Senior HRBP Germany

IFF is a global leader in flavors fragrances foodingredientsand health & biosciences wedeliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.

People & Culture: Fostering a purpose-driven inclusive culture where talent thrives leadershipgrowsand every employee is empowered tomake joy.

As Senior HRBP Germany you will serve as the primary HR partner for business leaders across Germany providing strategic advice and guidance on people organizational and labor-related matters. You will also oversee the delivery of local HR operations across the full employee lifecycle ensuring a consistent compliant and high-quality employee experience while partnering closely with COEs and shared services teams.

Where You Will Make an Impact

Service Delivery & Operational Excellence

• Own the delivery and quality of People Services across the full employee lifecycle (hire-to-retire) at country / cluster level ensuring a seamless employee experience.

• Ensure complianttimely andaccurateexecution of HR operational processes in line with local labor law regulatory requirements and global HR standards.

• Execute global COE cycles locally (Talent Management Learning Compensation and Talent Acquisition); ensure readiness and on-time delivery.

• Act as the primary owner of local People Services outcomes including onboarding employee data integrity employeerelationscase management life-cycle events and offboarding.

• Drive stabilization standardization and continuous improvement of local HR processes.

• Own the local employee and manager experience for enterprise HR programs; ensure communications readiness and adoption.

• Monitor performance data quality and SLAs;identifyroot causes and implement corrective actions in partnership with Shared Services and overall HR function areas.

• Ensureaccurateand consistent use of HR systems working closely with Payroll and HR Shared Services. Provide visibility of relevant HR metrics and KPIs (SLA data quality Tier 2 responsiveness).

• Lead andoperatein close collaboration with HR Shared Service Center and COEs ensuring alignment of decisionsefficiencyand adoption of the HR operating model.

Employee Relations

• Advise leaders on employee relations matters performance concerns and conduct issues ensuring consistency with HR policies and local requirements.

• Apply sound judgment to assess complexity and risk escalating cases appropriately to People Services Regional Leadership Legal among other stakeholders.

• Conduct or partner with colleagues on investigations and formal disciplinary actions.

• Reinforce fair consistent and transparent application of HR policies by contributing to crisis mgmt. and risk mitigation at local level.

• Provide localperspectiveto regional or global initiativesimpactingthe country. Protect global standards; route exceptions following governance guidelines.

What Makes You the Right Fit

• 10 years of progressive HR experience in complex regulatory environments.

• Proven background in HR operations employee relations and HR Services delivery.

• Proven COE partnership:translateglobal design into local execution and adoption.

• Strong HR systems/process discipline (data quality controls andchangeadoption).

• Handsonexperience transitioning oroperatingwithin a Shared Services HR model.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end HR processes and critical labor environments.

How Would You Stand Out

• Strong operational leadership mindset combined with the ability to influence and manage stakeholders without direct authority across a matrixed HR organization.

• Excellent judgment and decision making within defined governance frameworks.

• Data driven approach to service quality experience and continuous improvement.

• Credible advisor to senior leaders with the confidence to challenge constructively.

• Fluent in German and English isadditionallanguages a strong advantage.

• Availability to regular travel withincountry.

We are a global leader in taste scent and nutrition offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity national origin race age sex or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion gender identity & expression sexual orientation or disability.

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