Hr Director, Ireland

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.
What you'll do The People & Culture Organization is looking for an experienced HR Professional to lead and implement our people strategy as the Head of People & Culture for SAP Ireland. This role involves overseeing HR matters, consulting on people-related topics, and collaborating with employees and senior management to strengthen our inclusive culture.
Your responsibilities are:
Represent the voice of HR in the country and act as Head of People & Culture in Ireland.Deliver an outstanding and innovative people experience by demonstrating empathy and emotional intelligence, including:Embrace the Global People Strategy.Brand SAP as the most attractive employer in the country, through an outstanding employee value proposition.Foster an environment of belonging and inclusion.Nurture relationships with the social partners in Ireland.Manage local, legal, regulatory policies, and compliance matters.Embody the importance of leadership and employee engagement for a hybrid workforce.Act as a link between social well-being, mental health, and business priorities.Provide a flexible work and a digital workplace experience that is simple, intuitive, and connected.Strategically align with L1 Board Area HRBP leads to ensure one voice to our business leaders.Drive a consolidated location strategy.Secure & develop SAP Culture and Values and act as a cultural ambassador at all times.Establish employee networks to maintain a permanent connection with employees and to understand their current needs and overall mood.Act as an interface for Global HR pillars (total rewards, talent attraction, SAP learning, people relations, etc.), key stakeholders such as the local communications team, facilities- and security representatives.Collaborate with HR Directors in the EMEA region to drive regional projects within the area of People & Culture.What you bring Relevant multi-year working experience within HR in a similar function.
Advanced degree such as M.Sc. or MBA in business sciences, management, or organizational psychology or similar. CIPD certification or equivalent is an advantage.Ability to lead by influencing and strong negotiation skills.Aptitude for transparently addressing and following up on feedback from employees and customers.Outstanding communication and moderation skills, feels comfortable being on stage for internal and external audiences (e.g., setting up all-employee meetings, mass communication, press).Extensive knowledge of local legislation.Enthusiastic and proficient in leveraging social media for employee communication and engagement.Approachable and enjoys receiving direct feedback, feeling motivated by appreciation or critique.Project Management skills and a structured, strategic mindset.English fluency, plus German language skills are an advantage.Meet the team The HRD organization drives Employee Engagement, orchestrates global HR services, policies, and programs into local or regional solutions, interfaces with social partners, and represents SAP as a top Employer of Choice in the country. The team is flexible, versatile, diverse, creative, and eager to welcome you. Do you have a passion for creating a positive and productive work environment and have the skills and experience? Then, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Benefits & Location: We commit to flexible working schedules around business requirements and individual needs. SAP's employees across different regions are enabled to do their best job with the right mix of office and remote work according to country-specific guidelines and regulations. In general, our hybrid work setup consists of three days a week in the office or on-site with customers or partners. This position can be based in either the Galway or Dublin locations.
Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: ******.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability: Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
Requisition ID: 408623 | Work Area: Human Resources | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Management | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.

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