HR Business Partner - Germany & Nordics

Job Description

Location: Kelsterbach / Frankfurt - Germany (on-site)

Fortinet is looking for a hands-on and proactive HR Generalist to support our expanding team across EMEA. You will be a trusted partner for employees and managers, ensuring smooth HR operations, compliance, and an exceptional employee experience.

EMEA Talent Operations Partner / HR Partner

Location: Kelsterbach / Frankfurt - Germany (on-site)

Fortinet is looking for a hands-on and proactive HR Generalist to support our expanding team across EMEA. You will be a trusted partner for employees and managers, ensuring smooth HR operations, compliance, and an exceptional employee experience.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, international environment, enjoy managing end-to-end HR processes, and have a strong grasp of labor law, immigration, and employee lifecycle management, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

What you’ll do:

• Act as the primary point of contact for employees and managers on HR-related matters.


• Provide a wide range of customer-oriented human resources services.


• Manage HR support and administration, including all tasks related to employee recruitment, onboarding, and exit processes, as well as employment contracts, benefits, and payroll operations.


• Enter and audit data accurately in the HR Information System (HRIS).


• Ensure understanding and communication of compliance and local legal requirements.


• Document HR actions by completing necessary forms, reports, and records.


• Oversee immigration procedures and ensure compliance.


• Manage benefits enrollments and assist with related queries.


• Provide ad-hoc support to the EMEA HR team as needed.


• Propose and document HR-related policies


• Contribute to EMEA HR projects.

What you bring:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Proven experience delivering HR support in international environments, particularly in the UK and Ireland.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail.


• Highly organized with multitasking capabilities; able to manage competing priorities efficiently.


• Collaborative and adaptable team player, comfortable working in dynamic, fast-paced settings.


• Proficient in HRIS platforms and a wide range of software tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.


• Thrives in environments with shifting priorities and evolving responsibilities.


• Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end HR processes simultaneously—such as onboarding, offboarding, and employee engagement initiatives.


• Capable of executing tasks and delivering results within tight deadlines.

Why Join Fortinet?

• A global leader in cybersecurity with an innovative and high-performance culture.


• Be a key HR partner supporting employees across different countries.


• Work in a dynamic, fast-growing company where HR makes an impact.


• Opportunity to develop your career in a highly international environment.

About Us

Fortinet makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere. This is why the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 615,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone.