HR Business Partner in Germany

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

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

 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 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 companies and individuals throughout the entire people lifecycle

• Leading and managing of three team leads and their respective teams
• Overseeing Global People Operations for 600 EEs in 9 locations on 4 continents
• Deliver consulting and coaching to all leaders and employees with my HR Business Partner team
• Responsible for all hiring activities including employer branding to the business in all locations
• HR Tech and innovation
• Project creation and delivery across the entire organization
• Policy making and labor law
• Sparring partner to C-Level and senior leaders
• Liaison person and employer representation to the Works Council
• Member of the Global HR Leadership team

• Interviewing client employees to assess current perception and satisfaction
• Surveying the target group in the job market about their expectations of the employer
• Aligning external and internal expectations
• Comparing current trends and studies with the collected data
• Developing and presenting recommendations for future recruiting and employer branding concepts

• Lead and develop a team of 3 employees across Talent Acquisition, Employer Branding, and HR Operations
• Manage an annual budget of approx. €95K and advise the Logistics Director on salary budget allocation for 400 employees (20% team growth in a year)
• Act as strategic sparring partner to management and leadership teams on people-related topics like talent development, organizational change, comp&ben and HR policies
• Set up all people processes around Talent Management, Employer Branding and Operations
• Support leadership on people development and talent management
• Implement & conduct training programmes (positive leadership, change management, intercultural communications)
• Drive cultural transformation initiatives in alignment with JYSK values and organizational goals
• Lead the annual HR strategy process, defining local priorities and setting measurable goals
• Lead the event team for the organization of employee events
• Drive change communications

• 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

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