Director HR Service

Our client is a leading European energy company, which for more than 100 years has electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernised the way of living through innovation and cooperation. They now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. That's why they are driving the transition to a sustainable energy system through initiatives in renewable production and climate smart energy solutions for their customers. They employ approximately 20,000 people and have operations mainly in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK.

Overview:

• The Director of People Services & Country Advice oversees HR operations across Denmark, the UK, Poland, and Finland, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency.
• This role is pivotal in driving a unified service approach within the groupwide People Services function. 
• The Country Advice component involves providing guidance on local legal HR issues, specific compensation and reward matters, and codetermination topics as applicable in each country.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver a valuable HR service across the countries in scope, aligning with transformational plans and achieving both short- and long-term business objectives.
• Strengthen common processes, implement best practices, and optimize task allocation and synergies within the broader People Services organization.
• For the next year, assume dual leadership by managing the UK team directly, a group of 5 FTEs delivering People Services and Country Advice to UK business areas and staff functions.
• A central service center is expanding its global process scope, while in-house teams in each country collaborate with local payroll providers. 
• Processes are designed to be as global as possible and as local as necessary, with a hybrid delivery model combining local in-house service centers and specialized vendors. 
• All operations function within a unified system landscape.

Requirements:

Your Profile

• The ideal candidate holds a relevant university degree or equivalent and brings extensive leadership experience within People & Culture. 
• With at least 5 years as an HR Manager in an international organization in the UK, the candidate has overseen HR operations in multiple countries.

Key Competencies:

• Proven ability to lead international teams and ensure smooth, high-quality HR service delivery.
• Expertise as a change leader with a track record of implementing continuous development.
• Integrity, agility, and a passion for creating true business value.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, interacting effectively with diverse stakeholders at various levels.

Valued Skills:

• Business acumen with the ability to balance details and the bigger picture.
• Proven leadership impact through connecting people, accelerating learning, and driving innovation.
• Transparent and self-driven with a focus on performance and ownership.
• Effective in providing and receiving feedback to foster development.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.