HR Manager Germany

HR Manager Germany

Youre the person the local management team turns to when the organisation needs to steady grow and get its people processes right. This role sits on the German management team and carries real ownership of the local people agenda while acting as the on-the-ground execution partner for Yokogawa Europes HR strategy.

As HR Manager you are the senior HR presence for our German entity a full member of the local management team and a trusted advisor to the Managing Director. You hold end-to-end responsibility for HR in Germany: from recruitment and compensation to employee relations performance management and works council engagement all delivered within the framework set by Yokogawa Europe. You operate in a matrix: a solid reporting line into our European HQ and a close dotted-line partnership with the German Managing practice this means balancing the delivery of global and European HR projects (currently the larger share of the role) with steadily growing local strategic ownership of the German people agenda as those projects mature. You lead a small established local HR team one HR Business Partner and two HR administrators plus front-desk staff and are the primary point of contact for the German Betriebsrat (works council) where trust discretion and steady negotiation matter as much as technical know-how.

• Serve as the HR member of the German management team advising on people strategy while also owning day-to-day HR execution

• Manage the full recruitment and selection cycle for German roles from sourcing through onboarding

• Administer compensation and benefits in line with German employment law internal policy and the local collective agreement framework

• Own employee relations end to end conflict resolution disciplinary processes and grievance handling

• Act as the primary management-side contact for the works council (Betriebsrat) including negotiations and works agreements

• Ensure full compliance with German employment law and internal governance requirements

• Lead performance management for the German entity including appraisals and development planning

• Translate and localise Yokogawa Europes HR projects and initiatives for the German organisation leading the local change management that comes with them

• Identify training needs and develop and roll out local training programmes

• Lead prioritise and develop the local HR team

• Foster a positive inclusive culture within a multicultural matrixed organisation
  

You have at least 5 years of progressive HR experience including a minimum of 2 years in a management or senior HR generalist role ideally within a multinational or matrix organisation. Youre comfortable holding your own with senior stakeholders and know how to translate group-level strategy into something that lands well locally. You bring strong current knowledge of German employment law and hands-on experience working with a Betriebsrat you know how to build trust with employee representatives while still protecting the businesss interests. Experience navigating a matrixed or multinational reporting structure is a strong plus; prior exposure to a Japanese or other Asian-parented company is a nice-to-have not a requirement though an appreciation that decision-making can move more deliberately in that kind of environment will serve you well here.

Youre fluent in German and English and comfortable using German for sensitive conversations where colleagues are more at ease in their first language. A degree in HR Business Administration or a related field is expected; an HR certification (e.g. SHRM-CP SHRM-SCP PHR SPHR) is a plus.

Above all youre a steady credible presence who can moderate between different stakeholders management employees and the works council and find workable agreements even on complex or sensitive topics.

• A genuine seat on the local management team with real ownership over the German people agenda

• A competitive market-benchmarked fixed salary (Germany management-team level)

• Flexible working with an in-office presence expectation of 34 days per week reflecting the visibility this role needs with employees managers and the works council

• The backing of a European HR network and Centre of Excellence plus exposure to European and global HR projects

• Development opportunities through internal programmes and cross-border collaboration

Ready to be the steady hand behind how our German team works grows and navigates change Apply now

Not just a job but a career

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