Job Description Summary
The P&O; Business Partner enables business performance by shaping and executing the people agenda for Portugal and the General Competency Center (GCC). The role acts as a trusted advisor to business leaders, translating business strategy into people solutions, driving organizational effectiveness, talent outcomes, employee engagement, and a high-performance culture.
The position ensures a consistent employee experience across the full employee lifecycle while providing expert guidance on local labor law, employee relations, talent management, organizational design, rewards, and change management.
Job Description
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Strategic Business Partnering
• Act as the primary P&O; partner for Portugal and GCC leadership teams.
• Translate business priorities into people and organizational strategies.
• Coach and challenge leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, talent, and culture.
• Support business transformation, growth initiatives, organizational changes,
workforce planning, and capability building.
Talent Management & Succession
• Drive talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and talent programs.
• Facilitate identification of critical talent and key successors.
• Partner with managers on career development, retention, talent mobility, and cross-functional opportunities.
Performance Management
• Lead the annual performance management cycle.
• Coach leaders on objective setting, performance differentiation, feedback, and development planning.
• Support high and low performance cases and foster accountability, continuous feedback, and recognition.
Organization Design & Change Management
• Advise leaders on organizational structures, role design, workforce optimization, and job evaluation.
• Lead implementation of reorganizations, restructurings, and business transformations.
• Ensure effective change management, stakehol
📌 HR Business Partner Portugal (Madrid)
🏢 Sandoz
📍 Madrid