Regional HR Director – Region Southwest
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The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.
Join VELUX and seize the exciting opportunity to become the Regional HR Director in the global People & Organisation team based in France. This role is responsible for translating business strategy into concrete HR initiatives across the regional Sales and the global Marketing organization in our Southwest region, which comprises France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands, and oversees a total of approximately 600 employees.
The role
If you decide to join our organization, you will be responsible for a balance between people and business whilst supporting leaders across functions in their execution of strategies and enabling teams to perform their best. You will oversee an international team of great professionals across the region and primarily operate in areas such as organizational design, leadership development, talent management, talent acquisition, capability development, and change management.
You will develop the business in close collaboration with the Senior Management ensuring the overall business direction. You will operate in a matrix structure reporting to the Vice President of HR Partnering for the Sales and Marketing organization in Denmark with a wide range of stakeholders, enabling you to have a high level of influence in your respective area and the global People & Organization team.
Key tasks and responsibilities will include:
Membership of the Leadership Team in Region Southwest
Have the responsibility for strategic HR-related discussions and decision-making as a sparring partner to the senior management team
Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of 4 HRBPs across the region
Be responsible for translating the global strategic approach to human resources and the execution of these strategies, ensuring an aligned HR plan with global and local priorities
Ensure capability development to match business needs, ensuring both long-term and short-term focus
Challenge leaders at a strategic level, ensuring proactive planning and including a data-driven HR approach
Be the local advocate for our global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion program
Align HR strategy with the business agenda and trends, including external market perspectives
Define, facilitate, and influence change in an organization in transformation
Coordinate with other strategic partners, business areas and CoEs
Ensure compliance with local laws and best-in-practice framework for all markets
Develop and coach leaders in alignment with business strategy
Facilitate strategic workforce planning
Prepare reports for management about employee turnover; new hires; resignations; training and development, etc.
As you will be part of a global organization, you can expect to travel approximately 30 days annually – both nationally and internationally.
Who you are
Your approach to supporting your team and stakeholders inspires trust and involves coaching and new initiatives. It is natural for you to establish relations with leaders, where you demonstrate a true interest in their business challenges proactively supporting them in the best way possible. You present yourself as dedicated and influential and can combine great listening skills with a convincing approach to engage stakeholders. Data-driven HR is appealing to you and you see data as a value-adding asset.
Furthermore, we expect you to have:
Strategic mindset with proven business insight resulting in the ability to connect dots and build HR agenda with proactive thought leadership
Demonstrated experience in making sound strategic HR decisions & assessing executive leadership talent
Great leadership experience and capabilities, ideally managing an international team
Experience supporting commercial excellence and sales organizations preferably with a regional scope within a multinational company
A positive presence seen as influential & respected by leadership
Good ‘storytelling’ ability, crafts a clear and engaging message
Ability to navigate in changing environments, see through complexity, and strategically promote an inclusive, diverse workforce
Effective collaboration, project management, organizational, and change management skills
Experience with French employment law
Fluency in written and spoken English and French
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
Your opportunities
By taking up this position, you will join a dedicated regional and global team. At the same time, you will be part of a global People & Organisation team, gaining the advantages of a global people strategy, a high level of professionalism, and shared data systems and performance metrics. You will work alongside experienced and enthusiastic colleagues – in a setting where knowledge is shared, and responsibility is given to those who can and will. Our team is characterized by an informal tone and respect for each other both as a team and as individuals.
