Danone Türkiye is looking for a talented colleague for the
"Senior HR Technology, Processes & Solutions Manager" position. Take this opportunity to GROW together!

About the Role

This role leads the HR technology and process agenda across the region. It ensures global HR solutions are effectively deployed, local requirements are addressed, and employee service delivery is continuously enhanced.

Combining strategic leadership with hands-on execution, the role acts as a key bridge between HR, IT, Global HR Technology, and regional stakeholders — driving digital transformation, governance, and value creation from HR investments.

You will directly lead a distributed team of HR Technology & Process Specialists and play a critical role in change management, adoption, and continuous improvement across the region.

Reporting Line

Reports to: Head of Employee Services – Türkiye, Russia & Kazakhstan

Direct reports:

• HR Technology & Processes Specialist – Türkiye
• HR Technology & Processes Specialist – Russia (covering Russia & Kazakhstan)

Key Responsibilities

Regional HR Technology & Digital Transformation

• Lead the deployment, adoption, and continuous optimization of global HR digital solutions (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, and future platforms) across the region.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of HR technology initiatives, from business case to post go-live optimization.
• Act as regional process owner, ensuring alignment between global standards and local legal and business needs (TR, RU, KZ).

Process Excellence & Governance

• Drive process harmonization and simplification across Employee Services, balancing standardization with local requirements.
• Establish and maintain strong HR data governance, ensuring data quality, control, and accuracy.
• Define and monitor KPIs, service performance metrics, and continuous improvement actions.

People Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and develop a cross-country team of HR Technology & Process specialists.
• Build capabilities in project management, system expertise, analytics, and stakeholder management.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Stakeholder & Change Management

• Act as the main point of contact for HR Technology and Reporting within the region.
• Partner with Global ES, IT, and HR to influence solution roadmaps and represent regional needs.
• Lead change management initiatives, ensuring effective communication, training, and adoption across diverse teams.

Reporting, Analytics & Insights

• Own regional and global HR reporting, dashboards, and analytics.
• Translate data into actionable insights to support leadership decision-making and workforce strategy.
• Ensure consistency, reliability, and compliance of HR data across systems and countries.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field
• Master’s degree is considered a plus

Professional Experience

• Minimum 8 years of experience in HR Technology, HRIS, Shared Services, or HR Transformation
• Solid understanding of Payroll and core HR Administration processes
• Proven track record in leading regional or multi-country HR technology initiatives
• Experience in people management, ideally leading geographically dispersed teams
• Strong hands-on and leadership experience with:
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • ServiceNow

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic and operational mindset, with the ability to translate vision into execution
• Solid project and program management capabilities
• Advanced stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Comfortable working in complex, fast-paced, and evolving environments
• Ability to balance global standards with local business and legal requirements

Languages

• Fluent English (written and spoken) is mandatory
• Turkish and/or Russian is a strong advantage

What We Offer

• A high-visibility regional leadership role within a multinational environment
• End-to-end ownership of impactful HR digital and transformation initiatives
• Opportunity to shape the future of Employee Services across multiple countries
• Continuous learning, development, and career growth opportunities
• A culture that values diversity, inclusion, innovation, and entrepreneurship

Being a Danoner means that you create your own working experience.

• You could design your own way of working with our hybrid working model.
• Our head office is in Ataşehir.
• You could decide your daily 8-hours of working period within our flexible-working hours practice.
• We know that you will have home expenses during home office days. So, Danone supports you for your expenses with an allowance as well!
• Summers are flexible here! You could work fully remote for 4 weeks during July and August.
• We also enjoy Fridays during summer period between July and August by finishing our works by 15:00 and enjoy the rest of the day and starting the weekend earlier.
• Danone offers various types of leave days to support Danoners’ work-life balance and well-being. We have a wide variety of leave types, such as in your first year 5 days of "Im New in Danone Leave"; 1 day of "My Future is Good Leave" for our social responsibility activities. These options cater to different aspects of employees' lives and needs, reflecting the company's commitment to not only professional growth but also personal and social responsibilities.

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all implementations* by fostering an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home.

All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, disability.

Working with us is about being able to do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you.

Working here, you’ll need to enjoy a fast-paced environment, a little complexity and challenging tasks but it is packed with opportunities. You will work for some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Activia, Danone, Danino, Danette, Aptamil, Bebelac, Hayat, and Sırma, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.
 

Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

At Danone Türkiye, inspired by our B Corp journey, we continuously challenge ourselves to improve and measure our social and environmental impact. 

This journey inspires us to constantly challenge ourselves, measure what truly matters, and create long-term value — not just for our business, but for our people, partners, communities, and future generations.
If you’re looking to grow your career with purpose, you’re in the right place.

What we offer

This is a visible position within the company, we offer opportunities where you can grow your expertise and have an end-to-end responsibility to drive "change" & "growth”. You will have a chance to experience 360 ways of working with multiple stakeholders. We develop talents and growth potential to enable strong career development for our employees.

At Danone Türkiye, we do not aim to be the best company in the world, but better for the world.
That’s why, inspired by our B Corp journey, we continuously challenge ourselves to improve and measure our social and environmental impact.
Through this journey, we strive to create long-term value for our employees, partners, communities, and future generations.

What’s next?

Visit our website www.danone.com to discover more about us and to find out how you could be part of it all!

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