Regional Head of People

**While this is a full-time position, we are happy to split the role and offer a shared lead for two part-time talents.**

**The location of the role is in**: Vienna**

**About the job**

As Regional Head of People & Culture, you will actively shape RHI Magnesita’s P&C strategy and roadmap for our Europe, CIS & Turkey region. As part of the Regional Leadership Team, you will report directly to the Regional President. In this position, you will be responsible for all P&C related matters in the region, supported by a region-wide team of leaders, generalists and specialists. Your team closely collaborates with other regions in global and cross-regional projects. The regional adaptation and implementation of global processes will also be your responsibility, as well as the continuous improvement of the efficiency of the Regional P&C organization.

**Your tasks will include**:

- Strategic business partnering with the Regional Leadership Team
- Continuous change and transformation management
- Organizational & leadership development (i.e., for the entire region or tailored to certain locations and/or functions)
- Strategic workforce planning (i.e., building customized education programs, succession planning, evaluating digitalization and automatization measures)
- Employer branding measures for the region
- Regular interaction with (European) Works Council
- Design and facilitation of workshops and meetings

**About You**

You are a strong communicator with a collaborative attitude. With your great enthusiasm and creative mindset, you bring new ideas to the table, not only as an individual but also together with your colleagues. You work well in cross-functional teams and are not afraid to take responsibility and make decisions. With your hands-on mentality, structured approach, and analytical skills, you proactively seek to improve the status quo. You see change as something positive, can adapt quickly and you like to courageously help shaping the future of RHI Magnesita.

**What we expect from you in terms of**

**Education & Skills**
- A holistic HR background (i.e., through relevant studies/trainings or corresponding experience)
- A general understanding of labor law in Europe, especially Austria
- Experience in dealing with works councils and unions in Europe
- Solid project and change management skills
- Expertise in improving and standardizing processes, e.g., in establishing shared service centers, outsourcing solutions, automatization and digitalization

**Languages**
- German - Fluent
- English - Fluent

**Work Experience**
- Several years of HR leadership experience, ideally in an international corporate environment

**Why you should work for RHI Magnesita**

You will perform in a customer focused environment. We live innovation and appreciate an open and pragmatic way of working. From our leaders we expect to drive our further transformation, to engage our people and to give direction. RHI Magnesita is a company where you can be yourself and where not only your resume and experience, but also your personality counts. We aim for global consistency in compensation policies, but also consider local common practices. RHI Magnesita is committed to support its employees through various means to enable the best possible performance.

**We offer**
- Attractive remuneration packages including global bonus programme
- Local benefits such as public transport annual pass (Wiener Linien), our own RHI Magnesite Café on site and daily meal allowance for numerous eateries (Europlaza)
- A variety of health offers (sponsoring of sports events etc.) and our own Corporate Benefits platform
- Possibility of up to 50% home office incl. allowance

The annual gross salary for this position will start from € 95.000,00 on a full-time basis, depending on your qualification and experience, as well as the amount of overtime and your level of seniority. We will make sure to offer you a competitive salary package that values your relevant background and that’s in line with market values.

**Sounds like you?**

**About RHI Magnesita**

We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.

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