HR Legal, Compliance, Risk and security

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and hands-on HR Legal, Compliance, Risk and Security professional to join our Group HR team and contribute to the strengthening of HR governance across multiple European countries.

This is a Group-level role with a strong international scope. You will act as the main HR Legal advisor and point of contact for country HR teams, ensuring compliance with labor and employment regulations, managing social dialogue processes, and mitigating HR-related risks with potential legal, financial, or reputational impact.

The position combines legal expertise, stakeholder management, and operational execution in a multi-country environment, with direct exposure to senior HR leadership and complex social topics.

Target countries for this role include Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Romania, France.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as HR Legal advisor at Group level and coordinate HR legal topics across multiple countries
• Serve as the SPOC for country HR teams on HR legal, compliance, and social matters
• Oversee and coordinate social dialogue processes, including European Works Council (EWC) and local employee representative bodies
• Support negotiations with social partners and manage processes related to employee representative elections
• Ensure compliance with labor law, occupational health, safety, and security requirements
• Manage HR risk reporting, identify exposure areas, and define mitigation actions
• Prepare materials, organize meetings, and ensure proper follow-up on social and legal processes
• Support local HR teams on sensitive or complex employee relations cases
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and harmonization of HR governance frameworks at Group level

Background & Experience

• Master’s degree in Law, HR, or equivalent (Labor Law / Employment Law preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in HR Legal, employment law, or HR compliance roles
• Proven experience in international and multi-country environments
• Exposure to Group or regional roles is a strong advantage
• Experience working at country level in one or several European countries

Must-Have Skills

• skills
  - experience with EU labour law environments.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• skills
  - experience in France, Germany, Romania, Spain social processes

Languages

• Fluent English is required (working language)

Why You Should Apply

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at Group level on strategic HR legal and social topics, with real impact across several countries.

You will gain strong visibility within the organization, collaborate closely with senior HR leaders, and play a key role in shaping compliant, consistent, and sustainable HR practices across Europe.

If you enjoy navigating complex legal environments, working with multiple stakeholders, and combining strategy with hands-on execution, this role provides autonomy, responsibility, and long-term growth potential.

Why You Shouldn’t Apply

This role may not be suitable if you are looking for a purely local or single-country position, prefer narrowly scoped legal advisory work without operational involvement, or are uncomfortable managing social dialogue, negotiations, and multi-country stakeholder relationships.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work at Group level on strategic HR legal and social topics, with real impact across several countries.

You will gain strong visibility within the organization, collaborate closely with senior HR leaders, and play a key role in shaping compliant, consistent, and sustainable HR practices across Europe.

If you enjoy navigating complex legal environments, working with multiple stakeholders, and combining strategy with hands-on execution, this role provides autonomy, responsibility, and long-term growth potential.

Why You Shouldn’t Apply

This role may not be suitable if you are looking for a purely local or single-country position, prefer narrowly scoped legal advisory work without operational involvement, or are uncomfortable managing social dialogue, negotiations, and multi-country stakeholder relationships.

What We Offer

• International role with exposure to multiple European countries
• Flexible working environment (hybrid or remote depending on country)
• Regular international collaboration and travel
• Compensation package depending on experience and location
• High visibility role within Group HR
• Opportunity to grow into broader HR governance, compliance, or regional roles

• Recruitment Process

• Interview with the Talent Acquisition Business Partner
• Interview with the Hiring Manager (Group HR)
• Final validation and offer

Hiring timeline: ASAP