Senior People Partner - EMEA

Join ABBYY and be part of a team that celebrates your unique work style. With flexible work options, a supportive team, and rewards that reflect your value, you can focus on what matters most – driving your growth, while fueling ours.

Our commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity means you can trust us to always choose to do the right thing.

With a focus on customer-centric thinking, we're not just another vendor – we're a transformative force in the industry. By joining one of our Customer Excellence teams, you will have the chance to work with our portfolio of over 10,000 customers, including many Fortune 500 companies.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior People Partner to lead our people initiatives across Hungary (primary hub) and the EMEA region (France, Germany, UK). The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing people strategies that align with our business goals, fostering a positive work culture, and ensuring compliance with local labour laws. We have a beautiful new office in Budapest where this person will work a hybrid model with at least two days in the office.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement people strategies aligned with business objectives in our key Budapest hub and the EMEA region.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to drive organizational effectiveness and talent management.

Employee Relations:

• Foster a positive employee relations environment by addressing grievances and conducting investigations when necessary.

Engagement:

• Drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement including analyzing data from the Employee Survey to inform people strategies.

Performance Management:

• Coach local managers on the importance of proactive performance management.
• Assist with delivery of the performance appraisal process and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Partner with Learning and Development to incorporate regional best practices into company programs.
• Provide guidance to managers on performance improvement plans.

Learning & Development:

• Identify training needs and collaborate with Learning and Development to craft and deliver programs that will promote a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Proactively raise items to Compensation and Benefits for review and partner closely to develop recommendations to ensure competitiveness in the local market.
• Manage employee benefits programs and compliance with local regulations.

HR Policies & Compliance:

• Develop and implement HR policies in accordance with local labor laws and company standards.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements across the region.

Data Analytics & Reporting:

• Utilize HR metrics to assess the effectiveness of people initiatives.
• Prepare regular reports for senior management on trends and issues.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive HRBP experience.
• Recent experience within a fast-paced global start-up SaaS environment.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations across EMEA.
• Proven experience in building processes and programs from the ground-up.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.

 

Here are some of our local benefits:

• Work from home, remotely, or hybrid
• Partial compensation for glasses and lenses
• Private health insurance
• Volunteering Time Off (2 days/ year)
• SZÉP Card for recreational activities
• 3 extra days/ month for 'sick leave' without doctors visit
• Flexible working hours

 

Join ABBYY, and you will:

Love how you work

• We provide remote and hybrid working options to fit all lifestyles.
• We use flexible hours across most of our teams to allow you to find your own definition of balance.
• Encouraging a culture of giving, we provide two paid volunteering days off every year so you can take time to contribute to the causes you care about.
• To ensure your family is cared for, we offer paid parental leave in all our locations.

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