HR Manager Engineering Services (f/m/d)

Description

Location: Gilching, Germany

Working hours: full time, 40h/week with 3 days in the office

Requirement: EU Citizenship

Start Date: as agreed

Submission deadline:

About SSC Space

SSC Space is a leading global provider of advanced space services, with more than 50 years of experience. We help space organizations, research institutes, commercial and institutional actors from all over the world to get access to space.

With local presence on all continents and over 800 employees, we offer specialist expertise in satellite communications and satellite control services, spacecraft operations, rocket and balloon systems, launch services and flight test services, as well as engineering, operations and consultancy services for space missions. We enable successful space projects within Earth observation, telecommunications, security, meteorology, navigation and positioning, scientific research and other applications.

Among our strongest assets are Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden, set out to become first to launch satellites from mainland Europe, as well as one of the world’s largest commercial ground station networks for satellite communications.

We are now looking for an experienced and business-oriented HR Manager for our Engineering Services Business Area to play a key role in driving our people agenda across a growing international business area.

In this position, you will be a trusted partner to senior leaders, a member of the Engineering Services Leadership Team and the HR Leadership Team, reporting directly to the CHRO. You will lead HR through both strategy and execution - supporting operations across Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Italy, driving organizational development, attracting top engineering talent, and leading HR teams in Germany and the Netherlands.

This is an opportunity for an accomplished HR leader who thrives in an international matrix environment, enjoys building strong relationships across cultures, and can translate business needs into impactful people solutions. If you are energized by transformation, leadership, and helping highly skilled teams perform at their best, we would love to hear from you.

Are you inspired by the opportunity to help Earth benefit from space and passionate about creating the people, culture, and leadership foundations that make it possible?

If your answer is yes, we invite you to seize the opportunity to make a significant impact as HR manager. We are seeking dynamic and motivated individuals to join our team and contribute to many exciting missions.

Requirements

To thrive in this role, you are an experienced HR leader with a strong business mindset and the ability to build trust and influence at all levels of an international organization. You combine strategic thinking with a hands-on approach and are energized by working in a dynamic, technology-driven environment. We believe you bring:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources or a related field.
• Extensive experience in senior HR roles within complex international and matrix organizations.
• Broad HR expertise across the employee lifecycle combined with deep competence in one or more specialist areas, such as talent acquisition, organizational development, talent management, HR digitalization, or people analytics.
• A strong track record of partnering with senior leaders and translating business needs into effective people strategies.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed HR teams, providing strategic direction, coaching and support while fostering a positive and collaborative culture.
• Solid experience recruiting and assessing highly skilled professionals, ideally in technical or engineering-related fields, including managing recruitment during periods of rapid growth and high hiring demand.
• Strong knowledge of German labor law; experience supporting multiple European countries is an advantage.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to balance commercial priorities with people and organizational needs.
• Professional proficiency in both German and English.

You are a confident and pragmatic leader who creates momentum and drives results while building strong and trusting relationships. We believe you are also:

• A trusted advisor who challenges constructively and influences with credibility.
• Comfortable navigating complexity and making sound decisions in ambiguous situations.
• Resilient and effective under pressure.
• Proactive, self-driven, and accountable for outcomes.
• Skilled at balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Passionate about developing people, leaders, and organizations.
• An inclusive collaborator who works effectively across cultures, countries, and functions.
• A positive ambassador for change who can engage stakeholders and create buy-in across the organization.

Responsibilities

As HR Manager Engineering Services, you will play a key role in enabling business success through people, leadership, and organizational development. You will act as a trusted partner to senior leaders, lead international HR teams, and drive strategic and operational HR initiatives across multiple countries. In this role, you will:

• Partner with the Engineering Services leadership team and other business leaders to align people strategies with business objectives.
• Lead and develop HR teams in Germany and the Netherlands, fostering collaboration, engagement, accountability, and high performance.
• Provide strategic and operational HR support across the employee lifecycle, including organizational development, talent management, employee relations, and change management.
• Drive talent acquisition and workforce planning initiatives to secure the capabilities needed for current and future business success.
• Act as a trusted advisor to leaders on organizational design, leadership development, labor law, performance management, and talent strategy.
• Lead and support organizational change initiatives, helping leaders and employees navigate transformation and growth.
• Drive the development, digitalization, and harmonization of global HR processes, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and a positive employee experience.
• Own and continuously improve selected global HR processes and collaborate with HR colleagues across the organization to ensure successful implementation.
• Contribute to the development of HR policies, guidelines, and best practices while ensuring compliance with local legislation and company standards.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across countries, functions, and leadership levels, enabling collaboration and effective decision-making.
• Foster a culture of engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement in line with SSC Space's values and leadership expectations.
• Travel to SSC Space locations as needed to support the business and strengthen collaboration across the organization.

Benefits

What we offer

• Thriving Environment: A growing and international environment with diverse backgrounds to learn from, with a lot of social events.
• Work-Life Balance: Take advantage of our relocation support and 30 days of paid vacation.
• Develop yourself: Enjoy permanent employment with diverse opportunities for growth, with our training program and a German language course.
• Well being: Prioritize your well-being with access to our gym program, bike lease program, and company doctor services.
• Supportive Workplace: Experience our open-door policy and ISO 9001-certified workplace, where your voice is valued and your contributions recognized
• Rewards and Incentives: Receive a competitive salary, bonus scheme, deferred compensation scheme and sponsored public transportation tickets.

Our Values

Customer Passion - Collaboration - Care - Curiosity - Courage

In particular this means we always put our customers’ needs at the forefront of everything we do. We aspire to a high level of customer passion. Our policy, as a fair and loyal partner, is to focus on our customers’ goals and generate innovative solutions tailored to the project. Collaboration is the key to our success – one for all and all for one. We care for our people and try to make everything happen – for our employees AND our customers. Only with a high employee well-being our success is possible. We are reliable and result-oriented all the way and we always strive to deliver better than expected. This approach is essential for the benefit of both our clients and teams. As a result, we are able to preserve a spirit of trust and fairness between customers, partners and employees. SSC Space is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.