HR Business Partner, Hungary and MEA

Budapest, Hungary / Hungary
Human Resources – Human Resource Business Partnerships /
Permanent /
Remote
About Us
Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through its cloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed, turnkey security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com. 

We are looking for an experienced HR Partner to support our Hungarian operations and a small Sales Team in the Middle East.

Working closely with local leadership and their managers (often based outside of Hungary), you will have the responsibility to understand the various teams, people plans, strategies and alignment with local policy and procedure. You will support the teams to develop and grow their businesses with effective HR advise and coaching. You will have responsibility to determine the necessary HR solutions and deliver proactive value add HR support.

The role sits alongside like-minded, team focused colleagues across EMEA and is part of the EMEA HR leadership team that is passionate about driving Sophos’ global HR agenda. You will also have responsibility for ensuring that Hungary’s and MEA’s people practices are delivered to the highest degree of customer satisfaction. There will be a degree of active administration involved in the role, although the role is supported by a local HR Coordinator.  

You will work closely with Global HR Business Partners and Local Leaders to support the delivery of business outcomes and HR Projects and initiatives. You will provide full cycle HR support to the teams in Hungary and in MEA, on areas such as employee relations, change management, talent and performance management. 
 
This is a great opportunity to join an engaging, fun and inclusive HR team that focuses on delivering results in an innovative, simple, and highly effective way. Just like our cybersecurity solutions!

Responsibilities

    • Business Partnering
    • Working closely with Global HR Business Partners, to align business objectives with employees and management locally in designated business units.  
    • Act as a advisor to managers (and global managers, where applicable) to implement specific programs and initiatives directly aligned to business strategy in the areas of performance management, recognition, career development, workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, compensation planning and employee relations. 
    • As a subject matter expert in local employment law, policy and processes, provide coaching and hands on support to managers across a broad range of HR topics, ensuring local culture and legislation are understood and applied whilst achieving the required business results.  
    • Provide day-to-day coaching and guidance to line management on areas such as Performance Management, Employee Relations, Career development and Employee Welfare 
    • Develop and provide employee and business balanced analysis of trends, with a view to identify drivers for change and opportunities for continuous improvement within your business groups.   
    • Work with our COE teams (i.e. Talent Acquisition, L&D, Comp&Ben, Comms, Legal) to develop value-add HR initiatives that support the Company’s Values, Goals and cultural behaviours.  
    • Drive or be ‘part of’ global and local change programs that are handled in a well-considered and well communicated way; examples include; review/revision of best practice HR policies, continuous development of our new HRIS system and other HR tools and practices, supporting cross department programs (e.g. payroll, finance, legal), being part of or driving various key programs, e.g. relating to D&I and ensure the effective management, roll out and support for managers and employees to make the changes more impactful.  
    • Understand the people plan for your business units, including hiring needs, succession, career progression, gap analysis; working with Talent Acquisition to support hiring/onboarding. 
    • Support the annual salary review process across your business units including participation in remuneration panels, recommendations, and analysis of outcomes in line with global process. 
    • Drive the effectiveness of the performance review process, providing coaching and support to managers. 
    • Work with local management and employee groups and the global HR team to identify, implement and manage local initiatives in response to the annual Employee Opinion Survey. 
    • Proactively support the Company’s Values, Culture and Behavioural initiatives, such as Diversity and Inclusion, employee recognition, effective employee engagement activities, etc., so that they are embedded in everything Sophos does. 

    • Operational
    • Supervise monthly payroll and time worked report production; liaison with payroll to ensure the timely execution of all payroll matters, e.g. joiners, leavers, promotions, changes, bonuses, etc.  
    • Onboarding new hires, off-boarding leavers; 
    • Orientation of new hires and manager promotes 
    • HRIS and time management system management
    • VISA applications and recording/reporting processes 

What you will bring

    • Proven experience as a pro-active HR Partner in an environment where change is the norm.  
    • Experienced in HR management of full employee life cycle and annual cycle HR solutions and practices, including ER, performance and talent management, and compensation reviews.  
    • Able to support change with pragmatic legal and best practice advice to managers and leaders – able to explain the rationale and show the value, rather than just recite policy or law. 
    • Proven experience of managing priorities based on business needs. 
    • Proven background of delivery in a complex and fast-paced international work environment 
    • Demonstrated ability to influence and to build strong relationships, working with a variety of personalities, management levels and stakeholders. 
    • Demonstrated ability of driving initiatives and activities to successful completion 

    • Experience (preferred) 
    • Previous experience of working in an international business, proven to participate as a member of business-wide HR & management team. 
    • Project management experience 

    • Skills & Abilities 
    • HR Degree qualified or equivalent or working towards; sound and current knowledge of Hungary employment law 
    • Highly collaborative with a strong desire to deliver results and create a positive work environment. 
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Hungarian with demonstrated ability to adapt to a variety of communication settings and styles. 
    • Strong prioritisation skills 
    • Ability to work as part of a team, whilst simultaneously being accountable for personal delivery and results  
    • Understanding of commercial drivers 
    • Conflict resolution 
    • Design and implementation of policies 
    • Excellent time management experience; able to manage conflicting priorities and utilise the wider team to support with least disruption to the business 

Sophos is based in Budapest and we operate a hybrid working approach for this role so that you have the ability to agree flexible working between days in the office and working from home. Other European languages and experience of providing services to other EMEA countries are always useful but not essential. 

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What's Great About Sophos?
·   Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
·   Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
·   Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
·   Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
·   Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
·   Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
·   Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge 
·   Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity.   We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team.  All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation.  We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know. 

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