Human Resources Director, United Kingdom (f/m/d) in London, United Kingdom

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choosefrom.

What youll do

The Global People Experience Organization seeks a dynamic and experienced individual to join as a key member of the Managing Boards of the Market Units to represent the voice of HR in the Market Unit and act as the Head of People. The Head of People “HR Director” (f/m/d) oversees HR matters in the United Kingdom market unit. They actively collaborate with employees and local and regional Senior Management in this role.

Your responsibilities are:

• Represent the voice of HR in the countries and act as Head of People in the UK

• Deliver an outstanding and innovative people experiences by demonstrating empathy and emotional intelligence, including:

• embrace the Global People Strategy

• brand SAP as most attractive employer in the Country / Region through an outstanding employee value proposition.

• foster an environment of belonging and inclusion.

• Manage social partner relations, including local works council and works council negotiations

• Manage local legal, regulatory policies, and compliance matters

• Embody the importance of leadership and employee engagement for a hybrid workforce

• Act as link between social well-being, mental health, and business priorities

• Provide a flex work and a digital workplace experience that is simple, intuitive and connected

• Strategically align with L1 Board Area HRBP leads to ensure one voice to our business leaders

• Drive a consolidated location strategy in these countries Secure & develop SAP Culture and Values and act as cultural ambassador at all times

• Establish employee networks in order to maintain a permanent connection with employees and to understand their current needs and overall mood

• Act as interface for Global HR Practice Areas (total rewards, talent attraction, SAP learning, people relations, asf.), key stakeholders such as the local communications team, facilities- and security representatives

• Work with different HR Directors in the EMEA region to drive regional projects within the area of People Experience.

What you bring

• Relevant multi-year working experience within HR and in a similar function

• Advanced degree such as M.Sc. or MBA in business sciences, management, or organizational psychology. F/M/CIPD certification or equivalent is an advantage. .

• Able to lead by influencing and negotiation skills

• Outstanding communication and moderation skills, feels comfortable being on stage for internal and external audience (e.g. setting up all-hands meetings, mass communication, press)

• Able to sense the sentiment of employees at SAP United Kingdom

• Passion and talent for social media as well as understanding of using it as additional communication and engagement channel for employees.

• Open personality who enjoys being approached by employees, collects feedback directly and feels motivated by direct appreciation / critique.

• Able to transparently put feedback from employees and customers into action and follow-up

• Project Management skills and a structured, strategic mindset

• English business-fluent, German language skills are an advantage.

Meet the team

The HRD organization drives Employee Engagement, orchestrates global HR services, policies, and programs into local or regional solutions, interface to social partners, represents SAP as top Employer of Choice in the country. The team itself is very flexible, versatile, diverse, and creative and happy to welcome you! Do you have a passion for creating a positive and productive work environment and have the skills and experience? Then, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves.At SAP,you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected]

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy (https://one.int.sap/me@sap/jobs_at_sap#17498858-1050-415e-8d82-21f91655666b_96fc) . Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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