Senior HR Manager

Job Summary

The Sr. Manager, Human Resources for Italy will work with the Senior Leadership Team to drive people initiatives in Italy as a member of the broader Fanatics Commerce International HR team. This role will play a pivotal part in enabling the growth strategy, overall business goals, and cultural objectives. This is a generalist role where you will partner with stakeholders across the Company focusing on recruitment, onboarding, employee experience & culture, talent development & performance management, global mobility, benefits, compensation, and M&A support as needed. This role will support employees working in corporate, retail, and operations (manufacturing and distribution) environments.

Roles & Responsibility

• Enable the Company strategy by supporting leaders to identify, priorities and build organisational capabilities, behaviors, structures, and processes.
• Nurture a high-performance environment, where professional development is supported through performance management, development programs, global mobility, and succession planning.
• Collaborate with the HR and Senior Leadership team to deliver a comprehensive HR service to the business including but not limited to recruiting and onboarding support, benefits and compensation expertise, employee engagement, onboarding & offboarding.
• Support developing and implementing people programs to support growth in key markets both inside and outside of Italy, including but not limited to; France and Germany.
• Working with the global HR Compensation and Benefits function to deliver competitive compensation and benefits packages for Italy.
• Oversee and support the implementation of a new HR and Payroll system (Oracle).
• Support the development of comprehensive data and analytics reporting capabilities.
• Monitor actual employment transactions (e.g. terminations, hires, promotions) and factor analysis goals by comparing job openings and selection rates to applicant/protected group availability and goals and by recommending strategies for minimizing or eliminating under-utilisations.
• Take a leading role in helping communicate key initiatives and information in partnership with the international communications team.
• Monitor legal developments to ensure that people programs and policies are compliant, including Italy's Data Protection Regulation.
• Draft employee policies and procedures as needed.
• Lead local employee relations investigations as needed.
• Administer and/or oversee HR support of acquisitions including troubleshooting problems that arise.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

KnowledgeandExperience

• Successful track record of affecting change and yielding influence in an international business.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
• Full business proficiency in Italian and English.
• Experience working with international compensation and benefits.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS systems, preferably Oracle.
• Experience of dealing with complex employee relation issues at all levels.
• Knowledge of working with payroll is desirable.
• Experience of working under regulated by collective bargaining and unionized environment.
• Candidate must be outgoing, demonstrate confidence, be resilient and have a ‘can do' attitude.
• Relevant HR / law or business management qualification (ideally Bachelor degree +) with min. 7 years working in HR department and 2 years leading a team.
• Willingness to work flexibly in line with changing priorities and business demands.
• Experience working in a corporate, retail, and operations environment, or some combination of the 3, is strongly preferred.
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to work onsite in our Milan office.
• Ability to travel to other work sites in Italy and across mainland Europe, as needed.

We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity and inclusivity at Fanatics. Our commitment to inclusion drives us forward every day; across all races, gender, gender identities, age, sexual orientation, religion & spiritual beliefs, neurodiversity, disability and all identities of our people both current and future. If you have any requirement(s) for reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, and/or to perform essential job functions, please contact us.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).