Human Resources Manager

Location:
Belgium HQ (La Louvière) – on-site presence required Contract: Full-time (Permanent) Department: Human Resources Reports to: Managing Director / executive leadership Seniority: Manager (10–15 years experience) Languages: English and French About the Dragone Group Dragone is a world-renowned creative company specialized in the creation, design, and production of immersive, large-scale live shows. Founded by Franco Dragone, former Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil, the Group has created iconic shows including A New Day for Celine Dion, Le Rêve in Las Vegas, The House of Dancing Water in Macao, and La Perle in Dubai. Based in Belgium, with activities and projects worldwide, Dragone combines artistic innovation with financial and operational excellence. Role Overview As Human Resources Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and continued development of the HR function at Dragone, supporting our employees, managers, and international project teams throughout the employee lifecycle. Based at our headquarters in La Louvière, you will ensure the effective management of Belgian employment matters while supporting a workforce that operates internationally across different countries, projects, and contractual arrangements. This is a hands-on role requiring a strong understanding of Belgian employment law and HR practices, combined with the ability to navigate international employment matters and different working relationships, including employees, freelancers, and independent contractors.

Key Responsibilities
• HR Management: Manage day-to-day HR activities across the organization and act as a primary point of contact for employees and managers on HR-related matters.
• Belgian Employment & Compliance: Ensure HR practices, employment contracts, policies, and procedures comply with Belgian employment and social legislation, working with external legal and payroll advisors where appropriate.
• International HR: Support employment and engagement matters involving team members working across different countries and jurisdictions, coordinating with local advisors when necessary.
• Employees & Independent Contractors: Support the appropriate engagement and administration of employees, freelancers, consultants, and independent contractors, taking into consideration the different contractual and compliance requirements applicable to each relationship.
• Recruitment & Talent Acquisition: Coordinate recruitment processes across corporate, creative, technical, and production functions, from defining requirements and sourcing candidates through interviews, offers, and onboarding.
• Contracts & HR Administration: Prepare and manage employment documentation, amendments, policies, personnel files, and other HR records, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and confidentiality.
• Payroll & Benefits Coordination: Coordinate with payroll providers and external partners to ensure accurate payroll administration and management of employee benefits, compensation changes, and related HR information.
• Onboarding & Offboarding: Manage employee and contractor onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring an organized and consistent experience and appropriate coordination across departments.
• Employee Relations: Support managers and employees on workplace matters, performance concerns, conflict resolution, disciplinary matters, and other employee relations topics with professionalism and discretion.
• Performance & Development: Support performance management, professional development, career progression, and leadership development initiatives across the organization.
• Policies & Processes: Develop, maintain, and improve HR policies, procedures, templates, and internal processes to support a consistent and professional HR framework.
• Compensation &

Benefits:
Support the review and administration of compensation and benefits programs, working with executive leadership, Finance, payroll providers, and external advisors as required.
• HR Reporting & Planning: Maintain reliable HR data and provide management with relevant reporting and insights relating to headcount, recruitment, compensation, workforce planning, and other key HR matters.
• Culture & Employee

Experience:
Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and inclusive working environment while supporting the unique needs of a multicultural, creative, and project-driven organization. Profile
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of progressive HR experience, ideally within an international or multicultural organization.
• Strong working knowledge of Belgian employment law, social legislation, and HR practices.
• Experience managing the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, contracts, onboarding, payroll coordination, benefits, performance management, employee relations, and offboarding.
• Experience working with international employment matters and cross-border teams.
• Good understanding of different working relationships, including employees, freelancers, consultants, and independent contractors, and the practical and compliance considerations associated with each.
• Experience working with Belgian payroll providers and external employment or legal advisors.
• Ability to interpret employment requirements and translate them into practical HR processes and guidance for managers.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to work with employees, managers, executive leadership, and external partners.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a small, hands-on team.
• Experience within entertainment, media, production, creative industries, or another international project-based environment is an asset.
• Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency with HR information systems, payroll platforms, and standard business tools.
• Based in Belgium and willing to work regularly from Dragone's La Louvière office.

What We Offer
• A key HR role within a world-renowned international Entertainment Company.
• The opportunity to support and develop the people function of a unique, creative, and internationally active organization.
• Exposure to a diverse workforce spanning corporate, creative, technical, and production functions.
• The opportunity to work on both Belgian and international HR matters across a variety of projects and contractual arrangements.
• Direct collaboration with the Managing Director, executive leadership, managers, and teams across the organization.
• A dynamic and multicultural work environment combining creativity, production, and international business.
• The opportunity to contribute to the continued development of Dragone's HR practices, culture, and employee experience.
• A competitive compensation package aligned with experience and responsibilities.