General Manager People & Organization Management & General Affairs (All genders welcome) - #2742881

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General Manager People & Organization Management & General Affairs (All genders welcome) at the Kia Europe Headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Job Mission

The role is accountable for leading, shaping, and governing the People & Organization and General Affairs agenda at Regional Headquarters level, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy, regional priorities, and regional frameworks.

Leads a significant function with a medium‑term (1–3 year) planning horizon, translating strategy into clear priorities, structures, and execution plans while ensuring strong governance and risk awareness.

Role description : 

• Facilitates, leads and manages a significant department. Determines and translates the departmental/functional direction into a clear business plan 
• Determines and communicates what the department will deliver. Looks 1 to 3 years ahead 
• Leads and coaches a function or a group of teams 
• Manages, provides a strong business vision and determines an appropriate structure 
• Adapts leadership style to overcome and remove barriers to change and growth 
  
  

Main Responsibilities/Tasks: 

The following are main tasks and main responsibilities, but not limited. 

 

People & Organization (P&O) – RHQ Scope

• Accountable as Head of P&O for the RHQ population, covering employees based in the Frankfurt office only.
• Lead and manage all local P&O responsibilities for RHQ, ensuring a high‑quality employee experience, compliance, and operational excellence.
• Serve as trusted advisor to RHQ leadership on people‑related matters, risks, and organizational decisions.
• Lead, coach, and develop a P&O team of 6, fostering high performance, collaboration, and professional development.
• Member of the Regional P&O Management Team, contributing to and co‑driving selected pan‑European P&O strategic projects and core processes, including (but not limited to):
• succession planning and talent reviews
• strategic workforce planning
• sourcing and talent acquisition governance
• selected regional P&O initiatives as mandated
• Act as Country P&O Manager for a number of smaller European subsidiaries, ensuring:
• application of Group and regional P&O frameworks
• local compliance and governance
• effective coordination with local management and RHQ
• Ensure consistent application of Group policies, regional standards, and governance requirements across all areas of responsibility.
  
  

General Affairs (GA) – RHQ Scope

• Hold overall accountability for General Affairs at RHQ, with responsibility for ensuring a professional, efficient, and high‑quality and sustainable office environment in Frankfurt.
• Lead and manage the GA team of 4, covering:
• facilities and workplace management
• office services and administration
• fleet management, including the company car fleet
• safety, security, and operational readiness
• Ensure a great office experience that supports collaboration, productivity, and employee wellbeing.
• Govern and monitor key external service providers, including (but not limited to):
• Hyundai Engineering
• Sodexo
• other facility‑and service‑related vendors
• Ensure strong vendor governance, cost discipline, service quality, and contractual compliance.
• Act as RHQ owner for GA‑related projects, continuous improvement initiatives, and infrastructure topics.
  
  

Education & Experience: 

• Fluent in English (written and spoken), suitable languages advantageous 
• International background and mindset fitting to diverse management roles in a global company, ideally internationally mobile 
• For roles in RHQ, subsidiary experience in advantageous  
• For roles in subsidiaries, RHQ experience is advantageous 
  
  

Competencies

• Care for people: Involve My team recognizes that I care about enabling everyone to be themselves at work to create better outcomes for all  
• Move further, together: Motivate  My team appreciates that I create a safe team atmosphere where we work together across teams, debate ideas and inspire each other to progress 
• Empower people to act:  Encourage autonomy My team values that I trust and empower them to work autonomously to be accountable for our commitments 
• Dare to push boundaries: Stimulate creativity My team sees me as a coaching manager who inspires them to be creative, while I support taking calculated risks to find bold solutions 
• Chase excellence, every day: Facilitate change My team recognizes that I coach them to think big and seek customer feedback to adapt quickly to exceed customer expectations 
• Our 7 European Key Success Factors: Optimism, flexibility, ambition, creativity, dynamism, patience, resilience. 
  
  

Who are we?

At Kia, we are a global mobility brand with more than 75 years of experience. Since our founding in 1944, we have grown from manufacturing bicycles, motorcycles and cars to becoming a provider of mobility solutions, always guided by the changing needs of our customers.

Today, we continue to expand our portfolio of electrified and battery electric vehicles while developing new mobility services. Guided by our brand slogan, Movement that Inspires, we are exploring new ways to make mobility more convenient and relevant for people’s everyday lives. Through continuous innovation and a customer-centric approach, we aim to create products and services that inspire new possibilities and meaningful connections.

As the European sales and manufacturing arm of Kia Corporation, we support 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus from our headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Together, we are more than 5,500 colleagues, including around 3,500 team members at our manufacturing facility in Žilina, Slovakia.

At our European headquarters, more than 50 nationalities work side by side, bringing different perspectives, experiences and ideas. This diversity is one of our strengths and contributes to the way we work, learn, and grow together. Every day brings opportunities to collaborate, develop new skills, and contribute to our shared success.

If you are looking for an environment where curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning are valued, we would love to hear from you. Join us and be part of the movement that inspires.

Should You Still Have Doubts, We Also Offer

• A vibrant international atmosphere where our workforce represents 50+ nations.
• Playing a pivotal role in shaping Kia's culture in Europe, actively contributing to its development.
• Exploring new solutions, where your creative input matters significantly.
• Enjoying a competitive compensation package, including a Job ticket, consistent on-the-job training, a complimentary staff restaurant, and engaging company events.
  
  

If you’re interested to become part of our Kia team, please apply via our online portal. We are looking forward to getting to know you.