HR Business Partner

Job Description

Title                 HR Business Partner, Germany

Location          Kronberg, Germany

Level                Manager

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our CPO team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

About your team

The Chief People Office (CPO) department supports the business to ensure the effective management and development of the talent in our organisation, and the effective communication strategy for all our business and regions. It involves having oversight of all aspects of human capital management and corporate affairs which includes a number of areas of expertise working together collaboratively - talent acquisition, talent management and development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and organisation development, HR Business Partnering (HRBP), Corporate Communications and Brand. 

About your role

Working closely with the Senior HR Business Partner for Germany, you will provide the full range of HR Advisory and Business Partner support to teams within the Germany business (approximately 450 employees across five legal entities) including:

• Manage and maintain Germany-specific HR documentation in line with local legal and regulatory requirements, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.
• Support the Senior HR Business Partner to run cylical HR activities for Enterprise such as talent reviews, the annual compensation review cycle and salary benchmarking exercise, and the promotions cycle.
• Act as the key point of contact for staff and line managers, to proactively deal with enquiries and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Create data packs and supporting materials to consolidate key people information and provide analysis.
• Assist with employee relations issues through to resolution, engaging with managers to promptly address issues in a timely manner and contribute to the HR components of change management and restructuring initiatives
• Work with the HRBP to embed key Employee Experience Programmes, i.e.Our employee value proposition, support the Diversity and Inclusion agenda and assist in the preparation, communication and updates to management teams for the annual Feel Heard survey and track outputs and activities

About you

Eager to grow your knowledge and your career, you’ll fit right in. You’ll succeed because you:

• Have HR experience working in an international business environment
• Have knowledge of German employment law and HR regulatory requirements.
• Have experience managing and building relationships with stakeholders and thrive in a fast paced and demanding environment
• Have the ability to gain confidence and trust of others by demonstrating good judgement, authenticity and delivery
• Communicate confidently and professionally with employees, managers and senior management
• Have a customer service focus, positive attitude and are solutions driven
• Can multi-task with good attention to detail and excellent organisation skills
• Are a great team player with a strong sense of commitment to all team members
• Work efficiently, under pressure and meet deadlines while maintaining high confidentiality at all times
• Can work independently, show initiative and take full responsibility for completion of duties
• Are naturally curious and looking to question and challenge processes looking to improve them
• Have a can-do attitude, experience of working on own initiative within a fast changing and high-pressured environment
• Demonstrable experience of working on the full range of HR issues, including employee relations is preferable
• A strong track record in HR advisory roles is desirable

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.