HR Business Partner in Germany

Assignment: Strategic consulting for managers

• Professional advice for managers in a defined business area on transformation and job grading topics
• Independent management of recruiting processes in close cooperation with the shared service organization to fill key vacancies
• Advising the HR team on finalizing and negotiating new works agreements and implementing sample guidelines (ERA Küste)
• Handling labor law matters such as consent replacement proceedings or disciplinary measures
• Advising on the standardization and improvement of HR processes

Tools: SuccessFactors, SAP/HR

Joined after an HR transformation (43% of staff were laid off) — built the new function from the ground up.

• Filled and fully onboarded 8 managers (from €85,000 p.a.) within 4 months
• Built recruiting pipelines, onboarding structures, and HR processes after the transformation
• End-to-end responsibility: job profiles · selection · contract negotiation · onboarding
• Managed all entry and exit processes as well as performance management

 HR project management for downsizing (40 employees)  Negotiation of works agreements, e.g. contractual wages, implementation of MTM, Flex@Work  Training and coaching of managers

• HR interim role as HR Business Partner for the Sales business unit with approx. 130 employees and 25 managers
• Collaboration with the works council
• Co-development of concepts for management onboarding and performance management

• HR consulting for the 'Digitization of the German Federal Financial Administration' project
• Conducting a project-based personnel requirements analysis
• Designing the introduction of agile project management & SCRUM in HR
• Recruiting for required positions

data management: importing historical data during system migrations (20–230 employees), Personio, Recruitee, Softgarden, etc.

• Advising and providing individual support to managers, HR partners, and employees in development, career, and change processes, including clarification of assignments and potential analysis
• Carrying out structured needs analyses and deriving suitable development and consulting measures for career orientation and professional growth
• Further developing development formats conceptually through quality assurance, networking stakeholders, and implementing practical HR and consulting tools
• Planning and running seminars, workshops, and learning formats in the training and professional development context
• Developing didactic concepts to support individual learning and development processes
• Advising, training, and supporting different target groups (trainees, students, employees, and managers) in their personal and professional development
• Designing and carrying out training and development measures with a focus on skills, career development, and professional prospects
• Developing innovative learning approaches in Learning & Development with a focus on sustainable skills development
• Supporting groups and individuals in development programs to encourage self-reflection, clarity of goals, and transfer into everyday work

• Overall strategic and operational HR responsibility for the sites in Bergkamen, Berlin and the Isle of Wight in the UK
• Improved efficiency of international HR projects and fostered collaboration among HR teams in the USA, Switzerland, Serbia and Germany
• Designed and implemented corporate benefits programs
• Conducted labor law training for managers
• Managed payroll outsourcing, including process harmonization and optimization of time management processes
• Maintained trusted cooperation with the works council and managers

• Building an international B2B placement network for HR service providers and end customers
• Analyzing and matching HR service providers and clients to improve recruiting and onboarding processes
• Developing strategic projects, business development, and network management
• Responsibility for customer acquisition, project management, and long-term partnerships

Coral Club is an international health and wellness company that offers nutritional supplements and health-focused products.

• Attracted on a targeted project to audit, restructure, and legally proof HR operations for Germany during a critical corporate transition.
• Led organizational redesign during distribution centre relocation, including workforce planning, role design and organizational structure optimization.
• Conducted HR compliance audit and redesigned HR documentation and people processes in line with German labour law.
• Analysed employee engagement data and translated insights into practical organizational improvement initiatives.

• timely payroll processing including all ancillary tasks
• time tracking and personnel administration
• point of contact for management, executives, works council, and employees as well as external clients, e.g., tax office, health insurance companies, etc.
• personnel controlling including account reconciliation
• operational and strategic HR work
• support management in budget planning
• monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB
• financial, accounts receivable and payable accounting
• tax pre-registrations
• liquidity and budget planning, forecasts
• statistics, analyses, and reporting
• employee support and advising management and executives on all labor, social, constitutional, and disciplinary issues
• optimization of cost center and cost unit accounting

• Advising on and handling questions related to payroll, the EU Pay Transparency Directive, terminations, warnings, maternity protection, parental leave, staff scheduling, and process improvements.

• Supporting and advising employees and managers.

• Preparing employment contracts, warnings, terminations, employee agreements, and certificates.

• Managing company pension schemes and workplace integration management.

• Creating HR reports, including recommendations.

• Developing presentations on core working hours, smart working, and commission proposals.

• Supporting the implementation of Kronos, including deriving and implementing improvements.

• Preparing and finalizing payroll for about 200 employees in cooperation with external payroll service providers.

• Maintaining data in Oracle HCM and Kronos.

• Ensuring timely and smooth payroll processing.

• Implementing process improvements such as time tracking via Kronos and reducing system errors.