About this role
Overview
We are looking for a motivated and collaborative Senior HR Advisor to join our team in Istanbul on a permanent basis.
As a Senior HR Advisor, you will provide comprehensive HR advisory support across the employee lifecycle. You will be responsible for ensuring that people-related processes and initiatives are delivered in line with the company's global HR practices while maintaining full compliance with local employment legislation and regulations, including:
- Turkish Labor Law No. 4857
- Social Security regulations (SGK)
- Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331
- Turkish tax regulations
Working closely with business leaders and HR colleagues across multiple geographies, you will play a key role in delivering a consistent and positive employee experience while supporting the implementation of our people strategy.
What will you be doing?
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Employee Relations & Advisory
- Act as the first point of contact for managers and employees in Türkiye on employee relations issues.
- Provide guidance on labour law compliance, grievance, disciplinary, absence, hybrid working, and family leave cases, escalating complex cases to the HR Business Partner.
Payroll, Compliance & Rewards
- Support regular and shadow payroll processes, working with global payroll teams to ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with reward policies.
- Ensure timely and accurate submissions of Withholding Tax (WHT) and Social Security (SA) declarations, in cooperation with Finance.
Recruitment & Talent Acquisition
- Support recruitment activities partnering with HRBP and global Talent Acquisition to deliver high-quality recruitment campaigns in Türkiye, using innovative and effective strategies.
- Ensure all recruitment and selection processes reflect our global values, diversity, and inclusion standards while meeting local compliance requirements.
Performance, Compensation & Workforce Planning
- Support the global performance management cycle, annual salary review, and talent calibration processes locally.
- Support local workforce analytics and reports activities (headcount, payroll costs, absence trends) to local leadership and regional HR teams when needed.
Learning, Development & Engagement
- Support and collaborate with the Learning & Development Team and local managers to deliver training on labour law, project dynamics, OHSE awareness etc.
- Champions a culture of learning, wellbeing, and employee engagement, ensuring alignment with the People initiatives.
HR Operations & Process Excellence
- Partner with the Employee Services to ensure timely issuance of employment documentation and compliance with local law.
- Contributes to the standardization and digitalization of HR processes, in line with global HR transformation initiatives.
What experience would we like you to have?
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 6–8 years of progressive HR experience, preferably within international or oil & gas/energy companies.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Turkish labour law, OHSE regulations, tax compliance, and HR best practices.
- Direct experience with SAP HR modules and SuccessFactors (Employee Central, Recruiting, etc. modules).
- Solid knowledge and practical experience with payroll processes in Türkiye, including shadow payroll, WHT, and SA declarations.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Ability to work on your own and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy, global environment.
- Fluency in English and Turkish is must (oral and written).
We Welcome Applications from People with Disabilities
As per Turkish Labor Law and our inclusive hiring policy, we:
- Run a fair and accessible recruitment process.
- Announce all vacancies transparently and equally.
- Interview candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum qualifications.
- Make necessary workplace adjustments when needed.
- Support employees who acquire a disability during employment.
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