HR Lead Central Europe

At Syngenta Group, we're a global community of 56,000 innovators across 90 countries, united by a 250-year legacy of agricultural excellence. As the world's most local agricultural technology partner, we create tailor-made solutions that transform farming while protecting our planet, driven by our commitment to innovation, ethics, and integrity. Through our inclusive environment and diverse perspectives, we pioneer breakthrough solutions for farmers, society, and future generations. Join our worldwide teams of agricultural pioneers in creating a more resilient and equitable food system for all.

We're looking for a strategic People Lead to partner with our Commercial Unit leadership team in driving people excellence across BU Central Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltic countries).

Based in Warsaw, you'll be a trusted advisor on complex people matters while leading a team of HR experts to deliver impactful employee relations and talent strategies.

This is a high-impact role where you'll be responsible for implementing global employee relations strategies, shape organizational capability, drive change initiatives, and ensure our people strategies enable business success across multiple countries.

What You'll Do

Strategic Business Partnership

• Partner with both Crop Protection and Seeds leaders to design and deliver people strategies that drive business goals
• Act as trusted advisor on complex employee relations and people management matters
• Identify critical talent challenges and develop solutions balancing enterprise and local needs
• Ensure organizational capability, processes, and culture align with business objectives

Employee Relations Leadership

• Deploy and adapt global employee relations frameworks to local legal and cultural contexts
• Serve as escalation point for complex grievances, investigations, and disciplinary actions across the geography
• Lead consultation processes with employee representatives
• Monitor employee relations trends and risks; build manager capability through coaching and training
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws in partnership with Legal and Compliance

Organizational Development & Change

• Drive organizational development and change management initiatives with sustainable impact
• Lead talent management initiatives while enabling local adaptation

Team Leadership

• Directly manage and develop the local HR team
• Build team capability and drive personal growth
• Ensure excellence in people management practices at local level

Essential Experience

• 10+ years of HR experience, including 2-3 years in people management
• Proven track record leading and developing HR teams
• Experience implementing HR initiatives in global organizations, including business change management projects
• Successful history of coaching leaders to achieve people objectives
• Operational HR policy and process management in complex environments

Key Skills & Capabilities

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Local employment law and industrial relations expertise
• Advanced data analytics and interpretation skills
• Exceptional influencing and stakeholder management abilities
• Investigative rigor and situational agility
• Change management expertise
• Willingness to travel within the Commercial Unit and Europe
• Flexibility to support business needs across time zones

Our company cares about employee well-being and offers attractive benefits, such as:

• Annual bonus based on position
• Retirement plan
• Cafeteria system
• Private medical care
• Group life insurance
• Co-financing for English or other foreign language learning
• Wide range of training, including personal development, technical training, and opportunities for higher education
• Multisport card allowing free participation in various sports activities
• Flexible working conditions to meet our employees' expectations