Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

As a People Relations Partner you foster trusted partnerships by balancing employee experience and company interests, contributing to a positive work environment during key moments. You will provide proactive solutions, coach leaders for early interventions, and maintain a neutral stance to navigate challenges, enhancing Roche's reputation. The role involves addressing immediate issues while identifying long-term opportunities to improve employee experience. This position supports Roche affiliates in North & Eastern Europe, with a focus on Austria, and is based in Vienna.

Your responsibilities include:

• Collaborating and providing advice to employees and managers on a broad range of people relations matters, including policy interpretation and application, conflict resolution, complex performance management and termination processes and practices
  
• Work in partnership with Compliance to determine if any support is required for complaint resolution and as a point of escalation for any other complex complaints
  
• Provide thought leadership to business leaders on restructures and reorganization and engaging internal and external partners and stakeholders to drive initiatives to conclusion
  
• Advise on performance management issues that are complex, contentious and are determined to carry potential levels of legal risk
  
• Consult and support reorganization/transformations and strategic workforce planning exercises
  
• Manage projects related to the People Relations key areas of responsibilities (e.g. restructurings, negotiations with employee representations, conflict prevention) resulting from global/regional/local business needs and participates in cross-organizational reviews of broad-based P&C programs
  
• Manage the relationship with the local Unions proactively identifying issues requiring information, advice or consent.
  

This is the kind of expertise and experience you bring:

• Solid knowledge and experience on the Austrian labor Law and more in general of European employment law common principles
  
• Proven experience in an HR or equivalent position with deep Know-How in the areas of employee relations and/or labor relations as well as a good understanding of performance management on a global scale
  
• Ability to leverage technology and data to generate insights as foundation for diagnosis, recommendations and decisions
  
• Passionate about creating diverse, inclusive work cultures with psychological safety, while leveraging an enterprise mindset and strong consultation skills to collaborate effectively across global teams and leadership
  
• You are fluent in German and in English
  

What we have to offer:

• A dynamic market leading company with endless possibilities both nationally and internationally
  
• A great place to work, have fun and in the meantime have impact on patient lives
  
• Our employees are at the center of everything we do, we work in an agile environment where people are empowered
  
• Competitive compensation starting from 65.000€ and benefits
  

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.