Head of HR Italy

Vedi l’offerta su Go Lavoro: golavoro.it/annuncio-lavoro/8kjx0n

What You Can Expect: As Head of HR Italy & Regional HR Director (South Europe), you will play a pivotal role in driving organizational effectiveness, leadership excellence, and talent growth, while serving as a trusted partner to senior business leaders. This is a unique opportunity to combine country-level HR leadership with regional strategic impact, helping build a high-performing, people-centered organization that supports sustainable business growth. Here’s what you can look forward to:
• You will coordinate and govern the HR agenda across the South Region (6 countries, total headcount of approximately 2,700 employees) ensuring consistency of people practices while respecting local legislation and market realities.
• You will define and execute the People strategy for Italy, ensuring that HR priorities are fully aligned with business objectives, organizational needs, and global HR direction. You will directly lead, coach, and develop the Italian HR team.
• You will act as a trusted strategic advisor to regional and country leadership teams, providing guidance on organizational design, leadership effectiveness, workforce planning, and people-related decisions.
• You will oversee regional talent management, leadership development, succession planning, and performance management processes to build strong leadership pipelines and organizational capability.
• You will lead strategic workforce planning and provide oversight of headcount, people costs,



and HR budget assumptions, while leveraging people analytics to inform business decisions.
• You will manage complex employee relations matters and provide strategic direction on labor relations, trade union negotiations, employment law, compliance, and risk management activities.
• You will collaborate closely with Global HR, Centers of Expertise, and Shared Service teams to strengthen HR governance, enhance service delivery, and drive continuous improvement across the region. What You Bring:
• Minimum 15 years of progressive HR experience, including senior leadership roles within complex, international organizations.
• Proven experience partnering with executive leadership teams and influencing strategic business decisions through people and organizational initiatives.
• Strong expertise across HR strategy, organizational development, talent management, workforce planning, employee relations, labor law, reward, and HR governance.
• Analytical mindset with experience using HR data, people analytics, and business insights to support decision-making.
• Proficient in HR systems and digital tools, including Workday or equivalent HR platforms.
• Fluent in Italian and English; additional languages relevant to the South Region are considered a strong advantage. Note: Your application will be reviewed by an international team. Please submit any relevant document in English language.

Vedi l’offerta su Go Lavoro: golavoro.it/annuncio-lavoro/8kjx0n