About usCognex is the global leader in the exciting
and growing field of machine vision, with annual revenue
approaching $1 Billion. We are a financially strong international
company with a culture that maintains the fast-paced, creative
environment of a startup. Our employees, proudly called "Cognoids,"
take their work seriously but don't take themselves seriously. Our
Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees
for their innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun and
rewarding environment. We value in-person team collaboration, while
offering remote workplace flexibility up to two days a week
depending on the role. We are working on a hybrid schedule, 3 days
in the office, 2 at home TasksWe are looking for an experienced HR
Professional to cover the full range of HR activities and work in
close alignment with the business towards executing the HR and
business strategies. This is a senior individual contributor role
reporting into the Lead HR Business Partner of the Cognex
Engineering organizations in Europe.Key ResponsibilitiesHR
Leadership:Partner with business leaders to align HR strategies
with business goals, ensuring effective workforce planning and
performance management.Support organizational design and structure
to enable talent optimization and drive business
success.Performance Management:Enhance productivity by driving
ongoing performance discussions, coaching, and, when necessary,
implementing disciplinary actions or terminations.Facilitate the
establishment of clear performance objectives and oversee their
timely evaluation.Organizational Development & Change
Management:Identify and address structural barriers to achieving
strategic initiatives.Revise organizational designs and resource
allocation to support business goals effectively.Help create a
change ready culture and use data to predict and plan.Talent
Development:Identify high-potential employees and create tailored
development plans to ensure succession planning and readiness for
critical roles.Drive employee engagement by fostering a culture of
feedback, recognition, and continuous improvement.Employee
Relations:Promote a positive employee relations environment by
addressing concerns proactively and maintaining open
communication.Enhance retention strategies by cultivating an
engaging workplace culture.Talent Acquisition:Collaborate with the
recruitment team to attract and hire top talent that aligns with
Cognex's values and objectives and the mission of the
businessProfileQualifications and Competencies7+ years relevant
working experience and proven success in a similar role, ideally
supporting engineering organizations (Software and Hardware) at
European level with focus on Germany and Eastern Europe.Expert
knowledge and experience in general employment law, overall company
HR policies and processes.Experience in managing complex employee
relations cases.Ability to build a strong reputation by developing
relationships with internal and external customers.Excellent
communication, coaching and influencing skills, especially in
sensitive and conflict situations.Ability to navigate "gray area"
and make effective decisions.A self-starter with a creative and
flexible approach to work, with proven ability for adapting to
fast-paced and dynamic work environment.Knowledge and experience
with German employment law, administration and market
practices.Fluency in English and German.Excellent knowledge of the
Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), adept
at data analytics.Experience with Workday is a strong
advantage.Bachelor's Degree in a HR-related field required,
Master's Degree is a strong advantage.We offerBeing part of an
international HR team with a holistic approach.Challenging and
diverse area of responsibility in a fast-growing international
company.Great personal and professional development
opportunities.Unique people-centric company culture of "Work Hard,
Play Hard, Move Fast".Multicultural environment in a pleasant
office with own gym and many team activities.Benefits: Occupational
Pension Plan, 30 days holidays plus 1 company day, Gym, Job Bike,
free drinks, team events, regular salary reviewsContactKevin
DuemontRecruiting Lead Europekevin.duemont@cognex.com+49 170 1097
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