HR Manager
- Full-time
- Job Family Group: Human Resource
Company Description
Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
Join Visa: A Network Working for Everyone.
Job Description
Fascinated by the future and captivated by technology? Smart, driven and want to make a difference in the world? You’ll fit right in.
Join a diverse team at Visa, where your individuality fits right in. We can provide the opportunity to shape the payments experience globally. Together, let’s transform the way the world pays.
Still Curious?
Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, reliable and secure digital payment network that enables individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.
Individuality fuels our brand and our global team – we’re proud that we are a talented team of 15,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life outside of the office, and whether it’s taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programmes, Visa respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone.
So, if you’re not satisfied with the status quo, we can fulfil your desire to explore new territory, giving you the runway to really make an impact, whilst connecting you with teams around the world in a truly inclusive culture that celebrates our uniqueness.
If you think you could support Visa as a HR Manager for one of our most important and growing parts of our business, we want to hear from you – together, let’s make Visa a great place to work.
What’s it all about?
Visa is seeking a HR Manager that will act as a trusted thought partner with leaders and be accountable for the HR delivery and employee experience across our Southern Europe countries (based in Milan, Italy). This individual will have a commercially focused mindset and translate those business needs to human resources capabilities requirements.
The role will work closely with cross-functional partners for successful planning and delivery of HR programs and services. We are seeking someone with a customer focus, a solid understanding of people strategy and practices, who thrives in complex environments while maintaining high levels of empathy and a sense of humour.
The successful candidate will be an advocate of achieving a world class employee experience for colleagues at Visa by deploying HR practices and process which enable the organization to thrive and grow.
What we expect of you, day to day.
- Partner with the leaders of cross-function teams in Italy and other key geographies to deliver HR plans, programs and processes. This role will deliver strategically important HR programs, blended with an operational focus.
- Demonstrate strong advisory ability and the capability to develop solutions across a range of HR disciplines such as workforce planning, organizational design, talent management & development and people strategy
- Driving the future state talent landscape by partnering with leaders to conduct talent reviews, create succession plans and customize development plans for key talent
- Drive employee engagement and managing change, ensuring motivation and retention of talent is a core priority
- Proactively identify people related opportunities, using organizational health metrics as a key driver, that will have a key impact and work across stakeholder groups to co-create solutions.
- Collaborate with centres of excellence (CoE’s) and the European HR community to design and deliver the implementation of both HR and Business programmes and initiatives
- Using data, consistently measure effectiveness of HR initiatives and programs to ensure they are delivering desired outcomes.
Think you have what it takes?
If you are interested in a career that will challenge and inspire you – we’d love to hear from you!
Qualifications
• Deep knowledge of Italian employment law practice, with experience of operating in other Southern European countries highly preferred.
• Proven influencing, coaching and communication skills, grounded in an ability to build credibility and gravitas, creating trusted client partnerships.
• Experience in a growing global business and positive reputation for working effectively and influencing across all levels of an organization
• Experience working in a fast paced and matrixed HR function with a solution focused / customer centric mind-set.
• Successful implementation and project management of operational and strategically important HR programs and processes across a region.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills and a willingness to constructively challenge, honed in a demanding and high performing work environment. Excellent verbal and written English essential.
• Hands on approach willing to roll up sleeves to deliver results. Flexible and optimistic mindset with low ego.