HR Manager

Job Summary

The Human Resources Manager for Italy will work with the Senior Leadership Team to drive people initiatives in Italy as a member of the broader Fanatics Commerce International HR team. This role will play a pivotal part in enabling the growth strategy, overall business goals, and cultural objectives. This is a generalist role where you will partner with stakeholders across the Company focusing on recruitment, onboarding, employee experience & culture, talent development & performance management, global mobility, benefits, compensation, and M&A support as needed.

Responsibilities

• Enable the Company strategy by supporting leaders to identify, prioritise and build organisational capabilities, behaviours, structures and processes.
• Nurture a high-performance environment, where professional development is supported through performance management, development programs, global mobility, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with the HR and Senior Leadership team to deliver a comprehensive HR service to the business including but not limited to recruiting and onboarding support, benefits and compensation expertise, employee engagement, onboarding & offboarding.
• Support developing and implementing people programs to support growth in key markets.
• Working with the global HR Compensation and Benefits function to deliver compensation and benefits packages for Italy.
• Oversee and support the implementation of a new HR and Payroll system (Oracle).
• Support the development of comprehensive data and analytics reporting capabilities.
• Monitor actual employment transactions (e.g. terminations, hires, promotions) and factor analysis goals by comparing job openings and selection rates to applicant/protected group availability and goals and by recommending strategies for minimizing or eliminating under-utilizations.
• Take a leading role in helping communicate key initiatives and information in partnership with the international communications team.
• Monitor legal developments to ensure that people programs and policies are compliant.
• Draft employee policies and procedures as needed.
• Lead local employee relations investigations as needed.
• Administer and/or oversee HR support of acquisitions including troubleshooting problems that arise.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Experience

• Successful track record of affecting change and yielding influence in an international business.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
• Full business proficiency in Italian and English.
• Experience working with international compensation and benefits.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS systems, preferably Oracle.
• Experience of dealing with complex employee relation issues at all levels.
• Knowledge of working with payroll is desirable.
• Experience of working under regulated by collective bargaining and unionised environment.
• Candidate must be outgoing, demonstrate confidence, be resilient and have a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Relevant HR / law or business management qualification (ideally Bachelor degree ) with min. 5 years working in HR department.
• Willingness to work flexibly in line with changing prioritise and business demands.
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to work onsite in our Milan office.