Senior HR Generalist Czechia & Slovakia

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About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a global, publicly listed organization and make a tangible impact across Czechia and Slovakia, while collaborating closely with colleagues at the Central European, EMEA, and global level.

As an Senior HR Generalist, you will provide expert HR guidance and operational support throughout the entire employee life cycle. You will act as a trusted partner to managers and employees, ensuring local compliance and contributing to HR initiatives that enhance the employee experience.

In this role, you will also participate in international HR projects as part of the Central European and EMEA HR Operations team. Our HR function is continuously evolving in response to new technologies, regulations, and employee expectations—your insights and expertise will help drive these improvements.

Responsibilities:

Provide advice and guidance to managers and employees on a variety of HR topics during the entire employment life cycle. Manage the HR processes in partnership with EMEA Shared Services for Talent Acquisition,  Service Delivery and Payroll, including:

• Onboarding
• Local accountability for Compensation management leveraging benchmarks and reward frameworks
• Employment benefits and regulations
• Absenteeism and reintegration
• Mobility and flexible work arrangements
• Engagement & Retention
• Performance Management
• Employee Relations, including dispute resolution
• Offboarding

Ensure compliance with Labor Law and corporate guidelines.

Manage HR related projects in close partnership with the business, HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence for:

• HR Technology implementation
• Reward frameworks, job evaluation and recognition programs;
• Implementation of HR regulations and solutions
• Deploying initiatives to drive employee engagement and development

Experience

• Degree or equivalent in human resources, law, business management or relevant subject
• At least 4+ years’ operational and advisory HR experience within a similar role
• Solid knowledge of employment regulations for Czechia and Slovakia is essential
• Utilizes highly developed communication skills, including excellent verbal and written Czech, Slovak and English.
• Proven track record in managing projects
• Preferably worked within a global company
• Working within the technology industry or professional services is advantageous
• Previous experience of working within a complex matrix organization is an advantage
• Working with a HR Technology is essential, preferably Workday
• Competence with the MS Office suite including MS Teams and Copilot

Attributes:

• High-level communication skills to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders
• In depth knowledge of HR practices and regulations in Czechia and Slovakia
• Always maintains confidentiality and acts with personal and professional integrity
• Builds credible relationships with stakeholders through trust, teamwork and leadership
• Drives results through effective stakeholder management in an international environment
• Demonstrates self-confidence to express their own view and challenge the status quo
• Demonstrates an ability to work well with competing priorities, managing timelines to deliver on objectives and commitments
• Works well independently as well as part of a team

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.