HR Adviser EMEIA

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join ASSA ABLOY as a HR Adviser within the EMEIA Head Office team, based in Willenhall. Reporting to the Head of HR Operations EMEIA, you will play a critical role in providing a generalist advisory service to the wider EMEIA Head Office team, who are based throughout the geography of Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa.

The successful candidate will be proactive, have excellent communication skills and have the ability to handle a variety of HR-related tasks and projects.

The successful applicant will be confident working with data and able to translate insights into meaningful recommendations. You will partner closely with managers to support their teams across all HR‑related matters, acting as a trusted advisor throughout every stage of the annual HR cycle. As part of the EMEIA HR team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to and influence a wide range of key HR projects, including Compensation and Benefits, HR Analytics and Learning and Development.

You will play a supporting role in the enhancement of our global HR Information System, SAP Success Factors, and you will manage multiple recruitment campaigns, working directly with applicants and liaising with our third‑party recruitment partners.

Principal Responsibilities:
· Providing a generalist HR advisory service to our employees and managers throughout the Division (accounting for c. 20 countries), ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations across the EMEIA region.
· Cooperate closely with wider HR colleagues (locally and cross-divisionally), to achieve better understanding of current HR issues and introduce the most effective solutions to resolve them
· Producing contractual documentation, including offer letters, contracts and variation to terms letters.
· Collaborate effectively with our talent acquisition team and oversee recruitment campaigns to ensure an efficient and first-class candidate experience; you will continue to support employees throughout the entirety of the employee lifecycle
· Supporting with the annual HR calendar of activities, such as pay review, objective setting and performance review.
· Monitor and report on HR metrics to support decision-making processes.
· Supporting in the enhancement of the Global HR Information System, including testing, training, support and being a general advocate for the platform
· Support with EMEIA projects and initiatives as required, such as our various learning and development programmes
· Working closely with the HRIS Specialists to ensure good adoption of the HRIS.
· Carrying out Job Architecture assessments to support our employee development, compensation and benefits strategy.
· Support with strategies to drive diversity and inclusion improvements throughout the Division.

What We Look For To succeed in this role, you will need the following:

Qualifications /

Experience:

Essential:
· Experience of working in a HR advisory capacity
· CIPD (or equivalent) qualified (or part-qualified)
· Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
· Good standard of Education (GCSE’s / A-Level’s / Degree)
· Experience of working in a complex international environment

Desirable:
· Working knowledge of an advanced HR Information System
· Experience of working with the Mercer Job Architecture
· Experience of working with SAP Success Factors Personal  characteristics:

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Naturally excels with technical tasks/systems

Ability to work well as part of a team

Pro-active and able to use initiative to identify solutions

Strong customer…