HR Adviser EMEIA

ASSA ABLOY Group

HR Adviser EMEIA

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ASSA ABLOY Group, Summerford Place, Walsall

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 18 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: f390ed877e814729939af9767deaafe1

Full Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join ASSA ABLOY as a HR Adviser within the EMEIA Head Office team. Reporting to the HR Manager, you will play a critical role in providing a generalist advisory service to the wider EMEIA Head Office team, who are based throughout the geography of Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa. The successful candidate will be proactive, have excellent communication skills and have the ability to handle a variety of HR-related tasks and projects.

As part of the EMEIA HR team, you will be presented with plenty of opportunities to support and influence a variety of key HR projects relating to topics like Learning and Development, Recruitment, Compensation and Benefits and Analytics, to name a few. You will also support in the roll-out of a global HR Information System, namely SAP Success Factors. Additionally, you will actively manage a number of recruitment campaigns either directly with applicants or via our third-party recruitment partners.

Principal Responsibilities:

  • Providing a generalist HR advisory service to our employees and managers throughout the Division (accounting for c. 20 countries), ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations across the EMEIA region.

  • Collaborate effectively with our talent acquisition team and oversee recruitment campaigns to ensure an efficient and first-class candidate experience; you will continue to support employees throughout the entirety of the employee lifecycle

  • Cooperate closely with wider HR colleagues (locally and cross-divisionally), to achieve better understanding of current HR issues and introduce the most effective solutions to resolve them

  • Producing contractual documentation, including offer letters, contracts and variation to terms letters.

  • Supporting in the implementation of the Global HR Information Systems, including go-lives, data migration, training, support and being a general advocate for the platform

  • Support with EMEIA projects and initiatives as required, such as our various learning and development programmes

  • Working closely with the HRIS Manager and HRIS & LMS Specialist to ensure good adoption of the HRIS.

  • Supporting with the monthly reporting cycle for group-wide KPI's such as Diversity, Internal Mobility and Health and Safety.

  • Supporting with the annual HR calendar of activities, such as pay review, objective setting and performance review.

  • Carrying out Mercer IPE assessments to support our compensation and benefits strategy.

  • Support with strategies to drive diversity and inclusion improvements throughout the Division.

    Experience of working in a HR advisory capacity

  • CIPD (or equivalent) qualified (or part-qualified)

  • Good standard of Education (GCSE's / A-Level's / Degree)

  • Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, Experience of working in a complex international environment

  • Working knowledge of an advanced HR Information System


  • Personal characteristics:
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills

  • Excellent planning and organisational skills

  • Naturally excels with technical tasks/systems

  • Ability to work well as part of a team

  • Pro-active and able to use initiative to identify solutions

  • Strong customer focus

  • Thorough and accurate reporting style, with excellent attention to detail

  • Ability to work well in a pressurised environment


  • Given the divisional nature of this role, there will be some requirement to travel throughout EMEIA on occasions.

    ASSA ABLOY is the global leader in access solutions. We aim to deliver innovative, safe and convenient security solutions that provide real added value to customers. The group has an annual turnover of €8billion and 48,000 employees. ASSA ABLOY has four times been listed by Forbes as one of the world's 100 most innovative companies.

    The ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions EMEIA division leads the development within door openings and products for access solutions in homes, businesses and institutions. Our offering includes doors, door and window hardware, locks, access control and service.

    The division has an annual turnover of €2 billion and 13,000 employees, with commercial and operational activities managed through 12 Market Regions across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa., This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a truly diverse and innovative organisation who every day help billions of people from all around the world feel safe, secure and experience a more open world.

    If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply today! Let´s create a safer and a more open world - together!

    We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
    Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 61,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces - physical and virtual - safer, more secure, and easier to access.

    As an employer, we value results - not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions - supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.

    As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

    Willenhall, ENG, GB, WV13 3PW
    Human Resources
    Travel Required: 0%-10%