HR Business Partner - Senior Manager

Cognizant; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking an HR Business Partner, Senior Manager in Poland to own the people agenda for designated business areas. You will partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into people strategies, with a hands-on approach where needed.

You will lead strategic HR initiatives, including talent development, organisational change and workforce planning. Strong knowledge of Polish labour law and experience managing union relations are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of HR experience in multinational, matrix organisations.
• Experience advising senior leaders on workforce planning and organisational design.
• Strong knowledge of Polish labour law and complex employee relations with Legal.
• Hands-on experience with union relationships, consultations and negotiations in Poland.
• Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills in Polish and English.

Responsibilities

• Own the people agenda for dedicated business areas and advise senior leaders on workforce planning.
• Lead strategic HR initiatives including talent development and organisational change.
• Drive talent programmes across performance, engagement and retention using insights.
• Manage complex employee relations with Legal and cross-functional teams.
• Partner with Trade Unions and employee representatives in Poland.

Skills

HR leadership

Workforce planning

Organisational design

Succession planning

Union negotiations

Stakeholder management

Polish labour law

Polish and English

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR

Tools

HR systems

Microsoft Office

Workforce analytics

Job description

About the role

As an HR Business Partner, Senior Manager, you will make an impact by owning the people agenda for dedicated business areas in Poland and translating business priorities into effective people and talent strategies.

You will partner closely with senior leaders, the Head of HR for Poland, Corporate HR, Legal, HR Shared Services and specialist teams. You will provide strategic advice across workforce and organisational decisions while taking a hands‑on approach to HR matters when required.

In this role, you will:

• Own the people agenda for dedicated business areas, advising senior leaders on workforce planning, organisational design and succession.
• Lead strategic people initiatives, including talent and leadership development, organisational change and restructuring.
• Drive talent and employee programmes across performance, engagement, retention, recognition and communication, using workforce insights to understand impact.
• Lead complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance, redundancy and absence cases, working with managers and Legal as appropriate.
• Manage trade union and employee representative relationships, including consultation and negotiation, in partnership with the Head of HR for Poland and Legal.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position based in Gdansk, Poland.

Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work‑life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• 7+ years of relevant HR experience, including significant senior HR business partnering or HR leadership experience within multinational and matrix organisations.
• Strong experience advising senior leaders and delivering workforce planning, organisational change and talent initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of Polish labour law and demonstrable experience managing complex employee relations matters in partnership with Legal.
• Hands‑on experience managing trade union relationships, consultations and negotiations in Poland.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and negotiation skills, with very good Polish and English.

These will help you stand out

• Experience leading people, projects or cross‑functional initiatives, with the potential to take on future HR team leadership responsibilities.
• Experience working with HR systems, Microsoft Office and workforce analytics.
• Experience coordinating delivery with HR Shared Services and specialist HR teams.
• A bachelor's degree in HR or a related discipline.

We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.