People manager

We are always on the lookout for a talent with a growth mindset – are you ready to jump onboard?

Wärtsilä is leading the maritime industry’s transformation towards a decarbonised and sustainable future. We at Wärtsilä Marine are proud to offer our customers the world’s widest network of maritime expertise with the help of various simulated training environments.

We want to change the course towards an interconnected and cleaner maritime future and are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies with smart technology - together.

Sim RT (Simulation Release Train) as a part of Voyage Services (VS) develops digital products for different type of marine training. Portfolio consists of Navigational simulator, Marine engineering simulator, GMDSS simulator, Cloud services. In addition to training our products are used for port studies and incidents at sea investigations. The organization is dedicated to increase the value for customers during the lifecycle of their assets.

VS is a very flat development organization promoting self-managed teams. As People Manager, your primary task is to support the development organization with all people related matters. You will act as line manager and primary interface between teams, Wärtsilä corporate environment, and external entities in Serbia, such as recruiting agencies and academia.

You are someone who genuinely likes to support people to develop and grow. As a person you do not see hierarchies and recognize the value of teams.

The location for this permanent role is in Belgrade. The position reports to the Head of Engineering of Simulation Release Train.

Your main responsibilities

· Act as line manager for self-managed teams

· Act as interface towards Wärtsilä corporate for people related requirements

· Support self-managed teams in all people related matters such as recruitment, performance review, targets setting, compensation, rewarding, etc.

· Develop and execute all practices needed to enable self-managed teams in a corporate environment, such as succession planning, continuous education through trainings, talent management, budgeting, etc.

· Identify, liaise, and manage local external recruitment and training agencies

· Network with local academia to promote trainee, thesis work, and PhD programs

Qualifications

· Degree in human resources, psychology, or other people development relevant studies, but having engineering background wouldn’t hurt

· Track record in resource management or line manager positions, preferably in a corporate setting hosting software development organization with self-managed teams

· Experience in procurement, negotiation, and management of recruitment services vendors

· Experience with software development organizations based on agile principles, primarily knowing the software development job market with its recruitment and retention practices

· Integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-motivated to help others to succeed

· Strong drive, people management, influencing, and communication skills also at C-level

· Fluency in English is a must

Contact & next steps

If this sounds like the right opportunity, we hope to hear from you soon and look forward to receiving your job application through our internal careers portal.

Are you still wondering if you should apply and would like to get something clarified? Please reach out to Anatoly Shapovalov anatoly.shapovalov@wartsila.com with any questions related to this position.

Last application date: 30/06/2025 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

Please note that according to Wärtsilä policy, voluntary consent for a security check may be required from candidates being considered for this position, depending on the applicable country.

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