Emea HR Shared Services Leader

**Allow us to introduce ourselves.**

At dss+, we are not just your average operations consulting firm; we are implementers and change makers. Our passion lies in engaging organisations to craft resilient and sustainable business, guiding them through transformational changes in safety, risk and resilience and through their energy transition. We take the complex world of risk and sustainability and translate it into actionable roadmaps that work with our clients business. We implement, working side-by-side with our clients to deliver real, tangible results.

dss_+_ services fall into three core areas—operational risk management, operational excellence and sustainability—each bolstered by learning, development and culture change solutions and digital technologies. Teams around the globe work with clients in metals and mining, chemicals, oil and gas, power and utilities, agriculture, food and beverage, industrial and manufacturing, and private equity.

We pride ourselves in combining industry experts and on the ground experience with strong people-centric change management capabilities. This creates the perfect blend to support our clients from intent to impact, enabling them to protect what they care for, transform their organisation, and sustain the changes required to make their vision a reality, in a practical actionable way.

**Let's see where our shared vision leads.**

We have a strong growth trajectory, which means unprecedented opportunity for the people on our teams. As we are building the foundations of our future, you will be integral to the design and operational capabilities the HR team delivers to the organisation. You are comfortable in a ‘start-up’ environment, have a positive can-do attitude and are comfortable with ambiguity. You are able to adapt and pivot quickly depending on the needs of the moment whilst still maintain a focus on the long-term goal. At the same time you understand the need for rigour, process and consistency which come from being part of an established global organisation and are able to define a global approach to HR operations.

**Does this sound like you?**

As the leader of our **EMEA HR Shared Services**, you will take ownership for designing and delivering HR operations processes related to the end to end employee life cycle. You will be a team player, who is able to manage stakeholders and deliver with exceptional project management and communication skills. You will work with our HR Business Partners to understand the critical people processes and be able to demonstrate a consistent, efficient approach to supporting the employee life cycle.

At the highest level, you will have the chance to:

- **Use what you know about creating an HR Shared Service capability **to deliver value to employees and the HR team.
- **Take a pragmatic, innovative approach to designing robust HR operating processes,** to deliver consistent data, optimise the employee experience and manage compliance.
- **Plug into our existing HR Shared Services team **in the AP region to build working relationships and leverage knowledge and experience.
- **Advance the way HR delivers value to the firm, **contributing suggestions, challenging the status quo with a “can-do” attitude.

**You will be responsible to**:

- Create, lead and deliver operational HR services to employees in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.
- Enable HR services at scale, simplify processes and transactions, improve data quality and consistency, and help deliver a great employee experience.
- Deliver the overall service capabilities for the countries in the region including contribution to the global end-to-end process design that enhances the employee experience.
- Manage data privacy and security in accordance with GDPR (and/or applicable legal requirements), effectively manage sensitive and confidential data.

**Who are you today?**

Beyond that, be yourself. At dss+ we embrace and celebrate diversity. This is, above all, an inclusive culture in which everyone contributes, and everyone has the chance to develop their talents further.

**We'd like to see**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Org Development or business. MBA, MS or more is even better.
- Professional with 10+ years’ experience in HR Shared Services and at least three of these in consulting with designing and implementing end to end people life cycle processes.
- Ability to utilise HR information systems to deliver data, optimise processes and deliver insights to the HR team and business stakeholders.
- Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills, sound judgement and the ability to juggle many often competing priorities simultaneously.
- An active team player with strong organizational, analytical and project management skills, with an ability to influence.
- Intellectual curiosity and critical thinking.
- Naturally great interpersonal skills and a team-first attitude, as we you will be leading and working in multicultur