Senior HR Manager: CAE

Join our Commercial Aviation division in Gatwick (Crawley, West Sussex) as Senior Manager HR - Europe. The role offers hybrid working with on-site presence required 2-3 times a week. The position provides HR leadership, and strategic partnership to the Vice-president Commercial Aviation, Europe & Middle East region (EMEA) and his team, covering 15 locations. You will be responsible for overseeing delivery of HR service to the EMEA team, including talent management, engagement, employee relations, compensation & benefits, performance management, change management, and decisions on the human capital. This leadership scope includes multiple established locations as well as growing our business in new countries. This role will include deep integration within the HR teams of other segments, global HR team, and leadership for a HR team of ten. This role will report to the Senior Director, Commercial Aviation- Global and oversee a team of 10 HR professionals.,

• Participate at the regional leadership table- contribute to strategy formulation & execution, influence clients and colleagues, diagnose and resolve problems, and positively influence change.
• Provide constructive advice & coaching for the leadership team, regional employees, and HR team.
• Create & own an HR strategy for the EMEA region as well as execution of the global HR mandate that drives business results through people.
• Develop and leverage the global HR network to drive the global strategy, offer support to the global HR organization, and establish services level agreements with internal/external resources.
• Contribute to the development of the EMEA HR strategy by developing and deploying the strategic initiatives.
• Lead, coach, facilitate and coordinate the work of the EMEA HR team.
• Assess current talent & anticipate future talent needs and organizational design, performance management, and sourcing strategies to drive the talent agenda.
• Review HR processes and policies regarding current legislation, business needs, effectiveness & (cost) efficiency as well as potential for alignment and shared services across sites and countries., Exercises judgment on complex issues falling outside standard policies.
• Actions / Decisions have a direct impact on mid-term goals of CAE and direct or indirect implications at area and global levels.
• Encounters a variety of complicated situations requiring the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
• Ensures solutions are consistent with organization's objectives.
• Solutions mostly impact own business unit.
CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
• Acts as advisor to management on sensitive tactical and sometimes, strategic matters pertaining to a part of the organization.
• Ability to convince others in the organization to accept complete proposals and programs where there may be little interest in cooperating or participating.
• Acts as intermediary and advocate between Corporate offices and the region.
  
  Strong business acumen
• The successful individual will have great relationship building skills.
• Influencing / communications skills.
• Able to think strategically & ability to translate strategy into execution and tactics.
• Ability to create trust.
• Optimistic / positive approach.
• Passion for results; constantly thinking of ways to positively impact the business in an ethical and integrity-based manner.
• Alliance Building; non bureaucratic.
• Change Leadership; Hands-on; "roll up the sleeves", positive "can do" attitude, with a high energy level.
• Uses and analyzes data / metrics to make fact-based decisions which positively impact the business.
• Strong negotiation skills to manage in matrix environment.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 10 years' experience in Regional HR role working across different locations and employment legislation in Europe. COMPLEXITY AND CREATIVITY - PROBLEM SOLVING
• Great coach for people.
• Sound management knowledge.
• Anticipates patterns and links, strong analytical skills.
• Looks beyond the immediate problem to the wider implications.
• Regularly uses ingenuity and innovation to generate new solutions to complex problems and to contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards.
• Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.
• Complete knowledge related to a field of professional expertise or thorough knowledge of specialized subject matter.
• Good understanding of the business and role / contribution of the function managed.
  
  With over 13,000 employees located in 35 countries, CAE is a global leader in training for the civil aviation, defence and security, and healthcare markets. To learn more: Visit www.cae.com!, Manor Royal Business District is the biggest business park of the Gatwick Diamond area and one of the south east's premier mixed activity employment hubs.
Enviable location and connections Situated at the heart of the Gatwick Diamond on the Sussex and Surrey county borders, just two miles from London Gatwick Airport, a major motorway junction (M23 Junctoion 10) and two mainline railway stations (Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges), Manor Royal is a popular choice for a diverse range of occupiers including a host of blue chip global brands. Manor Royal in numbers
• One of the biggest business parks in the South East.
• Covers an area of 539 acres - that's over 300 football pitches.
• 700 properties
• 500 businesses
• 30,000 people
Manor Royal more than a number Since the formation of the Manor Royal Business Group (MRBG), an association of Manor Royal based business and firms, being on Manor Royal means being part of something. You're never just a number. Manor Royal makes sense Scale, diversity, location and great connectivity with a property offer to match means Manor Royal based firms are never far away from their suppliers, customers and a talented workforce.

30-40% of time CAE offers:
• Attractive benefits including a flexible holiday policy and flexi-time scheme.
• Private health insurance (BUPA)
• Healthcare cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Life Assurance & more!