Company Description
In 2024, CBRE and Turner & Townsend combined their project management business. This has already been completed in some geographies, with Italy proposed to follow in 2025.
Turner and Townsend Italy are now expanding their HR team and are seeking a Senior HR Manager to join our dynamic team and collaborate with senior management in shaping and converting the strategic direction of our local HR operations. In this generalist and hands-on role, you will report into the regional HR Lead, drive regional HR excellence within a diverse and growing entity in Italy.
Job Description
Key tasks
- Full scope of HR, encompassing the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to performance management, talent development and compensation.
- Act as culture carrier, drive initiatives to enhance company culture of our combined business, ensuring a positive, inclusive, and engaging work environment.
- Lead and convert all HR aspects of the workforce integration and change management for the combined business in Italy
- Collaborate with legal and finance teams to ensure full HR compliance
- Manage communication strategies to keep employees informed and engaged during transition.
- Ensure compliance of all policies and processes with local and EU employment laws and regulations in Italy
- Ensure that our benefits are competitive and state of the art
- Own and drive the monthly payroll process; prepare monthly information for the external payroll provider
- Act as a key advisor on HR, Labour law and compliance matters
- Support regional Talent Acquisition team with local recruiting tasks
- Build strong relationships with the senior management team and represent HR in meetings, contributing to overall company strategy and decision-making
- Work closely with the Europe HR team across region to share own best practices and to benefit from these of other countries
Qualifications
- >8 years of experience in an HR role in Italy within an international, complex and dynamic work environment (knowledge of HR best practices in Italy)
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources management/business management
- Excellent knowledge of Italian regulations, bargaining agreements, unions and employment law fundamentals
- Mergers & Acquisition experience desirable, but not essential
- Ability to communicate effectively with all organizational levels
- Ability to understand business needs and anticipating future problems/risk, developing simple and effective solutions
- Proactive and hands-on attitude
- Demonstrated Project Management skills
- Comfortable being the sole person responsible for HR in Italy, working as part of the European HR function
- Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken
- Structured work approach, strong team player with a high degree of entrepreneurial thinking
- Strong prioritisation skills
- People management experience preferred
Additional Information
Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. We also encourage our staff to strive to ‘make a difference’ and become involved in various working committees and forums (for example, Inclusion Working Group, Social & Wellness, Learning & Development, Corporate Social Responsibilities and Net Zero Vision).
At Turner & Townsend we offer a competitive remuneration package and company benefits.
Turner & Townsend value greatly and have a focus on Corporate Responsibilities (CR), this includes a day’s leave entitlement to support a local charity or community activity along with the opportunity to participate in several office events that held throughout the year.
Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from people from all sectors of the community.
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