Head of HR MSAM (Interim)
On-siteRotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands
Job Summary
Define and execute the MSM HR strategy in alignment with the MSM Management Board and the broader MS Amlin group direction. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, identifying people risks and translating business priorities into practical initiatives. Lead the MSM HR team while governing shared HR services delivered by MSIG Europe, ensuring seamless service delivery across both entities. Own end-to-end recruitment, workforce planning, performance management, and learning & development, leveraging group resources while safeguarding MSM's specific operational needs. Ensure full compliance with employment legislation across all jurisdictions and manage complex employee relations matters. Support organizational design and change management activities, building stakeholder buy-in for transformation programmes. Maintain accurate HR data and present insights to the Management Board to support evidence-based decisions.
Required Qualifications
- Holding a university degree in a relevant subject
- Minimum of ten years' experience in HR roles of increasing size and scope in international environments
- Strong understanding of how HR can actively support business performance, including the ability to translate business priorities into practical people plans
- Proven experience operating in complex, empowered or decentralised organisations
- Current and practical understanding of modern HR trends, best practice and the evolving people agenda
- Fluent English
- Knowledge of French, Dutch or German
Desired Qualifications
- Strong understanding of how HR can actively support business performance, including the ability to translate business priorities into practical people plans
- Proven experience operating in complex, empowered or decentralised organisations
- Current and practical understanding of modern HR trends, best practice and the evolving people agenda
- A skilled and credible communicator, able to engage a range of audiences with professionalism, cultural awareness and respect for diversity, both internally and externally
- Demonstrated experience advising senior business leaders on sensitive people matters with confidence, discretion and sound judgment
- A commercially minded HR professional who can contribute to senior leadership discussions beyond the immediate HR agenda, with the ambition to make a lasting impact on MSM's business
- Proven experience managing HR in a matrix or shared-services environment, with a track record of coordinating services and initiatives across different entities without direct line authority
- Knowledge of French, Dutch or German is a strong asset
- The right personality is critical to success in this role at MSM
- A self-starter with high energy, drive and a strong focus on delivering results, with the confidence to operate effectively in an empowered environment
- A pragmatic, business-oriented and hands-on HR leader who can move beyond theory, translating ideas, frameworks and strategy into practical action, visible momentum and measurable business impact
- Intellectually curious, with an interest in legal, regulatory and organisational matters, and comfortable using data, numbers and insight to support better people and business decisions
- An inspiring and credible leader with the maturity and gravitas to operate at the most senior levels of the organisation, including the MSM Management Board and senior HR leadership across MS Amlin and MSIG Europe
- A natural connector with strong interpersonal skills and a genuine commitment to teamwork, collaboration and relationship-building
- Able to build trust quickly across cultures, functions and organisational layers
- Comfortable challenging constructively, influencing senior stakeholders and helping the business navigate change
- Resilient and balanced, with the judgment to manage sensitive topics with discretion, fairness and professionalism
- Demonstrates strong multicultural awareness and a proven ability to build successful partnerships across functions, entities and geographies
- A reputation for strong results orientation and performance focus, with the analytical skills and business acumen to translate strategy into concrete, measurable action plans
- The ability to think long-term across a broad spectrum of issues and to identify and pursue opportunities in the area of organizational development
- Equipped with good business knowledge and a strategic mindset, this individual will combine strong strategic vision with outstanding skills in tactical execution, resourcefulness and a demonstrated ability to 'roll-up their sleeves' when needed
- Experience leading change in a group context, including navigating the interface between a subsidiary and a parent or partner organization, will be a clear differentiator
- Able to use workforce data, business insight and market understanding to support better decisions on talent, succession
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