Jens Heidenreich

Senior People Business Partner with a strong track record of advising senior leaders, shaping organizational strategy, and driving transformation in complex, global environments. I align people priorities with business goals through strategic workforce planning, organizational design, leadership coaching, and data-driven talent decisions. In parallel, I serve as the focal point for Total Rewards within Yara Industrial Solutions, ensuring consistent and competitive compensation and benefits practices, and overseeing the annual global compensation cycle. My work strengthens leadership effectiveness, supports change initiatives, and contributes to building a transparent, engaging, and high-performing organizational culture.

Led the global Total Rewards agenda for Yara Industrial Solutions, ensuring competitive, equitable, and consistent reward practices across regions. Oversaw compensation cycles, policy governance, and harmonization with corporate frameworks. Also served as Strategic HR Business Partner to selected business units, supporting leaders on organizational design, performance, succession, and talent decisions to strengthen overall People & Culture impact.

Led the People & Culture agenda for Germany and Austria, partnering closely with the regional leadership team to navigate a complex, matrix-driven environment. Managed a 15-person People team and acted as a strategic advisor, coach, and mentor to managers and leaders across the region. Oversaw all People operations for 1,100 employees, addressing organizational challenges, supporting change initiatives, and ensuring a consistent and compliant People experience. Also contributed to broader transformation efforts, including leading HR workstreams and strengthening engagement across the organization.

Progressed through a series of senior HR and People & Culture roles across Europe and global business units, ultimately serving as HR Director for the European region (1,100 employees). Partnered closely with senior leadership teams to shape and execute people strategies in areas such as organizational design, leadership development, talent management, workforce planning, and cultural transformation. As HR Director Europe, provided strategic counsel to the regional leadership team, led a distributed HR team across several countries, and drove key organizational change initiatives, including restructurings, site consolidations, and leadership transitions. Earlier roles included global HR Business Partner responsibilities, strategic HR enablement for new business segments, and leading compensation & benefits processes across the EMEA region. Consistently acted as a trusted advisor to executives and managers, strengthened People & Culture processes, and contributed to building a more transparent, consistent, and future-oriented HR framework across Europe and beyond.

Progressed from regional HR Manager to Head of HR for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, partnering with local and regional leadership teams across multiple business units. Led the development and execution of People & Culture strategies covering organizational design, performance, talent development, and employee relations across the three countries. Oversaw a small HR team and acted as the primary strategic advisor to the regional management team, ensuring effective HR delivery, compliance, and alignment with global People priorities. Drove key transformation and integration initiatives, supported leaders in navigating change, and strengthened HR processes and governance in a complex, matrix-driven environment.

Led the Recruiting & Development function in Germany, managing a small team and the apprenticeship program while overseeing all end-to-end hiring activities. Designed and executed recruitment strategies, strengthened sourcing channels, and partnered with leaders to secure talent efficiently. Expanded the role to include Talent Management and Learning & Development, driving capability-building initiatives and supporting managers in developing their teams and shaping a strong employee experience.

Progressed from providing reliable day-to-day People support to partnering with leaders across core HR processes. Built the operational foundation for HR services through accurate administration, onboarding coordination, and time & attendance management, before taking on broader responsibilities in development, performance, recruitment, compensation, and employee relations. Supported managers and teams with practical, people-focused guidance and contributed to strengthening HR processes in a dynamic, matrix-driven environment.