Summary
Reporting to the Global People Director, the Industrial People Senior Partner plays a strategic and hands-on role in supporting the Industrial organization within Gucci. Acting as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, the role drives the implementation of the People strategy across industrial functions, ensuring alignment with business objectives, brand values, and a culture of excellence, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.
Job Description
The role contributes to building a sustainable industrial workforce by fostering talent development, leadership capability, organizational effectiveness, and employee engagement in complex and high-performance environments.
Key Accountabilities
- Act as a strategic advisor to Industrial leaders on people, organizational, and leadership matters.
- Translate business strategy into effective HR and talent actions for industrial environments.
- Support organizational design, workforce planning, and change management initiatives in line with business evolution.
- Ensure a positive, inclusive, and constructive employee relations climate, addressing complex people matters in collaboration with legal and industrial relations stakeholders when required.
- Drive the implementation of end-to-end talent processes, including performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and development actions.
- Support leaders in managing performance issues, feedback, and people development in a consistent and fair way.
- Assess skill gaps and future capability needs within industrial functions.
- Support reskilling and upskilling initiatives aligned with innovation, transformation, and sustainability goals.
- Ensure consistent application of HR policies, processes, and tools in line with corporate standards.
- Leverage HR data and analytics to support decision-making and monitor key people indicators.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, ensuring efficiency, simplicity, and strong employee experience.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in law/economics/political science
- Proven background as HR Manager or Senior HR Business Partner with exposure to senior stakeholders.
- Significant experience in HR leadership roles within industrial, manufacturing, or operations environments, preferably in the luxury or fashion industry.
- Strong business acumen and ability to operate as a credible partner to senior leadership.
- Solid knowledge of HR best practices, labor law, and employee relations in an industrial context.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills.
- Ability to navigate complexity, ambiguity, and fast-paced environments.
- Hands-on, pragmatic, and people-oriented mindset, combined with strategic thinking.
- Fluency in English (other languages considered a plus).
Key challenges
- Supporting complex industrial organizations in transformation contexts.
- Managing diverse populations, including operational, technical, and managerial profiles.
- Balancing strategic vision with a strong operational and hands-on approach.
- Retaining critical skills and competencies in competitive industrial labor markets
Gucci is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs, and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.
Job Type
Regular
Start Date
2026-04-23
Schedule
Tempo pieno
Organization
Guccio Gucci S.p.A.