Senior Manager (m/f/d) Leadership & Career Development

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG is a family-owned company founded in 1883 and based in Wuppertal. Vorwerk's core business is the production and sale of innovative premium household appliances. The portfolio also consists of commercial cleaning, financing solutions as well as a venture capital company. Today, the globally active Vorwerk Group has around 11,000 employees in over 60 countries.

YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILIES

As part of the global Competence Centre ‘Talent Attraction & Development’, this role is responsible for driving key strategic initiatives to develop our groupwide career framework and the development of talents, successors and leaders.

• Initiating and supporting targeted development measures for potential successors.
• Developing and designing programs to promote talent mobility across business units, countries, and hierarchy levels.
• Selecting, designing and implementing suitable leadership assessment tools and methods (e.g., development centers, 360° feedback) and advising on individual development measures.
• Steering group-wide succession planning for leadership positions in collaboration with the Global Head of Talent Attraction & Development.
• Collaborating with People & Culture leaders across all entities to ensure transparency and consistency in the succession process.
• Coordinating the identification of high potentials and their targeted placement in key positions.
• Coordinating the Global Onboarding Strategy, including harmonization of processes, introduction of innovative tools, and effectiveness measurement via KPIs.
• Providing operational support for onboarding global key positions (top management, critical roles), including integration, performance enablement, and monitoring.
• Advancing the P&C community in leadership development, talent management, and succession planning as a thought leader.
• Contributing to relevant projects across the employee lifecycle.

OUR REQUIREMENTS

• Successfully completed master’s degree in Human Resources Management or Psychology.
• Several years of solid professional experience in people development, particularly in strategic talent management, within an international corporation.
• Strong understanding of the external environment (industry, country, market trends).
• In-depth understanding of individual psychology (motivation, engagement, recognition) and organizational structures to purposefully advance programs and processes.
• Proven facilitation of workshops and decision-making sessions at senior leadership up to board level; demonstrable successes in global succession, talent mobility, or onboarding initiatives.
• Experience managing external providers in the context of leadership development/assessments; strong consulting skills and lateral leadership in complex, international environments; confident presence and ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills as well as robust networking capabilities; excellent communication and organizational skills with high social competence.
• Very good German and English language skills, both written and spoken.
• High IT affinity; advanced MS Office skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and strong proficiency in SuccessFactors.
• High level of commitment and accountability, with an efficient and self-directed working style Excellent analytical and conceptual skills; strategic mindset with strong execution, and a pronounced results and quality orientation.

OUR BENEFITS

• Flexible working framework and 30 days of holiday.
• Possibility of mobile working within a defined framework.
• Attractive pension plan through several modules as well as the option of a time value account.
• Benefits of a family-owned company such as employee discounts, subsidy for childcare costs.
• Internal and external training opportunities.
• Extensive health benefits such as supplementary company health insurance, a wide range of fitness options and the possibility of on-site physiotherapy.
• Subsidized snacks and menus.
• Discounted Deutschlandticket and free parking directly at the workplace.
• Company bike leasing.

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For any questions reach out to:

Sabine Albrecht
Expert HR Operations national