Senior Manager HR Process Excellence & Enablement BIOS Group (m/w/d)

Bruker; Ettlingen; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bruker is seeking a Senior Manager HR Process Excellence & Enablement BIOS Group (m/w/d) for Bremen or Ettlingen. You will define and optimize global HR processes across the employee lifecycle, align regional practices with corporate standards, and lead HR aspects of M&A integration to ensure scalable, compliant operations.

You will collaborate with regional HR teams, IT, Finance, Legal, and Corporate HR to drive standardized solutions, governance, and cost transparency, enabling consistent,

Qualifikationen

• University degree in HR, business administration, industrial engineering, finance, or a comparable field
• 8+ years of experience in HR or HR process management in international environments
• Proven ability to design, standardize, and continuously improve global HR processes
• Practical experience in HR-related M&A integration and organizational transformation
• Strong understanding of HR governance, operating models, incentive processes, and cost controlling
• Experience collaborating with works councils and international stakeholders
• First leadership experience and the ability to drive complex global initiatives
• Excellent German and strong English communication skills (C1)

Aufgaben

• Define, implement, and optimize global standard HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Align regional HR processes with corporate standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Drive adoption of standard processes across regions while balancing legal, cultural, and operational needs.
• Lead M&A integration activities from an HR perspective, including due diligence and post‑merger integration.
• Coordinate assessment and integration of HR processes of acquired entities into global standards.
• Collaborate with regional HR, HR Transformation & Digitalization, Corporate HR, IT, Finance, and Legal during M&A phases.
• Ensure rapid stabilization while enabling long‑term standardization and scalability.
• Align regional HR setups with Corporate HR strategy, standards, and operating models.
• Act as interface between Regional HR, Corporate HR, and global stakeholders.
• Support regions in adopting standardized processes while ensuring business continuity.
• Enable transparency and consistency across regions through clear roles and governance.
• Develop global standard HR processes related to SIP, service bonus, and comparable reward frameworks (e.g. Annual Equity Program, Compensation Cycle).
• Work in close partnership with Global HR Business Partners to ensure business relevance, fairness, and market alignment.
• Ensure process governance and auditability across regions and entities.

Kenntnisse

HR process optimization

M&A integration

Leadership experience

German & English communication

Ausbildung

University degree in HR, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a comparable field

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Bruker is enabling scientists and engineers to make breakthrough post-genomic discoveries and develop new applications that improve the quality of human life. Bruker’s high performance scientific instruments and high value analytical and diagnostic solutions enable scientists to explore life and materials at molecular, cellular, and microscopic levels. In close cooperation with our customers, Bruker is enabling innovation, improved productivity, and customer success in post-genomic life science molecular and cell biology research, in applied and biopharma applications, in microscopy, as well as in industrial and cleantech research, and semiconductor metrology in support of AI. Bruker offers differentiated, high-value life science and diagnostics systems and solutions in preclinical imaging, proteomics and multiomics, spatial and single-cell biology, structural and condensate biology, as well as in clinical microbiology and molecular diagnostics.

For more information, please visit www.bruker.com

We are looking for our a Senior Manager HR Process Excellence & Enablement BIOS Group (m/w/d) in our location in Bremen or Ettlingen.

Responsibilities

HR Process Optimization

• Define, implement, and continuously optimize global standard HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
• Ensure alignment of regional HR processes with corporate HR standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Drive adoption of standard processes across regions while balancing legal, cultural, and operational needs.

M&A Handling from an HR Perspective

• Ensuring M&A integration activities from an HR process perspective, including due diligence, target-state definition, and post‑merger integration.
• Coordinate the assessment of existing HR processes of acquired entities and define integration into global standards.
• Working closely and coordinating with regional and local HR, HR Transformation & Digitalization, Corporate HR, IT, Finance, and Legal during M&A phases.
• Ensure rapid stabilization while enabling long‑term standardization and scalability

Regional Setup & Corporate Alignment

• Aligning regional HR setups with Corporate HR strategy, standards, and operating models.
• Act as a key interface between Regional HR, Corporate HR, and other global stakeholders.
• Support regions in adopting standardized processes while ensuring business continuity.
• Enable transparency and consistency across regions through clear roles, responsibilities, and governance.

Global Performance & Incentive Processes

• Further develop global standard HR processes related to: SIP (Short Term Incentive Plan), Service Bonus and comparable reward frameworks (e.g. Annual Equity Program, Compensation Cycle, etc.)
• Work in close partnership with Global HR Business Partners to ensure business relevance, fairness, and market alignment.
• Ensure process consistency, governance, and auditability across regions and entities.

Cost Controlling & HR Financial Impact

• Drive cost transparency and cost controlling related to HR processes and structures. Closely collaborate with: Corporate IT, BSC / Shared Services cost controlling, Finance and Corporate Controlling

Collaboration with Director HR Digital Transformation & Analytics

• Work in close partnership with HR Digital Transformation & Analytics to align: Process design and standardization, system capabilities and HRIS solutions, automation and digital enablement, ensure that standardized HR processes are effectively supported by HR systems and data models.
• Act as the process counterpart in digital transformation and HRIS roadmap initiatives.

Qualifications

What you bring

• A university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Finance, or a comparable field
• At least 8 years of experience in HR or HR process management in an international organization
• Strong expertise in designing, standardizing, and continuously improving global HR processes
• Practical experience in HR-related M&A integration and organizational transformation
• A solid understanding of HR governance, operating models, incentive processes, and cost controlling
• Experience collaborating with Works Councils and international stakeholders
• First leadership experience and the ability to drive complex global initiatives
• Excellent German and strong English communication skills (min. C1 Level)