HR Business Leader, Germany

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Berlin; On-site; EUR 152,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is seeking an HR Business Leader (HRBL) for Germany, based in Berlin. You will partner with executive leadership to shape people, culture, and the organizational agenda that drives sustainable growth.

Lead workforce and talent strategies, design organizational structures, and guide major transformation programs across Germany. You will coach senior leaders, drive succession planning and engagement initiatives, and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture that aligns

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Extensive senior HR leadership experience with executive partners across multinational environments.
• Strong expertise in design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and transformation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic HR partner to business leaders across Germany.
• Develop and implement people strategies to enable business growth and organizational effectiveness.
• Lead organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and critical talent decisions.
• Drive organizational transformation, change management, and adoption of new ways of working.
• Foster a high-performance culture through leadership coaching, talent development, and employee engagement.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

Organizational design

Talent strategy

Succession planning

Workforce planning

Organizational transformation

Change management

Executive coaching

Inclusion culture

Digital HR solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources orBusiness

Master's degree preferred

Job description

About the role

As the HR Business Leader (HRBL), Germany, you will be the strategic HR partner to business leaders across Germany, shaping the people, culture, and organizational agenda that enables sustainable business growth. You will drive workforce and talent strategies, lead organizational transformation, and foster a high-performing, future-ready organization while ensuring a consistent HR approach across the region.

How you contribute

• Develop and implement people strategies that enable business growth and organizational effectiveness across Germany.
• Partner with senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and critical talent decisions.
• Lead organizational transformation and change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working.
• Drive a high-performance culture through leadership coaching, talent development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Represent HR in county leadership forums and cross-functional business discussions, influencing strategic business decisions.
• Build and strengthen the HR Community of Practice, fostering collaboration, capability building, and knowledge sharing.
• Partner closely with People Solutions and People, Labor & Relations teams to deliver an outstanding employee experience and ensure effective HR service delivery.
• Champion innovation, digital HR solutions, and continuous improvement to enhance organizational effectiveness and business performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior HR leadership experience partnering with executive leaders in complex, multinational organizations.
• Proven expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational transformation.
• Strong experience leading large-scale change management initiatives and helping leaders successfully navigate ambiguity and transformation.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and inspire senior leaders while building high-performing and engaged teams.
• Passion for developing people and creating an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, engagement, and continuous growth.
• A strong innovation mindset with curiosity to challenge the status quo, embrace digital solutions, and continuously improve ways of working.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across a global matrix organization.
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master's degree preferred) and fluency in English.

Locations DEU - Berlin - Wirtschaftswunder

Base Salary Range: €151,800.00 - €208,670.00 The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

Company culture

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.

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