HR Business Partner

Vodafone | General HR | Telecommunications

On-site

Full Time

Budapest

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Who we are

VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
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About this Role

We are seeking a strategic and commercially minded Global HR Business Partner to join the VOIS HR leadership team, partnering closely with the Business VOIS Director and senior leadership team. This role will shape and deliver an integrated people and workforce strategy that enables sustainable business growth, operational excellence, and a high-performance culture across a diverse workforce of more than 1,800 employees spanning multiple geographies including India, Egypt, and Western and Eastern Europe.

The role acts as a trusted advisor and partner to business leaders, ensuring people strategies directly support business priorities such as revenue growth, customer excellence, organisational transformation, leadership capability, workforce optimisation, employee engagement, and future-ready skills. The individual will also lead a team of HR Business Partners and help create an exceptional employee experience across all locations.

What you’ll do

Strategic HR Partnership

Partner with the Business VOIS Director and senior leaders to develop people and workforce strategies aligned with business growth, customer outcomes, and operational excellence.
Translate business strategy into measurable people plans covering workforce, capability, leadership, and culture.
Provide insight-led advice on workforce trends, productivity, organisational effectiveness, costs, and business risks.
Ensure consistency of people strategies across markets while balancing local requirements.
Lead, coach, and develop HR Business Partners within the team.

Workforce Strategy & Organisational Effectiveness

Lead workforce planning activities across a multi-site and multi-market organisation supporting business growth and operational delivery.
Drive organisation design initiatives that enable agility, scalability, and performance across business operations, sales, commercial, enterprise services, digital sales, marketing, product, and service functions.
Support business transformation and service transition programmes, ensuring effective risk management and operational continuity.

Talent Management & Leadership Pipeline

Own and deliver the global talent strategy for Business VOIS.
Lead succession planning for critical roles and leadership pipeline development across markets.
Identify and accelerate high-potential talent through targeted development initiatives.
Build capability development programmes aligned with future business requirements, including digital and AI-enabled ways of working, commercial capability, and frontline empowerment.
Strengthen talent mobility and career opportunities across locations.

Performance, Culture & Engagement

Foster a high-performance culture through clear objectives, accountability, and effective performance management practices.
Partner with leaders to strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing, culture, and inclusion across a global workforce.
Ensure reward and performance outcomes align with business objectives and customer outcomes.

Risk, Governance & Advisory

Provide strategic oversight and advice on complex employee relations matters and organisational risks.
Ensure compliance with global policies, governance standards, and local regulatory requirements.
Act as a trusted advisor on sensitive workforce matters impacting business continuity and organisational reputation.

Who you are

Significant HR leadership experience within multinational and matrix organisations.
Strong understanding of business models, commercial drivers, workforce economics, and organisational performance.
Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders in complex global environments.
Demonstrated expertise in organisational design, workforce strategy, and transformation leadership.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to translate complex information into meaningful business insights.
Experience leading cross-market or global HR initiatives.
Exposure to digital HR practices, people analytics, and emerging technologies including AI.
Proficiency across core HR disciplines.
Previous experience in HR management roles.
Understanding of business functions, labour markets, workforce capabilities, and remuneration principles.
Strong consulting, coaching, facilitation, and strategic solution development skills.
Multinational business exposure.
Understanding of HR processes, policies, and labour law considerations across multiple centres and geographies.

Not a perfect fit?

Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best.

What's in it for you

Opportunity to shape people strategy for a large and geographically diverse business area.
Exposure to executive-level decision-making and strategic business leadership.
Ability to influence workforce, talent, culture, and transformation outcomes on a global scale.
Leadership responsibility for a team of HR Business Partners.
Opportunity to drive future-focused capability building, including digital and AI-enabled workforce practices.
Exposure to complex organisational transformation and international talent initiatives.

What skills you will learn

Advanced strategic workforce planning and organisation design.
Global talent and succession management across multiple markets.
Executive stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Workforce analytics and data-driven decision-making.
Transformation leadership within a large multinational environment.
Application of digital HR solutions and AI-enabled people practices.
Cross-market governance, risk management, and organisational effectiveness.

VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment

Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. No form of discrimination is tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, discrimination based on race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, citizenship, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, neurodiversity, social origin, cultural background, marital or civil partnership status, or socio-economic background

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.
We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.
With us, you can truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

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Required Languages

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Key competency: General HR