Location: Flexible within Europe – Vienna preferred
Reports to: Chief People Officer, Mondi Group
Team: 3 Workstream Leaders
Scope: 30+ countries | ~24,000 employees
Overall Role Summary
Mondi is embarking on a major global transformation to modernize, harmonize, and our People Operations landscape. The Global HR Transformation Leader will be responsible for designing and driving the end‑to‑end roadmapfor our payroll service delivery model, standardizing our core employee life‑cycle processes, and ensuring Mondi’s HR technology, operating model, and ways of working are efficient, scalable, and future‑proof. This role is pivotal in shaping Mondi’s global HR operating platform and will lead a multi‑year transformation touching all regions, functions, and business units.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead the Global Transformation Roadmap
Define and steer the global roadmap forour payroll service delivery modelacross 30+ countries, including vendor selection/optimization, operating model design, implementation planning, and risk mitigation.
Design the standardized global People Operations process architecture (hire‑to‑retire), ensuring consistency, scalability, and compliance while respecting Mondi’s decentralized business reality.
Build and maintain the integrated program plan, critical path, and key milestones across all workstreams success metrics, including service quality, cost efficiency, compliance, scalability, and employee/manager experience
Lead three core workstreams — Payroll, People Operations, HRIS — ensuring alignment, interdependencies, and execution discipline.
Establish and run program governance: steering committees, decision frameworks, action plans, documentation standards, and progress reporting.
Create a strong operating rhythm with senior stakeholders across HR, IT, Finance, and business units.
3. Change Management & Stakeholder Alignment
Drive the change management strategy, including communication, leadership alignment, workforce impact assessment, and local adoption support.
Act as a trusted partner to the business/functions and the HR community to ensure buy‑in, clarity, and smooth transition.
Work closely with internal communications to articulate the vision, progress, and expectations to executive audiences and employees.
Lead the engagement with global payroll outsourcing partners, HR technology providers, and external consultants.
Ensure vendors meet quality, timeline, data privacy, and delivery expectations.
Negotiate, manage, and monitor SLAs, KPIs, and governance structures.
5. HRIS & Process Digitalization
Oversee HR technology enablement in collaboration with HRIS and IT counterparts.
Drive automation, workflow design, data quality improvements, and system enhancements to support efficient People Operations.
Ensure process design and system configuration are tightly aligned and user‑centric.
Lead, coach, and develop the three workstream leaders to ensure strong execution capability.
Build a high‑performance transformation culture with strong accountability, clarity, and follow‑through.
Role‑model structured thinking, disciplined program management, and effective stakeholder management.
Qualifications & Experience
Must‑have
10+ years in large‑scale HR transformation roles within global organizations.
Proven experience leading multi‑country payroll outsourcing programs and/or global People Operations transformation s.
Deep understanding of HR processes, HR technology, and shared services/outsourcing models.
Strong program management capabilities, including governance, reporting, risk management, and interdependency coordination.
Exceptional ability to structure complexity, create clarity, and drive disciplined follow‑through.
Strong communication skills — able to brief executive teams, influence senior stakeholders, and simplify complex topics.
Demonstrated success in change management across diverse businesses and cultures.
Ability to work effectively in decentralized or matrixed environments.
Preferred
Experience with large multinational workforce footprints.
Prior leadership of cross‑functional global teams.
Expertise in HR systems (e.g., SAP SuccessFactors) or global payroll solutions.
Vendor management and outsourcing negotiation experience.
Personal Attributes
Clear, structured thinker who brings order, logic, and discipline to complex transformation s.
Pragmatic and solution‑oriented, able to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
Exceptional stakeholder manager who builds trust and credibility quickly.
Resilient, composed, and able to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities.
Strong follow‑through, ownership, and accountability mindset.
Collaborative leader who creates alignment across diverse business units and cultures.
A pivotal leadership role in a major global HR transformation impacting 24,000 employees.
Opportunity to shape the future global People Operations and Payroll landscape across 30+ countries.
Meaningful autonomy and influence at executive level, reporting directly to the Chief People Officer.
A highly international environment with flexible European location.
Learning & Development
Get in touch:
We strive to create a culture that inspires our people to reach their full potential. Going the extra mile – for colleagues and customers – our people drive our passion for performance and are the key ingredient of Mondi’s success. Be part of our future. Should you need further information, please contact Andrew Johnstone via email.
Do you want to know more about Mondi? We are a global leader in packaging and paper, contributing to a better world through innovative solutions that are sustainable by design. Our global team of 24,000 people works across 100 production sites in more than 30 countries.
Our strength lies in our diversity. We are dedicated to creating a team that reflects the diversity of the world we operate in. We encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups, including women, visible minorities, LGBTQI+ individuals, and people with disabilities. Even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications, we still want to hear from you. We believe in your potential and are committed to supporting you as you grow and learn at Mondi. If you need any accommodations during the recruitment process, please reach out to the contact person listed above.
Only CVs uploaded onto our online career platform will be taken into consideration. With your application, you will be redirected to our recruiting platform. After creating an account, you will receive an activation link. If you do not find the email in your inbox, please check your spam folder or add the address no-reply@mondigroup.com “safe list” or address book.
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