Senior Employee Relations Specialist

Responsibilities

• Be a contact person for local Site Management, Works Councils, and Trade Unions (if applicable) on all aspects of the People team agenda to ensure we nurture and develop the TomTom DNA throughout our work environment and people processes.
• Support TomTom’s performance management approach.
• Be the point of contact for employees that have people queries or job‑related issues.
• Carry out restructurings or reorganisations.
• Support with individual cases such as illness and terminations.
• Act as brand ambassador for employee well‑being, living up to TomTom value of ‘we care’.
• Support employees with personal development.
• Mentor and guide our managers and employees on conflict handling and grievance.

What You’ll Need

• Extensive knowledge of employment law.
• 5-8 years of experience in a similar role.
• Extremely strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capability to coach employees and management through complex, difficult, and emotional issues objectively.
• Enjoy working in a dynamic international environment, preferably in a fun‑loving People team. Knowledge and experience in Agile people practices is a plus.
• Experience creating impact in a hybrid work environment by crafting policies and guidelines that build great employee experience (EX) for virtual and real work settings.
• Fluency in English and German; other languages a plus.
• Ability to operate, drive results, and set priorities independently.
• Positive attitude towards helping people improve their jobs.
• Contribution to global and local projects.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Personal development budget and paid learning days, access to e‑learning resources such as O’Reilly and LinkedIn Learning.
• Enhanced parental leave and paid leave to care for loved ones and volunteer in local communities.
• Work flexibility: office and home, with two days in office, three days remote.
• Hom office setup budget and monthly allowance.
• Option to work from home country and abroad for a set number of days each year.
• Competitive holiday plan plus an extra day off for birthday.
• Participation in annual events such as Hackathon and DevDays.
• Diverse global culture with over 80 nationalities.

Equal Opportunity

TomTom is an equal opportunity employer. Every day we welcome, nurture, and celebrate differences. Your uniqueness is what makes you you, and regardless of your culture or background, you’ll find your impact at TomTom.