HR Business Partner – Germany (m/w/d)

Handling billions of transactions annually, our Client is among the top payment processors in Europe. We keep a tight focus on making it even easier and more intuitive for our customers to handle digital payments and related services. This has made us a trusted partner to more than 700,000 merchant outlets, including 140,000 online merchant outlets, more than 260,000 enterprises and over 250 banks across Europe.

Changing the future of payments takes strong personalities

You’ll develop in a fast-growing tech company in a high-paced, high-impact market. Working to change the future of payments, it’s not just skills and ambition that gets the job done, it’s the full package that makes the difference. Together, we impact the lives of everyone around us by powering an easier tomorrow for every citizen, bank, business and colleague. What powers you at work?

Do you thrive in transforming, implementing and lead strategic initiatives from an HR perspective?

Turn your HR expertise into real business value in a fast-changing and highly professional environment
Working for our Client, you will become part of an exciting growth journey. We are set out to make it easier and more intuitive to handle payments because we see it as the foundation for growth and progress both in commerce and society.

We are expanding the HRBP team across Europe and therefore we are looking for a skilled HR professional. You will be part of a team with great colleagues located in Denmark and across Europe. We all focus on creating true value for the business and essentially assisting the business in winning new customers. You will join an international and very dynamic environment where the ambitious HR support and initiatives we provide to the organization derives from a solid ambition to create a solid business impact.

We are a team of highly engaged and dedicated HR professionals located across Europe. On our day today, we consult with business leaders and HR team colleagues to implement the HR strategic agenda and build the right talent, culture and leadership.

This position is located in our offices in Eschborn, Frankfurt. As our business is across Europe some travelling must be expected. You will report directly to the VP of HR Merchant Services.

In this role, you will power an easier tomorrow for all of us
This is a great opportunity for you to develop your talent and to provide your impact on the HR agenda as we work together to change the world of payments.

You will be a trusted and valued HR partner supporting the culture and commercial transformation the organization and business are currently going through while delivering on our ambitious people agenda and the core HR activities.

Some of your key responsibilities are:

• Partnering and close collaboration with the management team in Merchant Services
• Take a driving part in implementing our new operating model
• Take ownership in integrating the HR Business Partner role in our European locations (Business partner practices)
• Drive cross-functional initiatives and ensure the availability and development of people resources and talents to meet the needs of the business
• Ensure the right level of HR guidance and expertise needed in the business
• Facilitate and drive the HR processes of the annual wheel with the managers
• Be part of implementing the HR strategy in the businesses in Merchant Services

You contribute with skills, ambitions and that little personal twist that makes us succeed
You will have strong business acumen and the ability to balance the advice given in a pragmatic and business-relevant manner. You are experienced in adhering to the HR strategy, processes and practices, such as people matters, reward and recognition, team building, leadership & people development, change initiatives etc. You have a strong track record supporting leaders in a Product & Engineering culture or Commercial business unit.

You have extensive experience within the HR value chain –  and it is powered by your personality. Your professional acumen and experience form most of your qualifications, but it is your personality that makes the difference to succeed in this role. Especially the little twists we all have that makes us a personality instead of just a person.

Your professional qualifications include:

• Relevant academic background e.g. M.Sc. level or similar
• + 5 years of relevant experience as an HRBP partner from an international organisation
• Experience working with Product & Engineering leaders or
• Experience as an HRBP in a commercial organisation
• Experience in specific HR tasks such as TA, performance management, remuneration & compensation, succession planning, training and leader sparring
• Experience within driving change, transformations and ensuring a motivated and engaged organisation combined with the ability to work independently as well as being a team-player
• Experience in driving results and deliver business solutions in collaboration with internal stakeholders where it comes naturally to you to build relations on all levels in the organisation and by heart like working with and through people

You can engage as a trusted partner and influencer across all levels in the organisation while being pro-active, outgoing, trustworthy and strong in creating and maintaining relations.

You are a strong communicator and you can make your point come across both verbally and written and fluency spoken and written in German and English and preferably speaking either of the Scandinavian languages. As you will work with different stakeholders across our European organisation, so your ability to connect with people of different levels and cultures will be key for your success.