Global P&O Business Partner

Siemens Mobility; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Siemens Industry Software Netherlands B.V. seeks a Senior Global HR Business Partner to drive organizational effectiveness, talent development, and employee engagement. You will partner with senior leaders to align HR initiatives with business goals and lead change in a global, matrixed environment.

You’ll own talent development, design organizational structures, and collaborate with Finance on headcount and budgeting while ensuring regulatory compliance across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years of HR/People & Organization experience.
• GPHR or equivalent HR certification is preferred.
• Strong coaching, influencing, facilitation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with senior leadership to understand objectives and set P&O priorities.
• Counsel on organization design, workforce planning, talent management, and employee lifecycle.
• Lead change management and culture initiatives to support growth.
• Develop a high-performance culture with target setting, performance reviews, and talent development.
• Collaborate with global P&O colleagues to meet business needs across regions.
• Ensure legal compliance and partner with Legal as required.
• Manage employee relations investigations and data-driven insights on organizational health.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on recruitment strategies.
• Oversee L&D/training needs for business units and collaborate with Talent Development.
• Support M&A and restructure activities as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

HR strategy

Stakeholder management

Change management

Data-driven HR

Communication

MS Excel

Workday

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 10+ years HR/PO experience

GPHR certification

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Siemens Industry Software Netherlands B.V.

Company Overview

Siemens Di gital Industries Software is a lea di ng provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many di fferent industries. Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

Global P&O Business Partner

Company Overview

Siemens Digital Industries Software is a leading provider of solutions for the design, simulation, and manufacture of products across many different industries. Formula 1 cars, skyscrapers, ships, space exploration vehicles, and many of the objects we see in our daily lives are being conceived and manufactured using our Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software.

Position Overview

We are seeking a SeniorGlobalHR Business Partner to join our growing team in the Netherlandsto support our Mendix Rapidminer Go-to-Market organization. In this strategic role, you will serve as a trusted HR advisor to business leaders, driving organizational effectiveness, talent development, and employee engagement. You'll partner closely with senior management to align HR initiatives with business objectives, while fostering a culture of inclusion, performance, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our organization's people strategy and help shape the future of our workforce.

Key Resonsibilities:

• Actively engage with senior business leadership to understand key objectives, challenges, and opportunities and recommend P&O priorities and initiatives to support the di rection the business is taking.
• Partner with leaders and their teams to provide coaching and counsel on matters related to organization design, organization development, workforce planning, talent management, and all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
• Drive and manage significant organizational change management and culture development initiatives that support the business in its growth objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership to embed a continuous focus on a high-performance culture to ensure our teams deliver high-impact results and to build a robust talent pipeline. Drive the performance management process, inclu di ng target setting, performance, employee development and Talent Reviews.
• Collaborate with Zone and COE P&O colleagues to ensure our work serves the needs of our customers within the business.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with the legal department as needed/required.
• Manage and resolve Employee Relations issues. Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Understand organizational health; use data to uncover insights and make recommendations to enhance in di vidual and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on organization’s recruitment efforts.
• Own talent & employee development, inclu di ng the identification of L&D/training needs for business units. Collaborate with Talent Development team to select and implement training.
• Manage special HR projects as needed, inclu di ng M&A and restructure activities.
• Identifies training needs for business units and in di vidual executive coaching needs.
• Partner with P&O Managers in other locations and countries to ensure P&O -related business needs are met globally at the business di vision level.
• Partner closely with Finance on various matters, inclu di ng headcount approval process.

• Actively engage with senior business leadership to understand key objectives, challenges, and opportunities and recommend P&O priorities and initiatives to support the di rection the business is taking.
• Partner with leaders and their teams to provide coaching and counsel on matters related to organization design, organization development, workforce planning, talent management, and all aspects of the employee lifecycle.
• Drive and manage significant organizational change management and culture development initiatives that support the business in its growth objectives.
• Partner with senior leadership to embed a continuous focus on a high-performance culture to ensure our teams deliver high-impact results and to build a robust talent pipeline. Drive the performance management process, inclu di ng target setting, performance, employee development and Talent Reviews.
• Collaborate with Zone and COE P&O colleagues to ensure our work serves the needs of our customers within the business.
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Partner with the legal department as needed/required.
• Manage and resolve Employee Relations issues. Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations.
• Understand organizational health; use data to uncover insights and make recommendations to enhance in di vidual and organizational effectiveness.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on organization’s recruitment efforts.
• Own talent & employee development, inclu di ng the identification of L&D/training needs for business units. Collaborate with Talent Development team to select and implement training.
• Manage special HR projects as needed, inclu di ng M&A and restructure activities.
• Identifies training needs for business units and in di vidual executive coaching needs.
• Partner with P&O Managers in other locations and countries to ensure P&O -related business needs are met globally at the business di vision level.
• Partner closely with Finance on various matters, inclu di ng headcount approval process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years relevant P&O functional experience with successful demonstration of the key responsibilities as presented above; Masters degree desired.
• Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR) or other HR certification is preferred.
• Strength in coaching, influencing, facilitation, presentation, written and verbal communication, process development, analytical skill, and problem solving.
• Strong business and financial acumen; ability to translate business strategy into P&O strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to establish trusted relationships with senior leadership as well as strong rapport quickly and broadly across a global customer team.

Experience working in a matrixed organization preferably in a global environment.

Solid understan di ng of Dutch labor law.

Fluent in the English language.

• Proficiency using Microsoft Office, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced proficiency using applications inclu di ng Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Workday experience preferred.

Why Us

At Siemens Software, flexibility is how we work—hybrid by default, built on trust and autonomy. Together, 30,000 people across more than 200 countries build technology that shapes the real world. You'll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial software leader. We're committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit, skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!

Our Benefits & Rewards

The salary range for this position is €85,000 to €113,400 and this role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate's job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/

Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce

We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.

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