HR Operations Lead (m/f/d)

E.ON Drive Infrastructure; Essen; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Flexible working hours

Training budget of 5,000 euros per year

Hybrid working options

Company pension scheme

Onboarding gifts & hardware

Job summary

A leading energy company in Germany is seeking an HR Operations Lead to oversee HR functions across multiple countries. The role involves optimizing processes, ensuring compliance, and leading a team to deliver operational excellence. Candidates should have significant HR operations experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various employee benefits including training support and a company pension scheme.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in HR Operations, HR Administration, or HR Core Processes.
• Experience in international or fast-scaling companies is an advantage.
• Strong process design and optimization skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical abilities with a hands-on approach.
• Very good payroll knowledge and collaboration with external providers.
• Fluent in English and German, strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Steer and coordinate HR Operations across 10 European countries.
• Design, implement, and continuously optimize lean HR core processes.
• Drive HRIS administration and optimization.
• Design and optimize lean end-to-end HR core processes, including Payroll, for accuracy and scalability.
• Own HR policies, SOPs, and operational controls with compliance and clear communication.
• Drive HRIS (Personio) administration, data integrity, and KPI monitoring.
• Interface with Finance, IT, Legal, and country teams for cross-functional alignment and audit readiness.

Skills

HR Operations

Process design

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Fluency in English and German

Communication

Ownership

Tools

Personio

Job description

The HR Operations Lead plays a key role in taking our existing HR processes to the next stage of growth. While core structures and workflows are already in place, this role ensures they become lean, scalable, data-reliable, and fit for a multi-country setup. Reporting directly to the Head of HR, the HR Operations Lead drives operational excellence across 11 European countries, safeguards high-quality execution, and enables smooth, compliant, and efficient HR service delivery as we scale.

• Steer and coordinate HR Operations across 10 European countries, ensuring standardized processes, high data accuracy, compliant execution, and smooth cross-country collaboration
• Act as the central operational HR contact and trusted partner to the Head of HR, supporting complex cases and relieving day-to-day operational workload
• Lead, develop, and prioritize the HR Operations Specialist and Payroll Specialist, ensuring quality standards, efficient collaboration, and continuous upskilling
• Design, implement, and continuously optimize lean end-to-end HR core processes (including Payroll), ensuring accuracy, compliance, scalability, and structural improvements
• Own and govern HR policies, guidelines, SOPs, documentation standards, and operational controls, ensuring legal compliance and consistent company-wide communication
• Drive HRIS (Personio) administration and optimization, including system configuration, workflows, data integrity, KPI monitoring (speed, accuracy, SLA), and operational performance improvements
• Act as key interface to Finance, IT, Legal, and country teams, ensuring cross-functional alignment, audit readiness, data protection compliance, and clear communication of operational changes

Your profile

• 5+ years of experience in HR Operations, HR Administration, or HR Core Processes. Experience in international or fast-scaling companies is an advantage
• Leadership experience with the ability to guide, develop, and coach team members
• Strong process design and optimization skills, with the ability to create workflows and structures from scratch
• Deep understanding of HR operations, including payroll interfaces, HR data management, employee lifecycle operations, and compliance
• Very good payroll knowledge, including collaboration with external payroll providers and understanding of regulatory frameworks
• Excellent organizational and analytical abilities, with a hands‑on, pragmatic approach
• Strong communication skills, able to translate complex structures into clear and user‑friendly guidance
• High sense of ownership and reliability, combined with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Fluency in English and German, along with strong knowledge of Personio

Why us?

• People take centre stage: Become part of a dynamic, ambitious and agile team that develops solutions for the eMobility market and be part of our EDRI events or the next after‑work event
• With us, you get the best of both worlds - 100% start‑up with the support of a large company
• The freedom you need: We offer you hybrid working with flexible working hours
• Workation: Enjoy the flexibility to work temporarily from abroad – within the EU
• You will receive a competitive salary with a performance‑related bonus
• A company pension scheme is of course also one of the benefits with us
• Sustainable learning opportunities: We support you with a training budget of 5,000 euros per year
• You get everything you need to get started: onboarding with welcome gifts and all the hardware you need

Contact

Diversity counts at E.ON. We welcome all people and are convinced that differences make us stronger. Become part of our inclusive and diverse corporate culture!

Seize the opportunity to become part of our E.ON Drive Infrastructure team and not only create prospects for the future of E.ON, but also for your own.

We look forward to getting to know you!

Lisa

Recruiting and Employer Branding Manager

Do you have any questions or difficulties with your application? Please contact me at [e-mail] or LinkedIn.