Human Resources

What we do

We work to balance operational and strategic HR objectives across the business and across the world. The global strategy always comes first, and the primary focus of our HR professionals is Talent Development. We aim to ensure that our global pipeline of high calibre, internationally mobile people are well placed and well prepared to deliver for the business long-term.

Finding people of the right quality is no easy task, and so graduate recruitment is a high priority for HR in most markets. Once people are on-board, we share the responsibility for growing their careers through training, development and succession planning. We’re the drivers of Reckitt Benckiser’s engaging and distinctive culture and so we need to lead through high impact behaviours. Finally, we also represent the interests of our people - making sure everyone enjoys fair treatment at every level of the business.

How we do it

Our global HR leadership team is the strategic centre of HR. This team is made up of functional and specialist directors who set the overall mission and direction for the long-term. The local HR teams are based across the globe - they are responsible for delivering the global strategy whilst managing the local needs of a country.

Throughout the company HR is seen as a ‘business enabler’. What exactly does this mean? Put simply, it means that we deliver the business strategy through HR. After all, the real issues affecting a business are often linked to its people, so there is no room to separate HR from the core business. If you’re looking for ‘HR as usual’ you won’t find it here.

Challenges we face

We thrive on challenge, and the HR challenges come from every angle. In the global War for Talent, attracting and retaining the highest calibre of talent becomes evermore difficult. Other challenges include maintaining and managing the global mobility of our people; changing legislation; and integrating new cultures into the business after an acquisition.

We also continually look for new ways to secure high employee engagement, including activities outside work (like our trek to India on behalf of Save the Children in 2008). On a daily basis, we work pro-actively with the business to anticipate problems rather than react to them. We challenge the traditional HR approach of simply implementing policies, and tirelessly focus on the balance between the business and the individuals who make it work.

What you’ll need

The most important traits you can bring us are commercial acumen, ability, and a desire to influence leaders. You’ll need to engage everyone from factory operators to finance directors, so creativity and an ability to put across your point based on logical reasoning are vital. Crucially however, your keen business sense will be balanced with a firm grasp of ‘the right thing to do.’

Could you fit the profile? Take a look at a typical career path