Global Business Partner – People & Culture

About the role

Join Kanadevia Inova as a Global Business Partner – People & Culture, supporting senior leaders in a worldwide engineering, supply‑chain and technology organisation of roughly 900 employees. You will translate business strategy into a scalable people agenda that drives growth, transformation and high performance.

Key responsibilities

• Act as strategic People & Culture partner to senior leaders, translating business strategy into a scalable people agenda for a global engineering, supply‑chain and technology organisation of ~900 employees.
• Advise on organisational design, workforce planning and transformation initiatives, including growth, restructuring and digitalisation.
• Drive talent and leadership strategies such as succession planning, leadership development and performance culture across multiple regions.
• Champion an inclusive, high‑performance culture and lead employee engagement initiatives aligned with global and hybrid ways of working.
• Ensure effective employee relations and governance, partnering with local teams and legal stakeholders to maintain compliance, particularly within European labour contexts.

Required profile

• Proven HR / People Business Partner experience in complex, international engineering, technology or supply‑chain environments (EPC or large technical infrastructure preferred).
• Track record of leading organisational transformation, change management and operating within matrix and multicultural structures.
• Strategic mindset with commercial acumen and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Solid knowledge of European labour relations; exposure to global markets is a plus.
• Excellent stakeholder management, coaching and communication skills, with a balance of strategic thinking and hands‑on execution.

Required skills