Senior HR Business Partner

Job Description

Senior HR Business Partner – Netherlands

Reporting to the HR Director, Netherlands

Are you passionate about shaping the future of HR in a high-performance, internationally matrixed organization? Join Abb Vie’s commercial team to drive meaningful change!

At Abb Vie, our people are dedicated to putting patients at the centre of everything we do. Every breakthrough, every innovation, and every step forward is inspired by the real lives we touch—working together to improve health and bring hope to individuals and families around the world. Our mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that address complex health issues and enhance people’s lives.

Abb Vie has been at the top of the global Best Workplaces list for several years in a row. Ready to bring impact to patients together?

• Exciting job where you seamlessly switch between daily operational HR activities and providing tactical/strategic advice.
• You will work within a complex, international matrix and setting where you can build bridges between local interests and global HR priorities. You will collaborate with a broad spectrum of stakeholders: senior leadership, employees, local teams, international managers, and Centers of Excellence.
• You will be the ambassador of our high-performance culture. Encouraging an inclusive, sustainable environment where high performing teams can thrive.
• As the Talent Champion you are a strategic HR partner to the business. You will drive talent processes across the employee lifecycle, ensuring diverse, high-potential talent is identified, developed, and aligned for long-term organizational success.

• Responsible for developing and implementing the global HR strategy for the commercial organization, translating objectives into operational, tactical, and strategic actions.
• Advise and coach people leaders and employees on HR topics (performance, development, change, reorganizations, etc.).
• Active member of the national HR team and team lead for several national initiatives/projects.
• Partner and maintain strong relationships and collaboration with HR Centers of Excellence teams like Total Rewards and Talent Management.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to drive an excellent hiring and onboarding process.
• Design and implement employee development programs across all levels of the organization to ensure future talent is developed including leadership development programs.
• Support and realize changes in organizational structure and identify and implement initiatives that promote organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and deliver culture and employee engagement initiatives and participate in cross-functional teams to assure positive employee relations and promote a Best Workplace culture within the organization.
• Deliver clear and inspiring HR communications, in close collaboration with PR and other departments.
• Provide relevant HR analytics for data-driven decisions.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in HR or other relevant disciplines
• 7–10 years relevant HR experience in areas like managing Employee Relations, Organizational Effectiveness and Design, Recruitment, Total Rewards and Talent Management
• Experience in a matrixed, international environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Team worker
• Excellent knowledge of Dutch labor laws, regulations and practices
• Fluently in Dutch and English both verbally and in written.

Abb Vie has been at the top of the global Best Workplaces list in the Netherlands, Europe and worldwide for several years in a row. This recognition by Great Place to Work reflects employee experiences of trust, innovation, company values and leadership, across Europe. It is an acknowledgement of being a fulfilling workplace, a recognition of our culture and the result of the ways we work together.

Abb Vie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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