Country HR Head Benelux - Zaventem, België - Sony Electronics

Beschrijving

Country HR Head Benelux

For Human Resources Europe


Location:
Brussels, Belgium

Business organization in Benelux is complex due to the different Business units located in Belgium and Netherlands such as Sales & Marketing, Service Quality and Environment, and R&D.

CHR Head Benelux serves as a consultant to local Business Heads within Belgium and Netherlands as well as to Strategic HR Business Partners discussed on European Senior Execution level.

In this role you will partner across the HR functions (Strategic HR Business Partners / COE Talent Acquisition; Learning and Development; Reward, Recognition and Mobility / HR Governance / Payroll and Service management) to deliver value-added service for people based in Belgium and Netherlands.

You will manage a Country HR team of 3 direct reports who provide solutions for all Belgium and Netherlands-based functions, including hosted functions.

We have a great people culture, and we encourage and support our people's desire to do meaningful things, drive HR projects, and the option to relocate and work in other countries and fields


You will:

• Assess and anticipate the needs of managers and employees and feeds back to Centers of Excellence and Strategic HR Business Partners to consider changes and future development across Sony Europe, Country HR Head Benelux is accountable for the local implementation of respective strategy and program/policies while considering local specifics as well as legal requirements.
• Act as a local HR partner for daily interaction with the business and people
• Talent discussions, Development, Engagement, Trainings, Org development, Restructuring, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Communication, Wellbeing, Inclusion, Equity and Diversity
• Be accountable for the CHR Team performance and results, provide direction, guidance, and support with complex cases. Ensures deliverables, SLAs and KPIs scope are met by entire CHR team in a quality and time
• Align with Strategic HRBPs about Business priorities and agree on suitable solutions, managing escalations, legal issues/ compliance/grievances
• Implement Global / Pan-European employee relations projects and policies in the country while ensuring Legal compliance and governance
• Manage Country HR team to run activities under the framework and directions with the COE teams
• Define needs for country initiatives, consult with HR Governance, COE and SHRBP and seek for the solutions under the European framework
• Be accountable for compliant Health & Safety solutions in country and leading the local Health and Safety committee together with the internal safety advisor
• Advise payroll team where required (e.g. Business changes, legislation changes if known)
• Function as an escalation point and work closely with the payroll head in case of emergencies to help resolve issues in Belgium and Netherlands responsible for the legal dispute's representation in the country
• Support and ensure adherence to agreed processes with the Service team and conducts regular service reviews.

You will bring- University Degree / (Bachelor or Master or similar Degree)- Strong understanding of HR Functions- Extensive HR experience, ideally with Employee Relations specialism- Broad experience and knowledge of the UK legal HR framework.- Experience in working with Employee forums and Worker Councils / Unions- Experience within an international matrix organization- Experience working with and influencing Senior Management on HR issues.

- Have a proven track record of developing and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders across the business and externally- Fluent in English, any of the country's languages is an advantage- Willing to travel when required including internationally (less than 5x / year)

Your new office in Brussels

Our office in Zaventem is designed to connect people with our newly installed bar, gym and breakout room to play darts or PS5.

The office is next to the airport/train station (connected with a free shuttle), the bicycle highway to Brussels/Leuven (a true added value for employees that make use of the bicycle leasing program) and of course a parking space with electric chargers.

Lunch can be enjoyed in the private restaurant on the ground floor or at the cafeteria area with a Nespresso.

Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.

We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them.

We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.

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