People & Culture Manager (M/F/D)

In this role, you partner with senior leaders across Germany to translate business priorities into practical People & Culture solutions. You’ll support strategic workforce decisions, lead or contribute to change initiatives, and strengthen the employee experience in a fast-paced, international environment. You will work closely with regional teams to shape people strategy and drive cross-functional impact. This is an opportunity to influence culture, governance and people outcomes at a leading global law firm.

• flexible work model with office and remote locations
• family-friendly and inclusive employment policies
• health and wellbeing programs
• diversity and inclusion initiatives
• exposure to international stakeholders and projects
• competitive career development in a leading international law firm

• Build strong relationships with Partners, managers and leaders across Germany
• Serve as trusted advisor translating business priorities into People & Culture solutions
• Understand talent priorities, organizational challenges and business needs
• Support leaders through organizational change and workforce decisions
• Provide commercially focused, legally sound employee relations guidance
• Support managers with performance management and complex people issues
• Ensure consistent policy application and escalate with People & Culture Advisors
• Support annual processes (compensation, promotions, talent reviews, succession) and workforce planning
• Use people data and business insights to inform decisions
• Drive culture, engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and belonging initiatives
• Partner with leaders to strengthen culture and employee experience
• Support local and regional Responsible Business and DE&I priorities
• Promote use of systems, automation, AI and digital tools in People & Culture processes
• Lead or contribute to local, regional and international People & Culture projects
• Deliver change initiatives with pace, structure and accountability

• Fluent German and English, written and spoken
• 5+ years in HR, with substantial HRBP experience
• Strong understanding of German employment law and HR practices
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building
• Sound judgement handling sensitive employee relations matters
• Strong analytical capability with people data and insights
• Experience in a matrixed, international, fast-paced environment
• Collaborative, proactive, accountable, solution-oriented
• Comfort with HR systems, people data and emerging technologies including AI
• Experience in a law firm or professional services environment

• stakeholder management
• communication
• analytical thinking
• HR analytics
• HR systems
• data-driven decision-making