People & Organization Manager

People & Organization Manager

Permanent

Wroclaw

Hybrid

Do you want to work with a leading engineering design consulting organization and play a vital role in shaping and implementing People & Organisation (P&O) policies and processes across offices in Poland? Do you thrive in co-creating people initiatives that address business challenges and opportunities? Then join us at COWI to take your career to the next level.

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are currently seeking an experienced P&O Manager to lead and oversee all P&O activities in Poland. In this role, you will be responsible for implementing and managing P&O policies and processes in alignment with both Group practices and local legal requirements. Moreover, you will act as a strategic partner to the local leaders in Poland to enable them in their leadership and navigate through organizational change as a trusted partner.

As P&O Manager, you will work in close collaboration with the Director of People & Organisation for our Engineering Design Center Business line, as well as the Managing Director of COWI Poland.

Furthermore, on a day-to-day basis you will :

• Act as trusted advisor for the business, provide sparring and coaching to the leaders and teams.
• In cooperation with business leaders identify key business priorities and ensure P&O initiatives are well aligned with them.
• Execute and implement Group P&O initiatives (People Review, Engagement process, talent management, performance management etc) along with local P&O action plans.
• Act as functional specialist in implementation of P&O processes and projects.
• Support leaders in recruitment and employer branding activities.
• Support organisational changes and change management processes.
• Lead and ensure compliance with local laws / regulations
• Lead and deliver local people operations such as onboarding, leave management, document handling, social security, exit processes while continuously optimizing P&O processes.
• Promote a collaborative and cohesive culture aligned with COWI values.

Your Skills. Our Team. Together We Design the Future

The first step to thrive in this role is that you are motivated to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you have :