HR Business Partner (Senior)

About Wakacje.pl

We are an organization that has been fulfilling the travel dreams of Poles for 25 years. Wakacje.pl is the largest e-commerce platform in Poland and a network of travel agencies offering a wide range of travel products. Since 2015, we have been part of Wirtualna Polska Holding – the largest Polish group of media and e-commerce companies. At Wakacje.pl, we offer thousands of domestic and international trips, as well as travel insurance, airport parking, and holiday vouchers. We constantly expand our offer to best meet our customers' needs. If you approach life with #ENERGY, value #HONESTY AND OPENNESS, focus on #CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING and #COLLABORATION at work, carry out your tasks with high #EFFICIENCY and #RESPONSIBILITY, and want to play a key role in making us #INNOVATIVE – join us!

Job description

About us:

We are a People & Culture team operating across the CEE region (PL, CZ, SK, HU) bridging business strategy with human potential. As trusted partners to leaders, we support decision-making through data, analytics, and a strong understanding of business needs, while ensuring consistency of HR standards in an international environment.   

We drive organizational growth by developing leadership capabilities, strengthening talent and enhancing team effectiveness. Our approach is impact-oriented - we simplify processes, leverage insights and build solutions that support both business performance and a positive employee experience. 

Key responsibilities:

• HR advisory - You will act as a trusted partner to business leaders, supporting workforce planning, organizational design, and change management. 
• Engagement and culture - You will co-own the engagement agenda, identifying drivers of engagement, spotting early risks, and partnering with leaders to build high-performing teams. 
• Employee experience and feedback - You will collaborate with People & Culture teams to improve the employee journey across key moments (onboarding, development, everyday work). You will leverage feedback (surveys, pulse checks, exit insights) and turn it into actionable improvements. 
• Competency building and team development - You will support leaders in building future-ready teams by identifying skill gaps, co-designing development plans, and strengthening succession pipelines. 
• Organizational design and change - You will lead the people side of transformation, including restructuring, operating model changes, and new initiatives-ensuring change is effectively implemented and adopted. 
• Data-driven decision-making - You will use people analytics to diagnose challenges, build business cases and support decision-making across areas such as turnover, engagement and workforce costs. 
• Leader coaching - You will coach managers and senior leaders on people-related topics, including performance management, team dynamics, and difficult conversations. 
• Cross-market coordination - You will operate across multiple CEE markets, balancing local needs with a consistent people approach. 
• Compensation and rewards thinking - You will contribute to compensation discussions, using market benchmarks and internal data to support fair and competitive decisions. 

Requirements

Requirements:

• Experience - At least 5 years of experience in an HR Business Partner or senior HR generalist role, ideally within a multi-country or multi-entity environment. CEE experience is a strong advantage. 
• Business acumen - You understand how business performance connects to people decisions, including P&L, headcount planning, and cost structures. 
• Analytical capability - You are comfortable working with data, drawing insights and using them to support business decisions. 
• Employee experience mindset - You bring a people-centric perspective and have experience working with engagement data and feedback mechanisms. 
• Competency development - You have experience supporting capability building through development planning, learning initiatives, or skill-gap analysis. 
• Organizational design skills - You have worked on restructuring, role design, or operating model changes. 
• Communication - You communicate clearly and confidently and can effectively partner with senior stakeholders. 
• Languages - Fluent English and Polish are required.  

Nice to have:

• Czech, Slovak, or Hungarian language skills. 

We offer

What do we offer:

Workplace safety and comfort:

• Employment based on an employment contract, 
• Openness to hybrid work, 
• Full support during the onboarding period under the supervision of an engaging buddy. 

Business agency and agility:

• Real influence on business decisions, the ability to take initiatives and implement your ideas.

Development within the organization:

• Individual Development Plan,
• Participation in training courses and conferences to enhance professional competencies.

All-inclusive for Employees:

• A benefits package that you can use according to your preferences – Lux Med medical care, Health and Life Insurance (PZU and Warta), Multisport card, shopping and lunch vouchers, and many other cafeteria offers available on the Worksmile platform,  
• Study Tour – trips abroad to explore our product offerings (destination tours and hotel audits),   
• A training and webinar package supporting professional and personal development,  
• Discounts on our products for employees and their families, 
• No dress code. ​

Ready to join the team with a #travelmindset? We’re waiting for you!