People Business Partner (mfd) Augsburg

Description

LOCATION:Augsburg Germany

THE ROLE:
The People Business Partner (PBP)(m/f/d) is a senior-level strategic advisor who partners closely with business leaders and employees across IGELs Innovation and Product Group (IPG). IPG includes Product Management Software and Linux Development IT and IT Security teams based in our Augsburg office in Germany.

This role is instrumental in shaping organisational effectiveness strengthening leadership capability and elevating the employee experience as IGEL continues to scale.

The role requires the confidence and credibility to influence senior technical leaders constructively challenge where needed and operate effectively within a highly skilled opinionated product and engineering environment.

ThePBP (m/f/d) will anticipate people-related needs provide both practical and strategic guidance and deliver solutions aligned with IGELs business objectives values and culture.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Partnership & Organizational Support
Partner with leaders to understand business goals and actively shape people strategies providing both support and constructive challenge to drive organizational effectiveness
Provide insight and guidance to business leaders on organizational design workforce planning and team scaling
Leverage data and insight including talent metrics engagement findings and trends to drive proactive decision-making

Employee Experience & Culture
Foster a positive inclusive and high-performing workplace culture across the Augsburg office and remote teams
Coach leaders on effective people leadership performance management engagement and difficult conversations
Address employee concerns with tact discretion and empathy ensuring alignment to IGEL values

Talent Management & Leadership Development
Work closely with the on-site People Manager in IPG to advise and coach leaders on performance management development planning succession and career progression
Support programs that strengthen leadership capability and employee development
Identify talent gaps align with managers and the Director People Operations on appropriate solutions

Employee Relations
Serve as a trusted advisor on complex employee relations issues ensuring fair consistent and legally compliant outcomes including situations involving senior leaders performance risk and organisational change
Lead or support investigations as needed maintaining clear documentation and communicating recommendations effectively

HR Operations & Compliance
Partner with People Operations to ensure smooth onboarding offboarding and core HR processes
Partner closely with the Senior Director HR Compliance on Works Council matters to ensure compliant pragmatic and business-aligned outcomes
Provide guidance to managers in line with German labour law
Support policy interpretation creation updating and communication

People Programs & Change Management
Implement or support the rollout of People Team initiatives including compensation cycles and performance feedback under the IGEL Continuous Development Process engagement surveys and organizational changes
Act as a change ambassador ensuring alignment communication and adoption throughout the business

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
Required
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or related fieldor equivalent work experience
8 years of progressive HR experience with at least 4 years serving as a business partner or generalist
Strong working knowledge of German employment law with demonstrated experience working with Works Councils in a pragmatic business-aligned manner
Demonstrated success coaching and influencing senior leaders including in technically complex or high-expectation environments
Exceptional interpersonal skills emotional intelligence and business acumen
Ability to work onsite in the Augsburg office on a regular schedule
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and German

Preferred
Highly proactive self-starter comfortable operating independently and managing priorities with minimal day-to-day supervision
Confident and credible when partnering with strong technically driven leaders
Pragmatic solutions-oriented mindset with sound judgement
Strong relationship-builder with the ability to influence without authority
Experience in the technology SaaS or high-growth environment
Experience partnering with global or distributed teams

Interested Apply now via our online applicant portal!

If you have any questions about the position or application process our Talent Acquisition Team is happy to assist.

Florian Hermann
IGEL Technology GmbH
Maria-Cunitz-Str. 7
28199 Bremen Germany
(49) 2000

Please note that we are unable to hire applicants residing in countries outside our legal entity countries. Please note that IGEL does not currently have a sponsorship license and is regrettably unable to offer sponsorship.

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