Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co.; Hamburg; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive employee discounts

Subsidised public transport

Extensive training and development

Employer-funded pension

Job summary

Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. in Hamburg's HafenCity is seeking a Senior Project Manager for People & Culture to drive strategic, cross-functional projects across the entire employee lifecycle.

You will collaborate with People & Culture teams and business stakeholders to advance processes and initiatives, delivering on time, within scope, and within budget. The role requires strong project management, stakeholder management, facilitation, and fluent German and English skills, with a hands-on mindset

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences or Humanities or equivalent.
• Several years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects in international environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and cross-functional People & Culture projects across the employee lifecycle.
• Drive initiatives from concept to successful implementation and integration.
• Develop and implement new People & Culture processes and standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Communication

German & English

Education

Degree in Business Administration / Social Sciences / Humanities

Job description

Your job: opening the gates to the world

With 140 years of retail expertise and more than 10,000 dedicated employees around the world, we offer travelers extraordinary shopping experiences. Our extensive product range fulfills the wishes of global travelers everywhere – whether in airport duty-free shops, above the clouds or on a cruise. And yet, we realise that our continued success also depends on our people, who give their best each day in our shared effort to keep our customers inspired. Join our team and discover what we can achieve together.

We are looking for you to join our headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity in full-time (38.5 h/week)!

Your new job includes

As a Senior Project Manager People & Culture, you will lead strategic, cross-functional projects across the entire employee lifecycle. Working closely with People & Culture teams and business stakeholders, you will drive the continuous improvement of key people processes and strategic initiatives, making a significant contribution to the successful execution of our People & Culture roadmap.
In particular, you will

• lead strategic and cross-functional People & Culture projects, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget
• drive initiatives across the entire employee lifecycle, from concept development through to successful implementation and sustainable integration into the organization
• develop and implement new People & Culture processes and standards while continuously enhancing existing solutions
• support company-wide transformation and change initiatives within the People & Culture environment and ensure their successful execution
• take ownership of projects and initiatives from the People & Culture roadmap, working closely with key stakeholders to prioritize, structure, and drive them forward
• develop content-rich concepts, business cases, and decision-making materials for strategic people topics, tailoring them to different target audiences
• provide transparency on project progress, risks, dependencies, and key decisions through structured reporting and regular stakeholder communication
• facilitate workshops, project teams, and steering committees to enable effective collaboration across functions and regions
• further develop and professionalize project management standards, methodologies, and governance structures within the People & Culture function

What you should bring along

• Successfully completed a degree in Business Administration, Social Sciences, Humanities, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience leading complex, cross-functional projects in an international environment
• Proven ability to successfully manage strategic initiatives involving diverse stakeholders, competing priorities, and interdependencies
• Ideally, experience within the People & Culture / Human Resources environment
• Strong project management, stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across different organizational levels
• Strong analytical and conceptual capabilities combined with a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to execution
• A hands-on mindset, strong initiative, and the ability to independently drive topics forward and bring them to a successful conclusion
• Excellent written and spoken German and English skills

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Jacqueline Husen at [e-mail] welcome all people, regardless of age, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, religion, ideology, sexual orientation, social background or disability.

What you can be excited about

• Attractive employeediscounts
• Subsidised publictransport
• Extensive training and development opportunities
• Employer-funded pension