HR Manager, Global People Operations, Darmstadt

Overview

Would you like to play a crucial role in supporting leaders across Germany and the Netherlands within Global HR Operations? In this role, you will work hands-on with employment law and compliance, supporting leaders and ensuring structured HR practices. Come and join us!

We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for HR Manager to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As our new HR Manager, you will play a key role in supporting leaders across commercial and corporate support business lines in Germany and the Netherlands, with a particular focus on the Space Operations line.

You will advise and support managers on both operational and strategic HR topics and support the implementation of our HR strategy in Germany and the Netherlands. You will act as a specialist and subject-matter expert within HR operations, employee relations, performance management, talent development, succession planning, and organizational effectiveness initiatives.

In this role, you will provide subject-matter leadership to a highly capable and dedicated People Service Consultant, who plays a key role in delivering excellent support across the organization. While this is not a direct managerial role, you will guide, mentor, and support the consultant through your expertise.

You will become part of the Global HR Operations team, with reference to the HR Director in Denmark. You will work closely with HR colleagues across countries and act as a key link between HR, payroll, and both internal and external stakeholders. You will also work together with the Danish team on yearly HR activities, supporting coordination and consistency across locations.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your key responsibilities include:

• HR operations, Legal, and admin people tasks (e.g. contract management in accordance with current legal requirements, Payroll preparation, and other administrative tasks)
• Business Partnering: Advise and support managers on operational and selected strategic HR topics, and drive implementation of the HR strategy in Germany and the Netherlands.
• HR Controlling: Provide HR data, metrics, and reporting.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the interface between international HR, payroll, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Change Management: Support and execute HR initiatives related to organizational development and change.
• HR Projects & Processes: Contribute to improving HR processes and supporting relevant HR projects.
• Annual HR Cycle: Support execution of annual HR processes in collaboration with the Danish team.
• Employee Lifecycle: Manage HR processes across the employee lifecycle, ensuring compliance with local legislation.

Bring your world class expertise into play

You are fluent in English and German at a professional level, both written and spoken. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague with the following qualifications:

• Holds a relevant educational background within HR, business administration, law, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a relevant HR role, including both operational HR tasks and stakeholder support.
• A solid knowledge of German employment law and regulations. Experience with Dutch labor law is an advantage.
• Interest in compliance and a structured approach to working with and implementing new processes.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to engage confidently with stakeholders at different levels.

As a person, you have a strong affinity for compliance requirements and are motivated by translating regulations into practical processes. You take initiative in implementing new ways of working and are a strong executor – you get things done and know how to prioritize. You ensure that procedures are efficient and well-structured. You are a team player who contributes positively to collaboration, while also being ambitious and driven to achieve results. With an action-oriented and solution-focused mindset, you approach tasks proactively and work constructively to overcome challenges.

We are an international company representing world-class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.

When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.

Additional information

We encourage all individuals to apply for our job openings, as we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to these DEIB principles means we value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of each team member. We strive to ensure that every employee has equal opportunities to succeed, feels respected and valued, and experiences a strong sense of belonging within our organization.

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We do not expect you to write an application, but please send us a motivated resume. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via

Applications will be processed continuously.

Do you have any questions regarding the position?

Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail:

Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:

• That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
• That you have not committed serious criminal offences

Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation