Head of HR Business Partners - Finance & Corporate Governance (all genders)
- Employer
- Zalando
- Location
- Berlin
- Closing date
- 9 Mar 2022
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- Function
- Human Resources
- Level
- Manager
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THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As Head of HR Business Partners for Finance and Corporate Governance you will have an influential share in the continuous evolution of our Finance and Corporate Governance functions. By partnering with our Finance and Corporate Governance Leadership teams, you will be crucial in implementing ideas and executing strategies to better address Finance and Corporate Governance related business needs and have a major impact on Zalando's vision, becoming the starting point for fashion.
Working within one of Europe's largest and most ambitious Business Partner teams, you will help us foster Zalando's growth and success by focusing on talent, culture, cross-company collaboration and inclusion, and operational excellence. In support of this work, we are seeking a Head of Business for Finance and Corporate Governance to work with our leaders as we continue to accelerate our function.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED...
Career Development
Wellbeing
Flexibility
Financial
Family
It's the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.
Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 46 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.
Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset
do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando
As Head of HR Business Partners for Finance and Corporate Governance you will have an influential share in the continuous evolution of our Finance and Corporate Governance functions. By partnering with our Finance and Corporate Governance Leadership teams, you will be crucial in implementing ideas and executing strategies to better address Finance and Corporate Governance related business needs and have a major impact on Zalando's vision, becoming the starting point for fashion.
Working within one of Europe's largest and most ambitious Business Partner teams, you will help us foster Zalando's growth and success by focusing on talent, culture, cross-company collaboration and inclusion, and operational excellence. In support of this work, we are seeking a Head of Business for Finance and Corporate Governance to work with our leaders as we continue to accelerate our function.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED...
- You are responsible for the strategic Finance management of a portfolio of units within Finance (Finance Solutions and Operations, Finance Performance Management, Business Finance Organisation) and work with the Finance Leadership team to bring this work successfully to life
- You act as strategic and trusted partner for Finance and Corporate Governance and consult on all major people aspects from workforce- and talent management to organizational development, team effectiveness, people & leadership development and D&I
- With your team you plan, steer and oversee the Performance and Growth cycles and you work closely with the Performance and Growth team to deliver the best solutions
- Together with your team you participate in company wide strategic P&O projects to help shape P&O for the future and to support the overall P&O team as we drive our function
- You are a proactive and inspiring influencer in Zalando's P&O community and contribute your knowledge and experience to a diverse range of projects and in strong collaboration with your peers
- You lead your team with empathy, clarity and passion while you make people development and team effectiveness one of your key priorities
- You have a minimum of 10 years track record in the field of HR management and solid leadership experience
- You are able to cope with a rapidly changing environment, combined with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Successfully guiding and steering teams, putting collaboration at the core of how our teams work, thus, enabling and empowering them
- You have experience in working with and influencing senior executive stakeholders
- You are able to propel for results, setting, prioritizing and achieving multiple and sometimes competing goals and timetables while demonstrating a pragmatic mentality
- You have strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to clearly articulate complex concepts, ideas, and processes always backed up with relevant data with the proven presence especially with senior stakeholders
- You are able to work with a fair degree of autonomy across multiple responsibilities and demonstrate tremendous initiative and sense of personal accountability, while remaining a team player
- You are business fluent in English. Knowledge of German is advantageous but not mandatory
Career Development
- We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
- Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
- Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
- Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities
Wellbeing
- 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
- Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
- Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
- Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources
Flexibility
- Flexible working hours
- Relocation assistance for internationals
- If you work from an office in your role, a choice of office equipment to be delivered to you, to support you working from home due to COVID-19 safety
Financial
- Access to the employee shares program
- 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
- Discounts from a wide range of external partners
Family
- Employee parents' forums and employee resource group
- Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
- 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
- Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute
It's the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.
Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 46 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.
Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset
do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando
Company
Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.
Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.
Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.
- Fashion Store
Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
- Offprice
The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
- Zalando's Private Labels
Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
- Zalon
Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
- Zalando Marketing Services
The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
- Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
- Zalando Partner Services
Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.
With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.
Company info
- Website
- https://jobs.zalando.com/
- Telephone
- +49 (0)30 2759 4693
- Location
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Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany
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