Global HR Group Manager (all genders)

About the Role

As Global HR Group Manager you will assume a central role at the interface between the Commercial business area and HR in an international pharmaceutical company. You will act as a trusted contact for managers and employees, supporting them in all HR-related matters - from operational topics through to strategic change processes.

In close collaboration with Global Compensation & Benefits, Recruiting, HR Services, and People & Organisational Development, you will ensure holistic and professional HR support for the business area. You will use Workday® as a management tool, advise managers on reporting and analysis options and support them in data‑based decision‑making.

In addition, you will contribute your experience in employment law matters and in working with employee representative bodies, confidently moderate challenging discussions and strengthen a constructive feedback and team culture. In your global role, you will actively maintain relationships with HR Partners in the countries, ensure targeted communication with relevant stakeholders and help shape the global HR agenda. In addition to taking ownership of HR projects, you will contribute to the further development of the international HR community through active networking and best‑practice sharing, while supporting group‑wide HR future topics.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting and advising managers and employees in the Commercial area on HR-related Business Partner topics
• Contributing to the design and further development of the global HR agenda, as well as deriving and coordinating relevant HR initiatives at group level
• Further strengthening international HR community through networking, maintaining internal platforms, best‑practice sharing, and joint meeting formats on group‑wide future HR topics
• Advising managers on reporting options in Workday® and actively supporting the use of HR key figures to manage the business area
• Ensuring constructive and trust‑based cooperation with works council
• Creation of HR Group guidelines for central HR topics together with the responsible HR departments in the Headquarters

Your Profile

• University degree in business administration, psychology, human resources management or a similar field
• Min. 8 years experience in HR corporate and international work
• Sound knowledge of employment law and experience working with works council
• Experience in global, cross‑organisational HR collaboration
• Ability to conduct challenging discussions, resolve conflicts and promote a constructive feedback and team culture
• Cross‑topical, international HR expertise, know‑how in project and change management and organizational development
• Very good knowledge of HR information systems, preferably Workday®
• Fluent German and very good English language skills
• Moderate willingness to travel

Benefits

• Flexible working hours with the option of working a proportion of those hours remotely, 30 annual vacation days and an excellent cafeteria
• Attractive salaries and success‑based bonuses for all medac employees
• Individual training opportunities: Our medac academy offers a wide range of programmes including leadership training, coaching essentials and language classes
• A funded pension scheme and other social benefits
• We care for our employees beyond the workplace and provide advice on caring for elderly relatives as well as offering counselling
• We promote sports and activities to improve our employees' health