in a diversified holding company UDS group
UDS group, a diversified Russian holding company, is looking for an HR Director and Organizational Development Specialist.
UDS Group is a diversified Russian holding company represented in 16 regions of Russia. The company has 4 key business lines: construction, oil and gold extraction, and a new HoReCa segment. +3,000 employees.
Responsibilities:
- Implementation of HR strategy
- Development of HR Shared Service Center, scaling of centralized HR processes to improve speed and quality of service
- Digitalization, integration, and refinement of existing corporate systems (1C, Bitrix24) – creation of a transparent platform for planning, assessment, and talent pool management.
- Support and development of middle managers, fostering an environment where they act as active entrepreneurs responsible for results
- Ensuring 100% succession planning for key positions, building clear career paths, and focused training of the talent pool
- Increasing the transparency of HR policies: ensuring that every employee clearly understands their opportunities, the rules of the game, and their area of responsibility
- Strengthening the culture of efficiency, innovation, and collaboration through practical HR initiatives
- Managing the company's reputation and implementing an annual media plan that promotes the HR strategy
Requirements:
- Experience in leading the HR function in companies of a similar sector (mining, construction, large-scale manufacturing) with a staff of 2,000+ employees.
- Proven experience in optimizing, developing, and digitalizing existing HR systems (process centralization, automation based on 1C, Bitrix24, or similar).
- Skill in careful change management: ability to implement improvements while managing resistance and without disrupting current business operational stability.
- Experience in personnel management in geographically distributed structures (branch networks, remote production facilities).
- Skill in implementing a product-oriented approach in HR (focus on the internal client, simplicity, and convenience of processes).
- Experience working in diversified holdings (multiple business lines) will be an advantage.
- Experience in actively building relationships with the owner in a highly autonomous environment.
- Readiness for relocation.
Conditions:
- Scale and opportunity to elevate the HR system to a new standard of quality.
- Freedom in decision-making with full accountability for results.
- Cross-industry experience (“a year feels like three”).
- Stability. diversified business, extensive geography, financial stability.
- Relocation support, relocation package.
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter answering two questions:
- The most significant case of HR process optimization/development in a large company (what was the situation, what changed, what measurable result was achieved)
- Expected salary level
