Senior HR Leader — Talent, Compliance & Change (Poland)

Olympus Corporation; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility program

Open space office with state-of-the‑a

International work environment

LinkedIn Learning platform

Private healthcare

Accident insurance

Glasses refund

Benefit systems package

Job summary

Olympus Corporation seeks an experienced HR leader to partner with senior management on workforce planning, organizational design, and people-related risks. The role covers payroll, HR operations, recruitment, performance management, and employee relations within a hybrid Polish context.

You will guide total rewards locally, lead talent reviews, and develop a high-performing HR team, ensuring governance and data-driven insights support strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Relevant HR certification desired.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive HR experience incl. senior HR leadership or HRBP in multinational/shared services/business center.
• Strong knowledge of Polish labor law, payroll, Hire-to-Retire, talent acquisition, total rewards, performance management, and organizational change.
• Proven experience leading and developing an HR team.
• Proven hands-on HRBP experience to VP-level and senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgment, analytical thinking, stakeholder management, communication, and ability to challenge constructively.
• Fluent Polish and English; proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office.
• Hybrid work in line with internal policy.
• Occasional travel may be required to support projects, implementations, or stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Business Advisory: Partner with VP and Senior Management on workforce planning, organizational design, change, leadership matters, and people-related risks.
• HR Operations and Payroll: Ensure accurate payroll and Hire-to-Retire delivery, controls, data quality, issue resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Talent Acquisition: Oversee high-volume recruitment with robust selection, candidate experience, and hiring metrics.
• Performance Management: Build management discipline in objective setting, feedback, documentation, and timely resolution of issues.
• Employee Relations and Compliance: Guidance on Polish labor law, employee relations, working time, absences, contract changes, disciplinary matters, and terminations.
• Total Rewards: Advise locally on compensation, benefits, salary reviews, promotions, retention risks.
• Talent and Succession: Lead talent reviews, critical-role assessment, succession planning, retention actions, and development plans.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, develop the HR team, set priorities, service standards, accountability, succession plans.
• HR Governance and Insights: Maintain policies, controls, audit readiness, reliable HR reporting; translate data into recommendations.
• Culture and Change: Support an accountable, inclusive, high-performing culture and lead people aspects of transformation.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Change management

HR acumen

Polish & English fluency

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in HR, Business Admin, Management, Psychology or related field

Tools

HR systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Olympus Corporation seeks an experienced HR leader to partner with senior management on workforce planning, organizational design, and people-related risks. The role covers payroll, HR operations, recruitment, performance management, and employee relations within a hybrid Polish context.

You will guide total rewards locally, lead talent reviews, and develop a high-performing HR team, ensuring governance and data-driven insights support strategic decisions.