Senior HR Business Partner (For Contingent Workers)

As Senior HR Business Partner, the core objective is to advise and partner with the VP Partner Services ABU leadership team across various (HR) topics, as well as implement HR policy to contribute optimally to achieving organisational objectives through sufficient staffing levels and an efficient organisation. This Senior Business Partner role will partner, influence and advise business leaders on People related topics, actively engaging in the strategic and/or tactical direction, problem statements, business goals and priorities and how they impact the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Support ELT members and/or stakeholders partnering within ABU Partner Services

  
  

• Responsible for working within organisational design principles and leading change initiatives with regard to structure design and development, reorganisations.

  
  

• Act as an escalation point for HR Business Partners, HR Generalists within dedicated scope/organization

  
  

• Work in partnership with a peer group to ensure that COE teams design and deliver products/tools/ services that deliver against business strategy as well as the People Roadmap.

  
  

• Partner with (Sr) HRD or Manager to drive the People Agenda for respective departments. Ensure high level alignment with Regional HRDs in relation to the ABU Partner Services global people agenda.

  
  

• Contribute to the optimization of existing HR policies, procedures and processes and translate HR strategy to own business unit

  
  

• Responsible for end to end delivery and adoption of critical People initiatives within the supported organisations (e.g. promoting and enabling engagement conversations, performance optimization, implementing programs that attract and retain talent).

  
  

• Responsible for ensuring the capabilities needed in the respective organisations are there to deliver the business targets.

  
  

• Create tailored solutions for People related business challenges in partnership with (relevant) CoE's and People Services & Systems (PSS).

  
  

• Act as the voice of the business within the People Department. Accountable for identifying, predicting and articulating key People related business challenges.

  
  

• Represent the People Department in front of supported business partners. Ensure the business receives consistent quality of service and guidance so the business feels the People Department is acting as one voice.

  
  

• In addition to the partnering role, play a predominantly implementing/informing role in relation to application of operationalizing HR topics.

  
  

• Contribute to the review of existing HR policies, procedures and processes and signal possibilities for optimization, guide operational implementation and execution in own business unit

  
  

• Ensure that the local activities are compliant and aligned (where legally possible) to the global HR strategy.

  
  

• WoCo responsibility (where applicable): Support consultations and preparation to ensure that HR topics are handled with high quality and planned well in advance. Support the ERO team with HR WoCo requests.

  
  

Level of Education

Bachelor degree

Master degree

Years of relevant Job Knowledge

Advanced Knowledge (5 - 8 years)

Requirements of special knowledge/skills

• Demonstrable contribution to the quality and effectiveness of line management (leadership development)

  
  

• Where applicable: some operational experience on ER/WoCo in NL essential requirement for the job depending on locations

  
  

• Excellent Communication

  
  

• Strong stakeholder mgmt skills backed up by experience of managing multiple stakeholder groups independently

  
  

• Critical thinking skills demonstrated by experience in formulating business cases (including problem statement, risk assessment, key dependencies etc.) and articulating proposed solutions