P&O Head Lead Country Brazil

Can you help us drive our vision for the future?

Join our global community as Lead-Country P&O Head Brazil to take the lead in people projects that will transform entire industries, cities and even countries!

Siemens is a world leader in developing and producing the most sophisticated engineering technologies. We improve lives and further human achievements worldwide, while also protecting the climate - all thanks to our employees. With us, you can do something substantial that benefits society and human progress. We give you the chance to make a difference.

The part you will play

In P&O, we co-own the Siemens Transformation alongside the business. Our ambition is to drive an inclusive, empowering culture of growth and transformation that grants sustainable business success as well as employability of our people.

In particular, you will...

Partner with the business, derive people imperatives and co-own business success

1. Be a trusted partner to the Brazilian Leadership team and a member of the Management Team in the country, translating business requirements into people imperatives across Brazil and co-owning the business transformation.
2. Leverage your business acumen to stay informed about industry developments and their impact on people and organizational aspects to support business success.
3. Make and support decisions based on analysis and interpretation of data, using relevant technologies where appropriate.

Ensure effective and efficient people services are provided that support a compelling people experience

1. Lead the entire P&O value chain (including shared services, expert teams, etc.), orchestrating the delivery of the P&O portfolio to the business.
2. Ensure compliance of people services with Siemens governance, P&O policies, local labor laws, data privacy, and local legislation.
3. Collaborate with partners and service providers such as GBS to drive strategic digitalization and ensure consistent delivery of integrated P&O services with a compelling people experience including "getting the basics right".
4. Challenge and assess P&O services, processes and systems (incl. proposal, implementation and operation) end-to-end.
5. Work closely with the relevant Labor Unions representing Siemens employees in Brazil.

Understand local & global strategic needs and act as an integrator

1. Partner with business leaders to drive change.
2. Advocate local needs to the Global Ecosystem and act as an ambassador for Global initiatives and Business Transformation.
3. Role model a "Siemens First" mindset, prioritizing global organizational value over the creation of local tools, individual processes and personal goals.
4. Contextualize and echo the Global P&O Strategy ensuring it is accessible and understood across Brazil.
5. Play an active part and collaborate in the P&O Regional community and the P&O Ecosystem.

Ensure continued and forward-looking people development, robust pipelines and succession planning

1. Coach, mentor and enable senior executives to become even more effective leaders.
2. Build a diverse, proactive, and robust talent pipeline with a specific focus on critical roles and skills. Ensuring all succession plans are kept up to date.
3. Foster empowering leadership.
4. Role model the creation of psychologically safe spaces, ensuring our people can be themselves at work, thereby fostering well-being and influencing leaders' mindset.
5. Empower people to show their full potential.
6. Create awareness and promote available learning and people development initiatives.
7. Enable and encourage internal mobility and cross-country hiring to source & attract people with the right skills.

Represent Siemens Externally

1. Position Siemens as a technology company and employer of choice, collaborating with the Business, (global) Employer Branding, Social Strategy and Communication teams.
2. Be well connected in professional networks and represent Siemens externally to authorities and partners.
3. Represent Siemens and our people locally to build a robust talent ecosystem.

We are looking forward to you joining Lead-Country Brazil if you...

1. Are an experienced P&O professional with a track record of leadership, people management and partner accountability, preferably across several countries.
2. Bring proven operational P&O experience and skills in order to effectively support one of the two main businesses as P&O Business Partner.
3. Bring diverse perspectives with preferably 2+ years international experience or strong exposure across Brazil.
4. Understand the business as well as the external market and the implications for people experience and decision making.
5. Bring a Growth Mindset and consider yourself as a self-reflected learner as well as a resilient adaptor.
6. Are a real collaborator capable of developing a positive work environment and empowering teams, both within P&O and other areas of Siemens.
7. Are a skilled communicator, strategic storyteller and an integrator.
8. Have proven experience in the area of Workers Council / Labor Union relations.
9. Are a role model in terms of Siemens values and leadership behavior for our Siemens community as well as in your interaction with external organizations.
10. Are proficient in written and spoken English and Portuguese - this is a must.

Benefits We Offer Our People

1. 2 to 3 days of mobile working per week as a global standard.
2. Development opportunities for both personal and professional growth.
3. A variety of flexible working models that allow time off for yourself and your family.
4. Share matching programs to become a shareholder of Siemens AG.
5. Find more benefits here.

Individual benefits are adapted to meet local legal regulations, the requirements of different job profiles, locations, and individual preferences.

Additional Points to Consider

The role is located in Brazil. You'll need to go where this journey takes you. In return, you'll get to work with inspiring teams impacting entire cities, countries - and the shape of things to come!

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate unlawfully on age, disability, gender assignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy and parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trade union membership. We have established mobile working as a core element of our policies. Wherever possible, "mobile working" is ingrained in our work, promoting self-directed and flexible work. Diversity enriches our company and gives us an advantage.