GENERALIST, PEOPLE - COMMERCIAL

Belden Inc.; Venlo; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Belden Inc. in Olen, Belgium is seeking a HR Business Partner – Commercial to connect people and the business across Belgium, the UK and the Middle East.

You will steward the full employee lifecycle and partner with Commercial teams to shape people strategies in a fast-moving environment. You will collaborate with global People & Strategy initiatives, drive performance and compensation cycles, and contribute to Be Well and DEI programs while ensuring labor law compliance and employer branding in

Qualifications

• Education – Degree in Business Administration with focus on Human Resources or comparable training
• Experience – Several years as HR Generalist in international matrix environment
• Knowledge – labor law in Belgium; UK, UAE and Saudi Arabia knowledge a plus
• Communication – strong communication across organization levels
• Personality – curious, flexible, growth-oriented, structured and solution-oriented
• Language proficiency – Fluent in English; Arabic, French or Dutch advantageous

Responsibilities

• Act as the dedicated People & Strategy partner for Commercial teams across Belgium, UK and the Middle East.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle from recruitment to offboarding.
• Coordinate monthly payroll input with payroll team, including time and attendance.
• Support recruitment efforts for regional commercial roles.
• Drive performance management, talent management and annual compensation cycles.
• Foster employee engagement and culture initiatives.
• Collaborate with global People & Strategy to implement Be Well and DEI programs.
• Provide guidance on labor law compliance.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-cultural collaboration

Education

Degree in Business Administration with focus on Human Resources

Job description

Innovation Starts With You

Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Innovation Starts With You

Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us.

Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation.

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HR Business Partner - Commercial

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Place: Olen, Belgium

Type: Full-Time

Level: Mid-Senior

As a HR Business Partner – Commercial, you serve as the connective link between people and the business. In this role, you act as a trusted and proactive partner to our Commercial teams—including Solution Sales, Partner Sales, Solution Consulting, and Commercial Operations—across Belgium, UK and the Middle East (UAE and Saudi Arabia). You contribute to the sustainable development of teams, processes, and ways of working in a fast‑moving commercial environment. You are responsible for the full employee lifecycle for the Commercial organization and play a key role in implementing global People & Strategy programs and initiatives at the local and regional level.

You will make an impact in the following way:

• Act as the dedicated People & Strategy partner for our Commercial teams in Belgium, UK and the Middle East, supporting workforce planning, team development and organizational changes.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to development, engagement, and offboarding.
• Coordinate and ensure timely input for monthly payroll in collaboration with the payroll team, including time and attendance reporting
• Support recruitment efforts for commercial roles across the region, including candidate sourcing, interview coordination, and collaboration with hiring managers
• Drive execution of key People & Strategy processes such as performance management, talent management, and annual compensation cycles within the Commercial function
• Facilitate employee engagement and culture-building initiatives tailored to a commercial environment
• Collaborate with global People & Strategy and business stakeholders to implement initiatives such as Be Well, DEI programs, and employee development
• Provide guidance on labor law, People & Strategy policies, and compliance matters

What you should bring:

• Education – Degree in Business Administration with focus on Human Resources or comparable training
• Experience – Several years of experience as HR Generalist, preferably in an international matrix environment
• Knowledge and skills – experience to labor law in Belgium, experience with labor law in the UK, UAE and Saudi Arabia is a plus
• Communication - you possess strong communication skills; you navigate easily across different levels of the organization and know how to bring people together
• Personality - You are curious, flexible, and growth-oriented – both for yourself and for the organization; you are structured, hands‑on and solution-oriented and thrive in a dynamic environment
• Language proficiency – Fluent in English, good knowledge of Arabic, French or Dutch are advantageous

Let’s Create Possibilities Together.

Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you.

These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.