Head of Global People Operations

About the Position

As Head of Global People Operations, you will lead our global People Operations function and play a key role in shaping a scalable, business-focused, and high-performing People organization.

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will lead a team of approximately nine People Operations professionals supporting employees and managers across our international locations.

We are looking for a commercially minded leader who enjoys building scalable organizations, leading through change, and developing exceptional teams.

Location

Porto, Portugal

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop an international People Operations team of approximately nine HR professionals, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable culture.
• Build organizational capability by developing your team, strengthening functional expertise, and creating clear development opportunities.
• Own the operational performance of the global People Operations function, ensuring consistent, efficient, and high-quality support across all supported regions.
• Set priorities, allocate resources, and ensure the effective delivery of People Operations across the full employee lifecycle, including HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Employment Law, and Payroll.
• Partner closely with senior business leaders.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex employee relations, organizational, and employment law matters, balancing commercial decisions with sound judgment and people-focused leadership.
• Drive the continuous improvement, simplification, and standardization of global People processes, policies, and operating models to support future business growth.
• Ensure compliance with local employment legislation and company policies across all supported countries while partnering with external legal counsel where required.
• Develop and monitor People KPIs and operational metrics to identify trends, improve decision-making, and continuously enhance the employee and manager experience.
• Lead organizational change initiatives, restructurings, and post-acquisition integration activities from a People perspective.
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Finance, and other key stakeholders to deliver a seamless and consistent People experience.
• Foster a culture of operational excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing across the global People function.

What You Bring

• Several years of leadership experience within an international HR or People Operations environment.
• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing HR or People Operations teams.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, employee relations, and HR operations across multiple countries.
• Experience supporting international payroll processes within a global organization.
• Experience supporting HR operations in the United States is highly desirable.
• Strong business acumen combined with excellent judgment and a pragmatic approach to solving complex people challenges.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• A data-driven mindset with experience using People metrics and insights to improve operational performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to build trusted relationships with executives and senior business leaders.
• A collaborative and hands-on leadership style.
• Outstanding communication skills in English; additional languages are considered an advantage.

We Offer

• Join a dynamic and growing company.
• Work in a modern office with first-class equipment.
• Be part of a big family with flexibility and great benefits.

About the Company

Doxis is one big family with flexibility and great benefits as well as a modern office with first-class equipment.

Interested in finding out more?

Write to us or give us a call:

[email protected]

Tel.: +49 228 90896-0

Apply now

Yes, I agree with the data protection policy. *

Yes, I would like to receive emails from Doxis

Mandatory field Security question*

Please calculate 6 plus 6.

Do not fill in this field