HR Specialist, EEMEA

Role Overview

HR Specialist, EEMEA at Edwards Lifesciences, supporting the Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.

Company Overview

Edwards Lifesciences is a global organization where Human Resources teams help design, guide, and deliver inspiring experiences for employees to support the company's mission of helping patients live healthier and more productive lives.

Role Purpose

The HR Specialist, EEMEA plays a key role in supporting the region's growth and geographic expansion by partnering with Business Leaders and cross-functional teams to enable new country openings, strengthen HR capabilities in existing markets, and ensure all people-related processes and infrastructure are compliant and successful.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Growth & Expansion Support

• Support HR workstreams for new-country openings, including entity setup, compensation and benefits benchmarking, contract frameworks, and compliance readiness.
• Partner with business leaders to translate expansion plans into workforce, HR operations, and capability requirements.
• Ensure all HR processes including recruitment, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and employee relations are scalable and compliant across Middle Eastern markets.

Strategic HR Operations & Compliance

• Ensure consistent and compliant execution of the HR lifecycle across the region.
• Maintain strong governance across employee documentation, visa and work permit processes, HR data management, and labor-law requirements.

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Support

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to plan and execute recruitment aligned with regional growth and capability needs.

Capability Building & Learning Programs

• Identify future capability needs by partnering with business and HR leadership.

Vendor & Third-Party Management

• Partner with payroll providers, visa partners, insurance brokers, relocation firms, and other external vendors to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Review and update service level agreements.
• Monitor performance and resolve escalations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3 or more years of experience in Human Resources, including employee relations.

Skills & Competencies

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite.
• Working knowledge of HR systems, including Workday (preferred), PeopleSoft, and Taleo.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and consultative relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution skills.
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability to influence change.
• Proven success adhering to and leading project schedules and managing projects.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to read, comprehend, write, and speak English.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of HR functional areas including Talent Acquisition, Compensation, Benefits, Payroll, Leadership Development, and Organizational Development.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of Edwards Lifesciences policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state employment laws and compliance implications.
• Substantial problem-solving, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Substantial negotiation skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the organization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to assess risks, analyze situations, and determine next course of action.
• Ability to manage internal and external confidential information with utmost discretion.
• Strict attention to detail.
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.
• Ability to work in a team environment, including inter-departmental teams and assigned client groups.
• Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Additional Information

• Must adhere to all company rules and requirements, including pandemic protocols and Environmental Health & Safety rules.
• Responsible for taking adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others and for protection of the environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence and control.