Job DescriptionAs our local
People Manager for our sites in Hannover and Chemnitz (around 50 employees), you will play a key role in managing independently the entire employee life cycle, ensuring that our teams receive best-in-class support and guidance, while championing and implementing our global People strategy at the local level. You will also closely work with our People Manager in Berlin to ensure a strong alignment in all HR related matters in Germany.
As
Talent Attraction Expert, you will help further develop recruiting capabilities within our organization and support our branding activities. This is a unique opportunity to blend hands-on HR operations with strategic talent acquisition, all while being empowered to implement your ideas and contribute to our employer brand.
To thrive in this role, you should bring proven business acumen, professionalism in handling sensitive matters, and a strong employee-experience mindset. You are proactive, solution-oriented, and willing to work independently.
Our international People Team is distributed across different countries in EMEA, AMEC and APAC. We pride ourselves on fostering strong team and cross-site collaboration. If you’re eager to make a meaningful impact in a global and dynamic environment and are driven by employee experience, HR management and continuous improvement, please don’t wait any longer and apply!
The role can be located in Hannover or in Chemnitz and reports to Regional People Manager based in Switzerland.
Your Responsibilities as a local People Manager (70-80%) - You partner with employees and managers across the full employee life cycle, providing hands-on guidance on all HR matters
- You own local HR operations including payroll, benefits, and HR budget management in close collaboration with Finance and external partners
- You implement and continuously improve local People policies, processes, and initiatives while ensuring excellent data quality
- You lead local recruiting activities and build strong partnerships with universities, agencies, and other hiring channels
- You drive employee engagement locally by coordinating training, team events, and site initiatives
- You act as a role model for our values and leadership behaviors
Your Responsibilities as a Talent Attraction Expert (20-30%) - You regularly review and improve of our Talent Attraction processes on global level
- You coach and train hiring managers in an effective and strongly candidate-oriented recruitment
- You are our user champion of our recruiting system and recruiting dashboard
- You support the promotion of our u-blox brand and channels (website, social media…) and help developing employer branding activities
Your Skills and Experience - 5-7 years of experience in HR Operations and Recruiting.
- You have strong German labor law knowledge
- You demonstrate experience in HR operations (payroll, data management and data quality, recruitment, labor law), talent management (Performance, Development, Compensation), and are confident with HR systems and Excel
- You have an independent and reliable way of working, with strong empathy and active listening skills
- You act with an international mindset, a solution oriented approach and a strong sense of ownership
- You keep up to date with HR management and Talent Attraction trends and don't hesitate to share ideas, implement, fail sometimes, and improve
- You speak fluently English and German (both working languages)
- You have a valid work permit for Germany
What are your perks? - A multicultural and international company with over 60 different nationalities
- Project-based activities working with colleagues distributed across the globe
- A start-up and innovation mindset while in the process of scaling-up processes and efficiencies
- Hybrid working model & flexible working hours
- A strong learning environment and regular career discussions
- Annual Company Performance Bonus
- Company grants for ticket subscription for public transport
- Company’s pension scheme (100% company contribution)
- … And discover even more by talking with us!