Alfasigma is a privately held global healthcare company founded over 75 years ago in Italy, where it remains headquartered today in Bologna and Milan. The Group operates in over 100 markets spanning Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa.
Over three years ago, we embarked on a transformative journey to become a truly global innovative healthcare company with a leading focus on Gastrointestinal (GI) health. We have experienced remarkable growth, nearly doubled our revenues, expanding geographically, and integrating several key acquisitions. We have also evolved our portfolio, expanded into rare and specialty segments, and strengthened our pipeline and people's capabilities.
But our journey is far from complete! In fact, this is just the beginning of a bold new chapter in Alfasigma's history. We are committed to advancing innovation and leveraging our deep expertise to provide better health and a better quality of life for patients and consumers worldwide and expand our reach across diverse markets.
Scope of the role
The HR Site Manager – Milan and Bologna acts as a strategic business partner for key enabling functions and local leadership teams, ensuring end-to-end HR support across the employee lifecycle.
The role drives organizational effectiveness, supports business decision-making, and contributes to transformation initiatives through strong HR governance, people strategies, and employee engagement.
The position requires the ability to operate in a multi-site environment, partnering with leaders and translating business priorities into effective people actions, ensuring alignment with Alfasigma’s culture, growth strategy, and transformation journey.
Your role
HR Business Partnering & Strategy:
- Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, supporting organizational design, workforce planning, and talent decisions
- Provide guidance on complex people topics, ensuring alignment with business strategy and HR priorities
- Contribute to the execution of transformation initiatives at site level
HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle:
- Manage the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, development, performance management, and offboarding
- Ensure effective coordination of HR administrative processes and high-quality service delivery
- Guarantee consistency and compliance across both Milan and Bologna sites
Labor Relations & Compliance:
- Manage labor relations at site level in compliance with Italian labor law and company policies
- Provide clear guidance on key Italian labor institutes (e.g., 13th/14th salary, holidays, leaves), including to international stakeholders
- Support audits and ensure strong governance and risk mitigation
Change Management & Employee Engagement:
- Act as a local change agent supporting organizational transformation and evolution
- Partner with leaders to translate strategic priorities into clear communication and actions for employees
- Support employee engagement initiatives, including culture, employee survey, EVP and talent priorities
- Promote feedback loops and gather insights to improve engagement and organizational effectiveness
Cross-functional Collaboration:
- Work closely with Finance and Legal to ensure compliance, cost control, and effective decision-making
- Support business understanding of priorities by translating complex topics into clear and actionable insights
- Talent Development & Organizational Capability:
- Develop and implement training and development initiatives aligned with business needs
- Support talent management, succession planning, and capability building
- Develop and implement Italian Graduate and Internship Programs
- Strengthen leadership effectiveness and people management practices
Leadership & Culture:
- Enable leaders to effectively engage and communicate with their teams
- Reinforce Alfasigma culture and values, promoting high-performance teams and accountability
- Act as a role model for collaboration, engagement, and continuous improvement
Process Excellence & Lean Thinking:
- Apply Lean Thinking principles to optimize HR processes and eliminate inefficiencies
- Continuously improving HR service delivery and employee experience
Who you are
- 10 plus years of change and transformation HR experience with a strong track record of developing and executing at a local level across diverse audiences
- Strategic thinker and hands-on doer, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills at all levels with the gravitas and confidence to build trusted long-term relationships quickly
- Experience managing internal and external relationships with Works Council.
- Solid knowledge of labor relations and compliance
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, making timely decisions with strong attention to detail
- Desire to continuously learn, demonstrate agility, flexibility and growth mindset
- Strong business acumen and understanding of how HR and people engagement support business objectives and drives performance
- Proactively champions new, innovative, and creative approaches that drive effectiveness, including technology solutions
- Strong written and verbal skills with good working English
Compensation range: 80.000€ - 100.000€
The compensation range indicated in this job posting represents an estimated average range for the position. The final remuneration will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications, in accordance with applicable EU pay transparency and pay equity requirements
Why Join Alfasigma:
At Alfasigma, we foster a culture where the courage to innovate is key to our success.
We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and extensive opportunities for professional growth and development.
Our commitment to people and patients is at the heart of everything we do. We value diversity and welcome individuals with unique perspectives and experiences. We believe that open-mindedness, collaboration, and a shared passion for innovation are essential to achieving meaningful progress.
Join Alfasigma and become part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to shaping the future of the pharmaceutical industry.
