Head of Human Resources - Renault Trucks

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

With more than 60,000 vehicles sold annually, Renault Trucks is one of the world leaders in heavy goods vehicles. Employees of our company are involved in the design, production and sales of trucks and services.

Committed to energy transition and sustainable mobility Renault Trucks accelerates its transition to a carbon neutral range offering and circular economy. We are engaged with passion in our transformation journey to shape the world we want to live in!

Ready to join Renault Trucks and the exciting area of People & Culture?

Renault Trucks is looking for an inspiring, experimented, and strong People & Culture (P&C) leader willing to embrace the wide and exciting area of people and culture! From cultural transformation aspects, strategic competence, and talent development to day-to-day operational support to business, you will have a fantastic opportunity to impact genuinely and contribute to RT's successful future.

You will be the key P&C partner for RT Central functions (marketing & customer satisfaction, strategy, sustainability & communication, electromobility) and be a permanent member of the management teams. You will sit in the heart of RT's transformation journey towards electromobility and be supporting approximately 250 people based in Lyon with one P&C Business Partner in your team.

In this role, together with your team member, you will be responsible of the following:

• Support & develop management teams with the relevant P&C agenda:
  • Advise, challenge and coach on leadership, competences & talent development, performance management, employee relations
  • Lead strategic workforce planning activities for your scope
  • Structure organization design & development activities aligned with the transformation journey
  • Ensure the management of actions emerging with electromobility business (upskilling, recruitment of new roles, retention of E-mobs and new skills...)
• Contribute to Renault Trucks P&C strategy development aligned with RT's 2030 ambitions & ensure implementation with the business
• Lead change management initiatives & culture development that promote a positive, engaging & collaborative work environment
• Drive and secure annual P&C processes (performance, salary revision, engagement, talent)
• Ensure day to day operational support to managers and respective teams, provide guidance and support in the application of Volvo Values and the Code of Conduct principles, follow-up KPIs achievement 

In addition, you will be responsible to lead a strategic cross functional workstreams that will support RT's 2030 strategy deployment across the full scope of RT BA (approx. 2500 people international).

You?
 

• A significant and successful proven experience in:
  • Driving all aspects of human resources area
  • People management and transformation journey, ability to drive change management & business transformation initiatives
• A true business acumen and interest in understanding business challenges
• A strong leadership with ability to motivate, engage, influence, and inspire trust & confidence
• A hands-on approach, capable of quickly switching between strategic thinking and operational work
• A capacity to build networks in multicultural environments
• An operational efficiency, problem solving mentality, result oriented mindset
• Excellent communication skills, emotional and situational intelligence
• Autonomy, proactivity & source of proposals
• Fluent in English & French

This position will report to senior vice president P&C Renault Trucks.

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Who we are and what we believe in 
Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities. 

As part of Volvo Group, Renault Trucks counts 10,000 professionals committed to have a positive impact on society. We want to contribute to a more sustainable future. We create the business opportunities to make it happen and we stand up to lead this transformation in the transport industry. We care for each other and value our work-life balance. We are eager to learn and grow. We think as entrepreneurs, we are empowered and fairly recognized for our contribution. We are simple, pragmatic, committed and warm.