Senior Manager HR Global Functions

Purpose:

Provide “one-stop-shopping” HR service and support to defined support area and ensure that the internal customers receive the expected value from HR department.  Cultivate and maintain a harmonious and trust culture between management and employees within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic business partner to key stakeholders (Finance, SCM, Business Development, Legal Function Leads) in building, cascading and executing functional people agenda.
• Act as a part of Functional Leadership Teams in above mentioned functions and advice business leaders on topics related to people / culture and DEI agendas.
• Provide coaching to functional leaders / managers; articulate and present HR concepts and tools,  encouraging and supporting ‘great line manager’ concept and an employee-oriented high-performance culture.
• Build up and maintain a close relationship with internal customers to ensure that business needs are taken into consideration in developing HR initiatives and HR standards; ensure functional priorites & needs are made visible at EMC Overarching People agenda and ensure these are understood by other HR teams on different EMC countries.
• Provide support to employees throughout their employee lifecycle by providing an HR Business Partnering approach to position adidas as an employer of choice.
• Embed and enable People Development tools and concepts such as MYBEST, Talent Profiles and learning programs; work closely with CoEs to drive performance opportunities.
• Take ownership for and lead initiatives and projects as assigned based on organisational needs for overall EMC Cluster.
• Responsible for data accuracy on all HR systems utilised locally.  
• Recommend, implement, and update guidelines and policies in order to ensure relevant HR services and consistent standards of employment.
• Challenge current processes (policies, structure, etc.) and status quo; think outside of the box in terms of solutions; proactively contact EM HR lead teams for advice and solutions that are aligned with the team across regions.
• Manage recruitment process of all positions within area of responsibility in alignment with Talent Acquisition Teams and Line Managers conducting interviews, negotiating contracts and ensuring a smooth transition for new employees according to defined standards.
• Managing mobility of new international hires in alignment with GBS and CBE teams and the global policies in UAE where 95% of team members are expats.
• Manage personnel planning, annual total compensation management and promotions/salary adjustments for defined areas in close partnership with the Rewards team and the line managers and ensure consistent applications in different countries / teams.

Key Relationships:

• Business Partners (M1 Finance Snr Director, M1 SCM Snr Director, M1 Business Development Snr Director, M2 Legal Director, and functional Leadership Teams
• HR team members in EMC countries, in EM and global
• HR Centres of Excellence
• External business partners

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong Leadership skills
• Strategic partnership capabilities & business acumen
• Customer and business centric, approachable, and strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent planning, organization and project management skills
• Collaborative and inclusive attitude. Growth mindset
• Strong work ethic and integrity
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Excellent command of English

Requisite Education and Experience:

• University degree
• 10 years progressive work experience in HR (preferably in an international organization) and  experience in leadership roles is a plus
• Project management experience

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