Head of HR Germany

Mysushishop; München; On-site; USD 139,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food service industry is seeking a Head of HR in Germany. This key leadership role entails overseeing country-level HR functions such as payroll, compliance, and administrative processes, while ensuring effective service delivery. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership skills, deep knowledge of Workers Councils, and be fluent in both German and English. This position offers the opportunity to make an impactful contribution to the organization’s HR strategy and employee relations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role within a complex, fast-paced organization.
• Strong leadership and communication skills enabling effective collaboration.
• Deep knowledge of Workers Councils in Germany and co-determination practices.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Workers Councils in Germany, including co-determination practices.
• Fluency in both German and English, with the ability to operate seamlessly in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead country-level HR functions including payroll and compliance.
• Drive execution of global HR processes and ensure alignment with corporate goals.
• Oversee payroll and benefits administration.
• Ensure legal compliance and collaborate with workers' councils.
• Attract talent and support company strategy execution.
• Talent Acquisition: Attract the best talent while optimizing cost and efficiency to support company strategy execution. Ensure a smooth selection process and strong candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment journey.
• Talent Development: Equip the organization with the necessary skills and knowledge at every level for high performance. Enhance employees’ existing capabilities and develop new competencies based on business needs. Strengthen internal talent pipelines to secure leadership positions with highly engaged employees.
• Employee Relations: Foster a motivated, informed and engaged workforce. Drive communication strategies, support retention efforts and oversee onboarding and offboarding to support a seamless employee experience.
• Administration: Provide high-quality administrative services at the country level, including front-desk operations, event support, office management, travel booking, car fleet oversight and inventory management.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Working with Workers Councils

Job description

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HR Team aims to be a strong strategic partner for key stakeholders and all AmRest Employees through quality, timeless and business-oriented services. Within HR, it is essential to stay focused on business objectives, employees’ needs, market trends and the constantly evolving environment. HR Services area plays a crucial role in executing Employee-related processes across the organization. Effective execution at the country level is strongly connected with the performance of each store, region, brand and AmRest Group.

We are looking for an Head of HR in Germany – a key leade r who ensures a high level of services delivery at the country level. HR Services Director delivers both global and local HR services to all brands in the market, while collaborating closely with Global HR Center of Excellence, Brand Operations and Brand HR Directors.

Key areas of impact:

• Lead core country-level HR fuctions, including payroll, compliance and administrative processes, ensuring smooth and reliable service delivery.
• Drive execution of global HR processes - talent acquisition, talent development and employee relations - ensuring strong alignment with corporate goals and values.

Key accountabilities:

• Payroll:Oversee and continuously improve payroll systems and processes to guarantee timely and accurate processing of all payroll transactions. Ensure accurate updates for new hires, terminations, and pay changes. Lead and deliver benefits administration and worktime management.
• HR Compliance:Ensure that all company policies and procedures comply with regulatory and ethical standards. Conduct audits, build control mechanisms and execute adherence to legal requirements and internal policies. Oversee areas such as foreign employment, disability management, labor and employee relations, HR legal matters and occupational health.
• Workers council:Ensure full compliance with co-determination law and maintain strong collaboration with workers’ councils at local and national levels. Implement the industry tariff agreement (BdS – NGG) into operations.
• Talent Acquisition:Attract the best talent while optimizing cost and efficiency to support company strategy execution. Ensure a smooth selection process and strong candidate experience throughout the entire recruitment journey.
• Talent Development:Equip the organization with the necessary skills and knowledge at every level for high performance. Enhance employees’ existing capabilities and develop new competencies based on business needs. Strengthen internal talent pipelines to secure leadership positions with highly engaged employees.
• Employee Relations:Foster a motivated, informed and engaged workforce. Drive communication strategies, support retention efforts and oversee onboarding and offboarding to support a seamless employee experience.
• Administration:Provide high-quality administrative services at the country level, including front-desk operations, event support, office management, travel booking, car fleet oversight and inventory management.

Key expectations from the candidates:

• Proven experience in a similar role, ideally within a complex, fast-paced organization.
• Strong leadership, negotiation and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration across diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work within complex and diversed environments, managing multiple teams, projects and priorities with confidence.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience with Workers Councils in Germany, including co-determination practices.
• Fluency in both German and English, with the ability to operate seamlessly in an international environment.

Please submit your applications in English.