HR Business Partner

Clean water for the world!

Veolia Water Hungary Ltd. is a market-leading membrane technology company, where we have been manufacturing and developing equipment for drinking water and industrial wastewater treatment for more than 20 years.

We operate at three locations: our factory is located in Oroszlány, our research and development center in Tatabánya, and our global customer service, financial center and project engineering in Budapest.

The Oroszlány membrane factory started operating in the industrial park in 2002, and has now become one of Hungary's leading water treatment technology manufacturing plants. Our products help purify drinking water and treat wastewater.

We are a cohesive, supportive community, offering a family-friendly, stable workplace. Because clean water will always be needed.

Veolia is seeking an experienced and dynamic HR Business Partner to direct and support our Finance, Customer Care, AI, and Sales departments in Hungary and the CEE Region. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of providing strategic HR guidance and implementing effective people management solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with leadership teams in Finance, Customer Care, AI, and Sales departments to align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Develop and implement talent management strategies, including recruitment, retention, and succession planning.
• Provide guidance on performance management, employee relations, and organisational development initiatives.
• Lead change management efforts and support organisational transformations within assigned departments.
• Analyse workforce data and trends to provide insights and recommendations for improving HR processes and policies.
• Ensure compliance with local labour laws and regulations.
• Facilitate learning and development programs to enhance employee skills and capabilities.
• Manage employee engagement initiatives
• Act as a mediator in conflict resolution and employee grievance processes.
• Collaborate with the broader HR team to implement company-wide HR policies and practices.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum o f 5- 10 years’ of progressive experience in a Business Partner role.
• Strong knowledge of Hungarian labour laws and HR best practices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Proven track record of implementing successful HR initiatives and driving organisational change.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluency in Hungarian and English; additional language skills are a plus.
• Category "B" driver's licence.

Desired Characteristics:

Your chances are higher if

• You’re really excited about building something new
• You are able to work in changing environments, see through complexity and strategically promote an inclusive/diverse workforce
• You have excellent collaboration, influencing, project management, organisational and change agent skills
• Have the ability and drive to energise and lead in complex, matrix, goal-driven organisations
• Coaching and leadership assessment is something you have experience with
• You have imagination to find new ways to deliver messages to employees
• You possess strong internal and external customer service focus, with a genuine desire to assist others
• Have a passion for innovative HR solutions and process improvement
• Your seasoned and mature presentation skills and facilitation experience, can effectively deliver a variety of HR-related change initiatives and training programs to groups of managers/colleagues

What we offer:

You will be part of a motivated, professional team.

We provide a competitive salary and other benefits including:

● Value-creating tasks and challenges in a successful and environmentally conscious company

● Cafeteria

● Bonus

● Medicover private health insurance

● Life insurance

● Birthday bonus

● Home Office opportunity

● Employee support program (e.g. legal, health, psychological counselling, medical screening tests)

● Family support (e.g. start-of-school support)

● Reward for employee referral

● Regular training and development opportunities

● Safe, stable, family-friendly workplace for the long term in Váci Greens Office, Budapest If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for driving HR excellence and supporting business growth, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding position at our company.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.