Position:   HR Generalist (Senior Associate HR Business Partner)

Location: Home based -  Germany    (any location)

Reporting to:  HR Business Partner

About RWS

RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.

Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise and smart technology.

Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

For further information, please visit: www.rws.com.

The Role
We are a UK headquartered fast-paced international Company, looking for an HR Generalist for our German operations.  You will work closely with the HR Business Partner for Germany and the Associate HR Business Partner, to support the local management team, as well as functional leaders based outside of Germany.  We have approximately 200 employees in Germany, with offices in Stuttgart, Munich and Leipzig, but due to the current pandemic, the majority continue to work from home, although the ability to travel to these locations from time to time, could be desirable in the future. 

We are looking for a hands-on HR Generalist who can support the HR Business Partner with their own responsibilities and projects, advising the (local) managers and working with the three German works councils. The role can be home-based anywhere in Germany, even post Covid. This role works with an Associate HR Business Partner for Germany and an Office Manager based in Stuttgart. Duties will require building relationships with various corporate functions outside of Germany, such as IT and Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

* Advising and supporting managers (who may be located outside Germany), employees and other departments within the company on all HR matters.
* Execute HR processes and policies based on knowledge of German labour law and local practices.
* Ensure that our HR activities are compliant with legal obligations.
* Coordinating and providing input into the monthly payroll process with our external provider.
* Offer an "open door" and consult with employees on work related issues with kindness, empathy and professionalism.
* Maintain HRIS and other systems to maintain data integrity.
* Support other ad-hoc projects in Germany and including those related to payroll and HRIS.

Requirements:

* Clear communicator in written and spoken English and German
* Several years of professional experience in the field of human resources
* Demonstrable experience of HR generalist work in Germany
* Hands on experience of owning employee relations cases including termination processes, capability and performance and disciplinary cases.
* Strong customer service skills – all employees and managers are our customers
* Friendly, approachable and empathetic with good listening skills and ability to be a trusted advisor to managers.
* Team player able to build strong relationships across boundaries.
* Good attention to detail and ability to check the work of others.

Life at RWS

We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism and determination to never let others down drives  us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch 
 
As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. 
 
We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

Recruitment Agencies: RWS Group PLC does not accept agency resumes.  Please do not forward any unsolicited resumes to any RWS employees.  Any unsolicited resume received will be treated as the property of RWS and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such resume will be considered null and void.