HR Site Leader

HR Site Leader

We are looking for a new colleague to join our Business Line Digital Solutions (BHDSI) in our location in Ieper, Belgium

About the role:
As HR Site Leader, you are the end-to-end owner of the people agenda for our Ypres site. You act as a trusted advisor to local leadership, a people coach for employees, and the bridge between site reality and our broader HR organization.
In a fast-paced SaaS environment, you ensure that HR policies, tools and processes are not only compliant and consistent, but also practical, scalable and human. You combine operational excellence with strategic insight, shaping a work environment where people perform, grow and stay engaged.
This is a hands-on leadership role with full accountability for local HR delivery, labor relations and people development.

What you can look forward to as HR Site Leader: 

• Own the end-to-end HR agenda for the Belgian site (±180 employees), balancing business needs, people experience and compliance.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the local leadership team on people leadership, performance management, engagement and organizational topics.
• Collaborate across the Belgian HR network, HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence, contributing to HR projects, change activities and cross-site knowledge sharing to support scalable, company-wide initiatives.
• Leadership of a small team, providing direction and strong leadership on HR related topics
• Further develop the culture, promoting the ZF Way principles and strong employee engagement
• Translate global HR strategies, policies and tools into practical, compliant local solutions.
• Manage employee relations and labor relations at site level, fostering constructive dialogue and proactively addressing issues.
• Drive talent, learning and workforce initiatives that support business objectives.
• Ensure strong HR governance, including compliance with Belgian labor law, and chairing the local work council and driving the agenda 

Your profile as HR Site Leader:

• University degree or equivalent experience in HR, Business Administration or a related field. 
• Proven experience (10+ years) in a HR generalist, ideally with some experience of leading a small team
• Preferred industry experiences: SaaS, automotive 
• Strong knowledge of Belgian social legislation and labor relations 
• Demonstrated experience advising leaders and managing complex employee relations cases
• People-centric approach supported by data and processes
• Ability to turn insight into actions based on business strategies 
• Familiar working with Matrix organisation, this role will report to Country HR and Business Line HR
• Excellent communication skills in Dutch and English, additional languages are a plus.

Why should you choose ZF in (Ypres) Belgium?

Our employees are passionate about their job and are all convinced that team spirit and fun is at the heart of our success.  In this stimulating, fast-paced and challenging environment, we offer you competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Group insurance plan
• Continuous learning opportunities
• Medical insurance with ambulant care for you and your family
• Meal Vouchers
• Company Car (incl. Fuel Card)
• Flexible working hours 
• 20 legal holidays + 12 compensation days (Pro-rata) + public holidays