Senior Local People Partner (Germany)

Location: Munich, Germany; hybrid with 60% in the office and 40% home office. There is also an option to work abroad for up to 20 days in approved countries.

Salary: €61,800–€84,900 per year.

Company

hirify.global is a pet e-commerce company serving more than 12 million customers across its markets.

What you will do

• Act as the local People & Culture expert for Germany and advise leaders, managers, and employees.
• Lead complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary processes, performance matters, grievances, exits, and other sensitive situations.
• Advise on German employment law, HR compliance, employee rights, contracts, workplace safety, documentation, and local policies.
• Support consultation, information, negotiation, organisational change, restructuring, employee transfers, and other complex people initiatives.
• Partner with Legal, People Services, external advisors, works councils, and People Business Partners to assess risks and develop compliant solutions.
• Improve the employee experience, onboarding and offboarding processes, exit interviews, and local people practices.

Requirements

• University degree in Human Resources, Law, Business Administration, Psychology, or a comparable field.
• Experience in HR, People Partnering, Employee Relations, or a similar local People & Culture role in Germany.
• Strong knowledge of German employment law, employee relations, works council collaboration, and HR compliance.
• Hands-on experience with disciplinary and performance cases, grievances, restructuring, consultation, exits, or organisational change in Germany.
• Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving, communication, and discretion when handling sensitive matters.
• Fluent German and English are required for communication with employees, managers, senior stakeholders, and works councils.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with 60% office time and 40% home office.
• Option to work abroad for up to 20 days in approved countries.
• Development opportunities, training, and career support.
• Wellbeing offers, subsidised transport, and bike leasing.
• 20% discount across hirify.global products.
• Work in a multinational environment with offices in Munich, Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London, and Vienna.