HR Operations Manager (m/w/d) - Germany

Join our People & Organisation (P&O) team and play a key role in shaping HR operations in one of VELUX’s largest and most important markets. In this role, you will be responsible for leading our HR Support & Payroll setup across two sites and ensuring reliable, compliant, and high quality services for employees and leaders across the organization. So, if you want to bring your skills within process improvement, change management and administrative HR, you could be our new colleague!

Meet your future team 

You will join our global P&O organization and step into the North/Southwest HR Support & Payroll Management Team consisting of four other leaders responsible for HR Operations in North and Southwest of Europe. Your team of 12 skilled and dedicated colleagues is situated at two sites in Germany: Hamburg and Sonneborn. You and your team are responsible for ensuring the delivery of smooth HR operations including high-quality and timely services, as well as ongoing execution of local projects and ongoing optimization initiatives.

What we offer

You will join us at an important point in our development. We are strengthening our HR service delivery by further increasing our level of global standards, tools and processes as well as building one coherent team across locations with a shared way of working. As Manager, you will have clear responsibility for the German HR operations setup and play a key role in driving this development and translating global frameworks into effective local execution. To help you and your team succeed, you will collaborate closely with both local and global P&O colleagues including Payroll CoE and Workday Process Owners. More specifically your responsibilities include:  

• Overall responsibility for the day-to-day management of HR Support and Payroll services across our two German sites
• Leading and developing your team, fostering a trusting and collaborative work environment with high team engagement and a culture of optimization, learning and customer centricity
• Ensuring stable operations through clear goals and expectations, resource planning, KPI follow-up and prioritization
• Driving continuous improvement through process optimization, automation and digitalization
• Ensuring compliance with German employment law, payroll legislation and internal policies
• Managing and participating in internal and external audits as well as executing and implementing the recommendations and observations
• Acting as a trusted advisor on local HR processes and policies 
• Collaborating closely with HRBPs, CoEs and business stakeholders locally and globally

What you will bring 

You’re an experienced HR Operations leader with a strong understanding of German HR and payroll processes, who thrives in an international matrix organization and is motivated by building stable, efficient and compliant operations.

Moreover, we expect you:  

• Have +5 years of experience in HR Operations, HR Services and/or Payroll in Germany
• Hold a college or university degree e.g. within economics, business administration, HR, accounting
• Have solid leadership experience and know how to drive performance through coaching, feedback and building trust
• Have experience working with HR systems and payroll interfaces in a complex organisational setup as well as collaboration with external providers
• Are results oriented and demonstrate a hands-on approach
• Are fluent in written and spoken German and English
• You will be based at our office in Hamburg and will be expected to join your team in Sonneborn at a regular interval in agreement with your immediate manager. In addition, the role requires occasional travel inside Europe.
   

What you can look forward to

• Individual development and further training opportunities (e.g. free language courses, LinkedIn Learning account, etc.)
• Flexible working hours, including the option of remote/mobile work
• 30 days of annual leave with the option to convert salary into up to 5 additional vacation days
• Modern office building with free parking directly on company premises
• Ergonomic office equipment (including height-adjustable desks) and modern IT equipment
• Subsidized company cafeteria with a healthy and varied food selection, free fruit baskets and beverages (water, tea, specialty coffees)
• Free Deutschlandticket (public transport) or monthly commuting allowance, and the option of bike leasing via JobRad
• Monthly childcare subsidy and access to an employer-sponsored pension plan on attractive terms
• Corporate health management program, including flu vaccinations by the company doctor, subsidies for computer glasses, discounted sports programs (Hansefit), and additional benefits
• An employee foundation that supports the wider community and assists employees in difficult life situations

Ready to apply? 

Learn more about the VELUX Group online at www.velux.com where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect of our recruitment process. 
We look forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We are conducting interviews on an ongoing basis until we have the right match. 
All inquiries will be treated confidentially. 

About VELUX 

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air. 

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we can create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people, and our company is headquartered in Denmark. Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

Equal Opportunity Employer 

At VELUX Residential, we believe in fostering a diverse workplace for everyone to thrive, develop, and perform at their best, and where you feel welcome, respected, and valued. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all - whether you are applying for a role or already a part of VELUX Residential. That means we recruit, hire, train, and promote people based on their skills and potential without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, neurodiversity, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.  
We value diversity and strive to ensure that our employment decisions are fair and inclusive, focusing only on what truly matters: your qualifications and how you can contribute to our shared mission and success.