HR Leadership Gateway

Calling tomorrow’s HR leaders
As we transform into a truly market-driven company, we are further strengthening our HR talent pipeline. Can you imagine yourself steering our HR activities? Our HR Leadership Gateway (CLG) is a Philips-wide program designed to match your talent and ambitions with excellent global career opportunities.
 
Take the lead
If you are an ambitious HR professional with a Master’s Degree and eight to ten years’ experience in strategic and/or operational HR, you could be the person we need to drive our 'growth through innovation' strategy forward. We will assess your suitability during an application process that culminates in a 1½-day assessment at which you will get the opportunity to learn a great deal more about Philips through presentations and interaction with our Sector CHROs and senior management team members. 

The development program
Once you have been accepted, you will be placed in a highly responsible HR position in one of our sectors. After two to three years, you will move up the ladder to even more rewarding international positions in HR.

The fast track to the top
At the same time you will benefit from a two-year program of individual coaching from top HR Executives within Philips, plus extensive skills and career development training in our ‘Top Potentials’ program. Through presentations and informal get-togethers, you will have access to Philips’ Board of Management, right up to CEO level. By participating in our ‘One Philips’ projects, you will be given a real opportunity to influence the future of our company and the way we do things.

Are you one of our future HR leaders?
Our HR leaders play a significant role in driving business performance, strengthening the capabilities of both people and the organization. And they help create cultural change. All of this needs a high level of business acumen and functional expertise.

To be successful in the Human Resources Leadership Gateway, you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Leadership qualities: ability to deliver results by motivating and inspiring those around you
• Business knowledge: understanding of global business environments and of what drives revenues
• Strategic excellence: capability to translate business requirements into effective HR strategies
• At least eight years of working experience, of which at least four years in HR, and of business partner roles in operational as well as strategic HRM in multinational environments
• Interpersonal expertise: active involvement in managing people and projects
• Fluency in English and preferably other languages, and ideally international experience

It’s important that you have a proven track record in one or more of the following areas:

• Design, completion and implementation of effective HR strategies and plans;
• Identification and implementation of new initiatives to create added value to the business;
• Completion of organizational change process such as company reorganization, organizational development, company takeover and restructuring processes;
• Planning and achievement of increases in organizational capabilities.

Diversity and inclusion mean a lot to us at Philips, so we welcome applications from geographically mobile people who excel in a highly dynamic, international multi-disciplinary business environment.

At this moment no HR Leadership Gateways are scheduled for 2009. Please check our Leadership roles in Human Resource and apply for a challenging career with Philips.