HR Manager - GBS Center at FORVIA · Santa…

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We pioneer technology for mobility experience that matter to people.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

The HR Manager leads the people strategy of the Global Business Services (GBS) Center, ensuring the attraction, development, engagement, and retention of talent in a competitive market. Acting as a strategic partner to the leadership team, the role supports business growth, operational excellence, and a customer-oriented culture.

This is a hands-on HR role with strong involvement in recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance and talent management, compensation, engagement, and HR operations. The HR Manager translates business needs into actionable HR solutions while ensuring effective processes, compliance, and governance.

• Strategic Business Partnership**:** Align people initiatives with business needs. Support workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and change management. Promote a high-performance culture.
• Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding: Attract and recruit key talent in competitive markets. Build talent pipelines and strengthen employer branding. Monitor market and compensation trends.
• Talent Management & Development: Lead talent reviews and succession planning.Develop high-potential talent, learning, and internal mobility.
• Employee Engagement & Culture: Drive engagement, inclusion, and customer-centric culture. Support leaders in building motivated teams.
• HR Operations & Transformation: Ensure efficient, compliant HR processes and service delivery. Use HR data and digital tools to improve performance. Support transformation, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure labor law compliance, employee relations, reporting, and governance standards.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

Education & Experience Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field. Solid HR experience in international and fast-paced environments. Strong background in talent acquisition, talent management, and organizational transformation. Experience working across multicultural teams. Languages Professional English required; additional languages are a plus. Key Competencies Strategic and business-oriented mindset. Strong customer focus and service orientation. Talent attraction and development expertise. Agility, adaptability, and innovation. Influencing, collaboration, and change leadership skills. Accountability, ownership, and execution focus.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world)
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

Why join us

FORVIA, a global automotive technology supplier, comprises the complementary technology and industrial strengths of Faurecia and HELLA.

With over 137 500 people, including more than 12,000 R&D engineers across 40+ countries, FORVIA provides a unique and comprehensive approach to the automotive challenges of today and tomorrow. Composed of 6 business groups and a strong IP portfolio of over 12,400 patents, FORVIA is focused on becoming the preferred innovation and integration partner for OEMs worldwide.

In 2025, the Group achieved a consolidated revenue of 26.2 billion euros prior to IFRS 5. FORVIA SE is listed on the Euronext Paris market under the FRVIA mnemonic code and is a component of the SBF 120 index.

FORVIA aims to be a change maker committed to foreseeing and making the mobility transformation happen. http://www.forvia.com

Salary Range: EUR 45.000-47.000

Additional Compensation & Benefits: Variable Compensation according company rules/ guidelines.