Lead People Partner

Please note this role is 80% FTE.

Company Overview

At Synamedia, we’re a global team of 1,700+ trailblazers across 20 countries, revolutionizing how the world is entertained and informed. With a legacy of protecting our long-time customers, we’re laser-focused on driving growth and leading the charge as the industry shifts from Pay-TV to IP and streaming. We are the pioneers in next-gen media cloud services who power the viewing experiences of billions of people on Earth with our best in class live streaming, distribution, ad tech, cloud platforms, and more.

Our solutions, built over three decades and trusted by 1,000+ customers, fuel giants like Disney, NBA, The Olympic, Astro, Comcast, Tata Play, and many more.

Ready to grow and shape the future of media and entertainment solutions with us?

Role Description

We’re seeking an energetic and detail-driven Lead People Partner to enhance the employee experience and operational excellence at our R&D center in Kortrijk. As part of the People & Places team, you’ll help connect, engage, and empower our people to thrive by:

• Collaborating with our India HR Services team to deliver seamless HR operations for Belgium.
• Partnering with the Belgium – Kortrijk Site Leader to create initiatives that foster connection, celebrate our values, and build a sense of belonging.
• Navigate employee life cycle activities including onboarding, offboarding and employee changes.

This role is not about ticking boxes – it is your chance to create a thriving, connected workplace.

Responsibilities

• Own the Employee Journey: Manage the full employee lifecycle for our Belgium team—from seamless onboarding to smooth offboarding. This includes contracts, managing payroll, benefits administration, and everything in between.
• Deliver Operational Excellence: Partner with the HR Services Team in Bangalore to ensure flawless execution of HR processes, maintaining accurate records, compliance with local laws, and integrity across all activities.
• Be the Go-To HR Expert: Act as the local authority on Belgium HR policies, procedures, and processes. Stay ahead of legislative changes and keep our practices compliant and up to date.
• Create Unforgettable Experiences: Work with the Belgium Site Leader and Site Committee to design engaging events and initiatives that embody our values, strengthen team spirit, and manage site budgets effectively.
• Collaborate Globally, Deliver Locally: Align global HR strategies with local needs to create inclusive and impactful experiences for our Belgium team.
• Drive Belonging and Engagement: Lead innovative initiatives that foster a culture of connection, belonging, and employee engagement.
• Optimize Vendor Partnerships: Maximize relationships with benefits providers and other vendors to promote wellbeing initiatives that balance great employee experiences with smart cost management.
• Work Council Management. Serve as the primary point of contact for Work Council management and coordination in Belgium, ensuring effective collaboration, compliance, and communication between the business and employee representatives.

Additional Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in HR: understanding of processes, policies, local labour laws.
• Experience partnering with diverse global teams and in a shared service model.
• Excellent ability to prioritize and multitask in a dynamic environment.
• Exceptional communication and people skills: cross function and cross culture.
• Tech-savvy with proficiency in AI, Microsoft Office Suite, HRIS and virtual collaboration tools.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Analytical in review of data and conclusions on the story the data is telling.
• Fluent in English & Dutch, French is a plus.
• Ability to work on location 2 days per week.

Growth Opportunities

When welcoming new talent into the team, we are always looking for opportunities to bring in new ideas, those who ask challenging questions and have the curiosity to learn. These qualities are important to us as we nurture a culture of innovation, seize more opportunities to partner with our customers and make a difference as we transform the future of video. To further support your growth and that of our talent pool, Synamedia offers an exhaustive library of skill enhancement resources from AWS, SkillSoft and other partners to help you upskill while on the job. Be it data analytics that piques your brain or content creation, there’s something for every kind of mind.

Benefits and Perks

• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive pay hikes and bonus packages
• Skill enhancement and growth opportunities
• Equal opportunity employment
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Collaborative work with a truly global team

A Culture of Belonging

Synamedia is committed to promoting a diverse, inclusive and equal opportunity community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. Our values connect us, and we love to win together. We work with a bias to action, we innovate and encourage curiosity to grow and evolve, as a team.

In our aim to foster a people-friendly environment, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, engagement activities and services to support all our colleagues across our 20 office locations. Synamedia regularly organises community events that promote cohesion and diversity among colleagues. We are proud of our mental health wellbeing initiatives, our Pride month awareness campaign, our cancer awareness programme and much more.

More information

If this role sparks your interest, have any questions, or require any accommodations to be made to help you through your application, please reach out to our recruitment team, who would be happy to help.