Job DescriptionAs our HR Manager for our sites in Hanover and Chemnitz (around 50 employees), you will play a key role in managing independently the entire employee life cycle, ensuring that our teams receive best-in-class support and guidance, while championing and implementing our global People strategy at the local level. You will also closely work with our HR Manager in Berlin to ensure a strong alignment in all HR related matters in Germany.
To thrive in this role, you should bring proven business acumen, professionalism in handling sensitive matters, and a strong employee-experience mindset. You are proactive, solution-oriented, and willing to work independently.
Our international People Team is distributed across different countries in EMEA, AMEC and APAC. We pride ourselves on fostering strong team and cross-site collaboration. If you’re eager to make a meaningful impact in a global and dynamic environment and are driven by employee experience, HR Management and continuous improvement, please don’t wait any longer and apply!
The role can be located in Hanover or in Chemnitz.
Your Responsibilities
1. You partner with employees and managers across the full employee life cycle, providing hands-on guidance on all HR matters
2. You own local HR operations including payroll, benefits, and HR budget management in close collaboration with Finance and external partners
3. You implement and continuously improve local People policies, processes, and initiatives while ensuring excellent data quality
4. You lead local recruiting activities and build strong partnerships with universities, agencies, and other hiring channels
5. You drive employee engagement locally by coordinating training, team events, and site initiatives
6. You act as a role model for our values and leadership behaviors
Your Skills and Experience
7. You demonstrate experience in HR operations (payroll, data management and data quality, recruitment, labor law), talent management (Performance, Development, Compensation), and are confident with HR systems and Excel
8. You have strong German labor law knowledge
9. You have an independent and reliable way of working, with strong empathy and active listening skills
10. You keep up to date with HR management trends and don't hesitate to share ideas, implement, fail sometimes, and improve
11. You speak fluently English and German (both working languages)
12. You have a valid work permit for Germany
What are your perks?
13. A multicultural and international company with over 60 different nationalities
14. Project-based activities working with colleagues distributed across the globe
15. An entrepreneurial environment and the possibility to scale-up processes and efficiencies
16. Hybrid working model & flexible working hours
17. A strong learning environment and regular career discussions
18. Company Performance Bonus
19. Company grants for ticket subscription for public transport
20. Company’s pension scheme (100% company contribution)
21. … And discover even more by talking with us!