(Senior) People & Culture Business Partner (f/m/d)

Purpose of Position

Our People & Culture (P&C) team is central to Awin’s success, and consists of around 30 people worldwide. We are looking for a new team member, which could be you!

Working closely with the other P&CBPs as well as P&C Operations, Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations, as Senior P&C Business Partner you will act as the main point of contract for managers in your assigned your business areas, while continuously building a relationship of trust and added value; approaching problems in a data and solutions oriented way.

This role will be specifically supporting our Global Finance and our Managed Services teams in DACH, Poland and Sweden.

This role is a Fixed Term Contract for circa 17 months between July 2026 and February 2028, with a possibility of extension.

Location: Iasi, Romania.

Office presence 2-3 days a week.

Key Tasks

• Proactively drive the delivery of the People & Culture Strategy and processes to your respective business areas and departments.

• Provide guidance and coaching on policy, process and labour law to your business areas, ensuring your managers are trained and capable of managing employee relations matters.

• Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues from disciplinaries, exits, sick leave cases and everything in between.

• Build strong relationships with your business areas and managers within, bringing the best solutions for Awin and its employees.

• Challenge and influence the managers in your business areas on a variety of P&C topics including capability and workforce planning, compensation strategy, talent management, organisational design, succession planning and other strategic areas.

• Consistently deliver outstanding customer service by delivering best in class strategic and operational HR support.

• Analyse key trends and metrics in your business areas, using this to drive data driven solutions, initiatives and policies.

• Work closely with the P&C Business Partner team on identifying projects and initiatives that support the Group People & Culture Strategy.

• Collaborate with the other People & Culture teams to facilitate the delivery of the relevant strategy, processes and initiatives in your business areas.

• You will be responsible for the performance management process, system and communications.

Skills and Expertise

• 4+ years HR Business Partner experience. Experience with organisations in Romania is essential, and experience with Germany and/or Poland is desirable.

• Experience in supporting managers on workforce planning, retention, development, performance management, salary and compensation management.

• Relevant employment law knowledge and experience handling multiple complex ER cases

• Proven stakeholder management and relationship building skills with a customer service mindset

• Strong communication, mediation and facilitation skills; with an ability to navigate conflict with an outcome focused approach

• Proven project management skills, from ideation through to completion

• Ability to navigate change both individually and guide your respective departments through this

• Good ability to influence stakeholders of all levels

• Experience problem solving in a data driven way

Our Offer

• Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves.

• Remote Working Allowance: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately.

• Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our Flexi-Office and hybrid/remote work possibilities to work across Awin regions

• Meal Vouchers: You will be supported with a certain net sum to spend it on a variety of lunches.

• Health & Wellbeing: The insurance covers several types of health, vision and / or dental treatments for you and for up to one additional family member.

• Remote Working Furniture Package: After 3 months of employment, you will be eligible for a furniture package, which should enable you to set up a proper workplace at your remote working location

• Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program.

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.

Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why

Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.

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