Job Title

HR Business Partner

About the Role 

Job Purpose

The HR Business Partner acts as a trusted partner to leaders and managers, translating business priorities into effective people actions and ensuring consistent execution of HR processes.

The role supports key people priorities, including talent and succession planning, employee development, performance management, employee engagement and industrial relations.

Working closely with the HR organization and business leaders, the HRBP helps strengthen organizational capability, leadership effectiveness and the talent pipeline, while supporting a constructive employee relations environment.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with managers on people, organization and workforce priorities, providing HR guidance and solutions.
• Support organizational design, workforce planning and capability development, identifying people risks and improvement opportunities.
• Drive the execution of key talent processes, including talent reviews, succession planning, development planning and career discussions.
• Support the annual performance and reward cycle, partnering with managers to ensure quality, fairness and consistency.
• Analyze and follow up employee engagement results, working with leaders to define and implement meaningful action plans.
• Manage employee relations topics within the assigned perimeter, ensuring consistency with company policies and applicable labor legislation.
• Support labor and industrial relations activities, in collaboration with the relevant HR and ER/IR stakeholders.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, People Solution  and other HR teams to ensure integrated delivery of the people agenda.
• Use HR data and people insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities and support fact-based decision making.

Qualifications & Experience Required 

Education, Master, other certification:

• University degree in Human Resources, Business, Law, Psychology or a related discipline
• Master’s degree or HR professional qualification is an advantage.

Experience (years):

• Typically 8+ years of progressive HR experience, with exposure to HR Business Partnering or a combination of HRBP and specialist responsibilities
• Experience supporting managers and employees in an international and/or matrix organization.
• Practical experience in several HR areas such as talent management, performance management, organizational development, employee relations and labor law & relations.

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of core HR processes and employment practices.
• Good understanding of talent and performance management.
• Knowledge of employee/labor relations, unions management,  and applicable employment legislation.
• Ability to interpret HR data and translate insights into practical actions
• Insight Translation & Business Storytelling
• Good digital literacy and familiarity with HR systems and Microsoft 365.

Languages Skills:

• Fluent in Italian and English

Soft/Behavioral Skills:

• Business acumen and ability to connect people topics with business priorities.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
• Sound judgment and ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters.
• Proactive, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.
• Ability to challenge constructively while maintaining trusted relationships.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Accountability and ability to independently manage assigned HR priorities.
• Comfortable working in a matrix and evolving organizational environment.