehr erfahren?** Schreiben Sie uns oder rufen Sie uns an: job@doxis.com Tel.: \+49 228 90896\-0 Doxis ist wie eine große Familie, bietet Flexibilität und zahlreiche Zusatzleistungen sowie eine moderne Büroumgebung mit erstklassiger Ausstattung.

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