BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
British American Tobacco Czech Republic has an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Business Partner, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary in Prague, Czech
GRADE: 36
JOB TITLE : Senior HR Business Partner, Czech, Slovakia, Hungary
REPORTS TO: Central Europe Head of HR (Germany based)
FUNCTION: HR
LOCATION: Prague, Czech
This role represents the HR lead for the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary markets, accountable for shaping and delivering the full people agenda across three markets.
Acting as a trusted advisor and core member of the Czech Leadership Team, the role partners directly with Country Managers and Leadership Teams across all three markets, driving business performance through strategic leadership of talent, organisation, and culture.
The position is also a member of the Area HR Leadership Team, contributing to Area strategy while ensuring strong local execution.
The role requires end-to-end orchestration of HR across markets, combining strategic leadership, transformation ownership, and operational excellence, with full accountability for people outcomes and organisational effectiveness.
Reports to | - Central Europe Head of HR
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Number of Direct Reports | - 5 Direct Reports, Full team 8 employees
- Indirect people & project management
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Core Relationships | Internal: - Country General Managers
- Local Leadership Teams
- People Managers at all levels
- Local HR team
- Area HR Leadership Team
- Area HR community
- Area Extended Leadership Team
External: - Consultancy companies and advisors
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Organization size | - CZ: 200+ HC
- SK: 50+
- HU:100+
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Travel Required | - Once per month on average
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Your key responsibilities will include:
- Own and lead the HR strategy across the Czech, Slovakia and Hungary, ensuring alignment with business priorities and Area people agenda, with full accountability for delivery and impact.
- Act as a senior strategic advisor to Country Managers and Leadership Teams, shaping key business decisions related to organisational design, leadership capability, talent deployment and culture.
- Exercise decision-making authority on key people topics, including organisational structures, senior appointments (in alignment with governance), talent moves, and workforce prioritisation.
- Lead and own end-to-end transformation programmes across the cluster (including organisation redesign), ensuring effective execution, stakeholder alignment and sustainable outcomes.
- Drive and govern 3 market wide workforce planning and employment cost strategy, ensuring robust forecasting, financial alignment and proactive decision-making.
- Own the talent and succession agenda, ensuring strong pipelines for critical roles and actively developing leadership capability through coaching and targeted interventions.
- Partner with Reward to shape and implement market-relevant and sustainable reward strategies, influencing key decisions on compensation, incentives and job architecture.
- Champion culture and engagement across markets, leveraging people insights to design and implement targeted actions that improve employee experience and drive performance.
- Ensure effective and consistent delivery of HR operations and recruitment, operating in matrix HR delivery model – acting as partner for CoEs and GBS teams to ensure high quality and impact HR delivery for local organisations
- Own employee relations strategy across all markets, ensuring consistent, compliant and pragmatic handling of complex cases, including engagement with social partners where applicable.
- Drive execution of global and area HR initiatives, ensuring strong localisation, adoption and measurable business impact.
What are we looking for?
Experience Required
- Minimum 8 years experience in HR within a multinational, matrix organisation, including direct exposure to senior leadership teams
- Proven track record of leading HR across multiple countries, clusters or complex business units
- Demonstrated success in driving large-scale transformation and organisational change programmes
- Strong experience in talent strategy, succession planning, organisational design and workforce planning
- Ability to influence, challenge and partner senior business leaders, including Country Managers
- Strong commercial acumen with ability to translate business strategy into people strategy
Leadership & Behavioural Capabilities
- Strategic thinking with the ability to balance long-term agenda with operational delivery
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to operate in complex, multi-market environments
- High level of resilience, adaptability and decision-making confidence
- Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive change at pace
Language Skills
- Business fluency in English (mandatory)
- Professional fluency in Czech (mandatory)
- Additional language skills (Slovak and/or Hungarian) as an asset
What we offer you?
- We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives
- Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
- You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills
- We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
Collaboration, inclusion and partnership underpin everything we do here at BAT. We are looking forward to enabling every individual to thrive, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, veteran status, perspectives and thinking styles. We know that embracing talent from all backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals.
We see the career breaks as opportunities not obstacles. Through The Global Returners program, we support professionals looking to restart their careers after an extended absence from the workforce (e.g. time out caring for family, parental leave, national service, sabbatical and/or starting an own venture).
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best during the recruitment process, you are encouraged to notify us. We are fully committed to support you by making appropriate arrangements for you to demonstrate your full potential.
