Sr. Human Resource Manager in Berlin bei Hach

Are you…

Interested in working for an international and diverse company?

Interested in developing your career in the water industry?

Looking for a friendly and supporting team?

If so, read on!

At Hach, we ensure water quality for people around the world. Protecting water, the most valuable resource, and driving sustainability is very close to our hearts. You will be part of a flexible, family friendly organization that cares about its people just as it cares about the environment.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions.

We offer:

• Flexible working hours
• Professional induction and training opportunities
• Further development of your skills through a varied range of tasks and a diverse product portfolio
• Extensive employer benefits (discounts via our employee portal, discounted canteen meals, annual flu vaccinations etc)

The Senior HR Manager is responsible for the short and long-term strategic leadership of all aspects of HR within a vibrant operations/manufacturing function for approx. 550 associates. The jobholder will lead a local HR team of 3 business partners/generalists (and collaborate with our HR Service Centre), advise, counsel, and partner site leadership on all aspects of human resources, challenge the status quo, champion new initiatives, be a catalyst of change, and continuously develop talent and drive improved performance.

The position is based 3-4 days a week at our Berlin Zehlendorf site and reports to a Senior HR Director in the US.

In this role, a typical day will look like:

• Partner with site leadership, challenge the status quo and champion new initiatives within assigned client groups and within HR, acting as a catalyst of change and stimulating others to change, in such a way that the organization continuously develops towards better performance
• Lead a focused team of 3 HR business partners/generalists
• Support and/or lead the identification of opportunities for Standard Work definition and process enhancement
• Coordinate involuntary/voluntary exit logistics (performing timely exit interviews, recording/synthesizing retention data, and generating severance packages, where applicable)
• Partner with HR Service Center to enter data inputs in a timely manner in Workday for new, existing, and exiting associates. Create, maintain, and guarantee compliance of personnel files & systems
• Additional tasks can encompass: Performance Management, Talent Development, rolling out global HR projects etc…

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field with 10+ years of HR experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years of Human Resources experience, including minimum 3 years as an HR Business Partner
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives, processes, or projects and navigating dispersed stakeholder groups with disparate interests
• Experience consulting, coaching, and influencing leaders and managing expectations
• Demonstrated leadership through development and mentoring of staff, responsiveness to business needs and motivation of diverse cross-functional teams, including influencing both internal and external members to achieve positive business results
• Strong executive presence, communication skills (fluent German & proficient English), emotional intelligence, collaboration and partnering skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization

At Hach (Hach Careers), we ensure water quality for people around the world, and every associate plays a vital role in that mission. Our founding vision is to make water analysis better—faster, simpler, greener and more informative. We accomplish this through teamwork, customer partnerships, passionate experts, and reliable, easy-to-use solutions.

As part of our team, you’ll make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale by enabling the world’s everyday water needs. You’ll also belong to a respectful and collaborative community that fosters career growth and professional development. You’ll be supported by resources that make a positive difference in your life because, at Hach, we value your authenticity and want your talents to shine.

Motivated by the highest possible stakes of climate change and global health, we’re working together within a rapidly digitizing industry to find innovative technologies that guarantee the safety of our water and our environment.

At Veralto, we value diver