We are looking for a Senior People Manager Ukraine to join our team in Odessa, Pivdennyi Port, Ukraine . In this role, you will be a primary point of contact and responsible for a team of HR generalists and administration personnel, ensuring alignment with regional strategies while managing compliance, labor relations, and employee issues.
Your Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for local compliance matters, including labor and employee relations, ensuring adherence to relevant regulations.
• Standardize and implement HR policies and practices across the site, collaborating with Cluster HR Leaders to drive consistency.
• Manage local pay structures in coordination with payroll teams and cultivate effective relationships with work councils and/or unions.
• Lead terminal workforce planning efforts and oversee talent strategy implementation, working closely with Talent Centers of Excellence (Co Es).
• Facilitate recruitment initiatives, coordinating with Business Centers (BCs) to meet staffing needs effectively.
• Collaborate with HR Operations leaders to implement shared services and centralize transactional activities.
• Align with Cluster HR Leaders on communication strategies for works councils, coordinating with legal as needed.
• Partner with regional COEs, vertical HRBPs, and business leaders to ensure delivery of essential HR practices, including workforce planning, succession planning, safety oversight, turnover management, and performance management.
• Drive the rollout of DP World culture at the site and promote internal appreciation for the strategic value of HR initiatives.
• Model and promote Our Principals for local leaders and HR team members, implementing action plans aligned with organizational values.
• Take responsibility for delivering country/cluster metrics and respond to Union and Governmental formal complaints, potentially negotiating collective bargaining agreements.
• Undertake other duties as assigned to support the overall HR objectives and organizational needs.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, Business, or a related field relevant to the position.
• Possess more than 3 years of experience in HR leadership roles, demonstrating proficiency in various aspects of HR management.
• Proven track record in recruiting, retaining, and developing high-performing HR teams to support organizational objectives effectively.
• Extensive experience in change management, adept at navigating and facilitating transitions within the organization.
• Strong HR generalist background specific to the respective country, ensuring compliance and efficiency in HR practices.
• Demonstrated expertise in labor relations, handling negotiations and maintaining positive relations with unions or works councils.
• Exceptional process orientation with a successful history of implementing cross-regional HR alignment initiatives.
• Proficient in computer skills and Microsoft Office applications to effectively manage HR processes and data.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building and maintaining productive relationships across all departments and business units within the respective country.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the country as required to fulfill job responsibilities.
• Proficiency in English language skills, with a minimum level of Upper Intermediate, to effectively communicate and collaborate in an international environment.

Compensation
DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.
About DP World
Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.
With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.
We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses - Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of Syncreon, Imperial and P&O.
What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimizing disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.
WE MAKE TRADE FLOW
TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE
DP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves.