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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Head of HR Business Partnering

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A completed degree in Business/Economics, Business Administration, Psychology, or a comparable qualification.
  • Several years of experience in strategic HR Business Partnering, ideally at senior level.
  • Several years of leadership experience, including leading and developing HR Business Partners.
  • Demonstrated experience in a production or industrial environment.
  • Experience in organizational development, organizational design, workforce planning, and transformation processes.
  • Strong business acumen and understanding of operational and financial relationships.
  • Strong consulting, communication, and stakeholder-management capabilities, including advising and constructively challenging senior stakeholders.
  • Strategic thinking combined with a strong focus on execution.
  • Experience working with works councils and employee representatives, and sound understanding of German employment law and codetermination.
  • Very good written and spoken German and English.

Responsibilities

  • Advise senior business and site leaders as a strategic HR partner on key people, leadership, and organizational topics.
  • Translate business strategy into integrated people and workforce strategies and ensure effective implementation.
  • Anticipate future organizational, workforce, and capability requirements and develop solutions with the business.
  • Collaborate with works councils and employee representatives and actively support social dialogue.
  • Own and advance organizational development, organizational design, and strategic workforce-planning initiatives.
  • Support ramp-ups, restructurings, transformations, and change processes, helping leaders implement them successfully.
  • Ensure HR priorities align with the operational and strategic requirements of production.
  • Advance talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and capability discussions with Learning & Talent; co-lead the transformation into a skills-based learning organization with the relevant Center of Expertise.
  • Lead and develop HR Business Partners and ensure high quality and consistency in strategic HR partnering.
  • Promote close collaboration between HR Business Partners, Centers of Expertise, and HR Operations.
  • As a member of the HR Leadership Team, actively contribute to the development of the HR strategy and HR organization in Germany.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in an international and complex corporate environment.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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