This role can be based either in London or Luxembourg.
At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on Earth, as well as Earth’s Best Employer and Safest Place to Work. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join the People Experience and Technology (PXT) Global Central Operations (GCO) team as a Senior Corporate HR Business Partner.
If you thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment, this is the place for you. The person in this role must be able to work independently, take a hands-on approach, and interface effectively with professionals at all levels. You will need excellent communication, professional interpersonal skills, and the ability to function in an innovative environment. You will need strong analytic skills and the ability to translate your clients' business plans and goals into the human resource capabilities needed to achieve outstanding results.
Key job responsibilities
Deliver results - drive significant change through business-critical people projects and plans
Strategy into action - develop and own the delivery of the strategic HR plan for each business supported, ensuring consistency with EMEA and global HR goals
Senior leader partnerships - own and manage the relationships with client group business leaders
Consulting - act as a consultant to your client groups and provide input on the HR implications of strategic and operational decisions and plans, acting as an integral member of each group’s management team
Talent management - support and develop line managers in driving a performance culture through coaching, facilitating talent assessments, succession planning meetings and training programs
HR expertise - provide expert input to your client groups as well as the team in terms of employment legislation, policies and practices. Able to supervise HR staff and act as an individual contributor.
Generalist HR - maintain a strong focus on employee relations, performance management, engagement and retention activities, including an understanding of compensation and benefits and development activity
Ensure alignment with colleagues across the US and EMEA covering both the Operations and Corporate business units.
A day in the life
Our clients are largely based in EMEA, but you'll work within a team of HRBPs based across the globe. We like to have fun at work, so we try to easy for others to have fun too. Every day is about delivering results through great relationships, but the context is complex. You’ll spend time understanding business leaders goals and help translate them into high impact actions across countries. Each day means being highly proactive and results orientated so a strong work ethic is vital. You’ll enjoy identifying what needs to be done, owning it and seeing it through.
A degree.
Relevant experience of operating as a strategic Business Partner with demonstrated success in meeting exceptionally high standards in a high volume, fast-paced, hands-on environment.
Advanced proficiency in verbal and written English.
Relevant knowledge of employment law in at least one European country.
Relevant experience working in diverse and multi-location environments.
Preferred qualifications are not required to apply for a position at Amazon. If you have all the basic qualifications above, we’d love to hear from you.
Fluent knowledge of a European language.
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