Senior HR Specialist, EEMEA

Senior HR Specialist, EEMEA

Join Edwards Lifesciences, a global leader in patient-focused innovations, and make a tangible impact on patients' lives worldwide. Our HR teams empower our people to thrive, fostering a supportive community and robust organizational capability. As the Senior HR Specialist, EEMEA, you'll drive strategic HR solutions to attract, retain, and develop talent, enabling our teams to excel in improving patients' health and quality of life.

• Regional Growth & Expansion Support: Lead HR workstreams for new country openings, ensuring entity setup, compensation/benefits benchmarking, contract frameworks, and compliance readiness. Collaborate with business leaders to translate expansion plans into workforce, HR operations, and capability requirements. Ensure all HR processes are scalable and compliant across Middle Eastern markets.
• Strategic HR Operations & Compliance: Uphold consistent and compliant HR lifecycle execution across the region. Maintain strong governance across employee documentation, visa/work permit processes, HR data management, and labor-law requirements.
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition Support: Partner with Talent Acquisition and business leaders to plan and execute recruitment aligned with regional growth and capability needs.
• Capability Building & Learning Programs: Identify future capability needs by partnering with business and HR leadership.
• Vendor & Third-Party Management: Collaborate with external vendors to ensure high-quality service delivery. Review and update service level agreements, monitor performance, and resolve escalations.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or related field, with 5-10 years of HR experience, including employee relations. Proven expertise in MS Office Suite and HR systems (Workday preferred). Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills. Demonstrated conflict resolution and project management skills. Extensive knowledge of HR functional areas, EW policies, employment laws, and MS Office Suite. Strong problem-solving, analytical, and risk assessment abilities. Ability to manage priorities, build relationships, and maintain confidentiality. Strict attention to detail.