Senior Director, Human Resources, Emea

KION GROUP AG

Heusenstamm, Germany
On-site
Strategic business partnership
Organizational design and simplification
Culture and change leadership
KION Group AG is seeking a Senior Director of Human Resources for their EMEA region based in Heusenstamm, Germany. The role involves strategic partnership with senior leaders to enhance organizational strategies, manage a team of HR professionals, and drive initiatives focused on talent retention, engagement, and diversity

Job Summary

  • Serve as the key strategic business partner to the SVP, Dematic EMEA and a critical member of the Dematic HR Leadership Team.
  • Lead efforts that optimize structure, scalability, efficiency, and overall organizational health across EMEA to support operational performance and strategic growth.
  • Drive a strong leadership culture aligned with Dematic’s values; lead complex change initiatives that strengthen engagement, accountability, and organizational effectiveness.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

KION Group AG is seeking a Senior Director of Human Resources for their EMEA region based in Heusenstamm, Germany. The role involves strategic partnership with senior leaders to enhance organizational strategies, manage a team of HR professionals, and drive initiatives focused on talent retention, engagement, and diversity.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • strategic business partnership
  • organizational design and simplification
  • culture and change leadership
  • succession planning and leadership pipeline
  • talent retention, engagement, and employee movement
  • workforce planning and strategic capability building
  • diversity in leadership
  • HRBP team leadership

Nice-to-have

  • executive influence and presence
  • strategic agility and systems thinking
  • leadership coaching and talent development
  • navigating global-regional-local dynamics

Key Requirements

  • 12+ years of progressive HR leadership experience
  • significant experience in engineering and/or technology-driven organizations
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Fluent in English
  • Strong business acumen
  • Executive influence, presence, and credibility
  • Strategic agility and systems thinking
  • Expert capability in org design, change leadership, and cultural transformation
  • Data-driven decision making and talent analytics capability
  • Leadership coaching, talent development, and team-building expertise
  • Ability to navigate global–regional–local dynamics
  • High judgment, discretion

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