Senior Manager Human Resources

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

• Relevant HR certification desired
• LinkedIn Learning platform

Your Responsibilities

Business Advisory: Partner with the VP and Senior Management Team on workforce planning, organizational design, change, leadership matters, and people-related risks.

• HR Operations and Payroll: Ensure accurate and timely payroll and Hire-to-Retire delivery, effective controls, data quality, issue resolution, and continuous process improvement.
• Talent Acquisition: Oversee and lead high-volume recruitment, ensuring workforce needs are met through robust selection, strong candidate experience, and effective hiring metrics.
• Performance Management: Build management discipline in objective setting, feedback, documentation, and timely resolution of underperformance, conduct, and capability cases.
• Employee Relations and Compliance: Provide expert guidance on Polish labor law, employee relations, working time, absences, contract changes, disciplinary matters, and terminations.
• Total Rewards: While supported by the Total rewards EMEA, the role advise locally on compensation, benefits, salary reviews, promotions, and retention risks.
• Talent and Succession: Lead talent reviews, critical-role assessment, succession planning, retention actions, and individual development plans.
• Team Leadership: Lead, coach, and develop the HR team, setting clear priorities, service standards, accountability, and succession plans.
• HR Governance and Insights: Maintain policies, controls, audit readiness, and reliable HR reporting; translate workforce data into clear recommendations and actions.
• Culture and Change: Support an accountable, inclusive, and high-performing culture and lead the people aspects of organizational transformation.

Your qualification

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, Psychology, or a related field.

• Relevant HR certification desired
• Minimum 8 years of progressive HR experience, including a senior HR leadership or HR Business Partner role in a multinational, shared services, or business center environment.
• Strong knowledge of Polish labor law, employee relations, payroll, Hire-to-Retire processes, 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.

Your benefits

Mobility program (promoting opportunities to work in other regions)

• Open space office centrally located with state-of-the-art technology
• International work environment
• LinkedIn Learning platform
• Private healthcare
• Accident insurance
• Glasses refund
• Benefit systems package

About Olympus

At Olympus, we are committed to Our Purpose of making people’s lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. As a global medical technology company, we partner with healthcare professionals to provide best-in‑class solutions and services for early detection, diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment, aiming to improve patient outcomes by elevating the standard of care in targeted disease states.

For more than 100 years, Olympus has pursued a goal of contributing to society by producing products designed with the purpose of delivering optimal outcomes for its customers around the world.

For more information, visit

www.olympus-europa.com

and follow our LinkedIn account: linkedin.com/company/OlympusMedEMEA .