HR Director Germany (m/f/d)

What we achieve together

In your role as HR Director Germany, you will shape the people agenda for one of our most important markets of the Vaillant Group and play a key role in driving business success through people, culture, and leadership. Working closely with senior leaders, employee representatives, and international stakeholders, you will create an environment where our employees can thrive while contributing to Vaillant Group's transformation and growth journey.

• You will lead and further develop the HR function across Germany, ensuring that our people strategy supports business objectives and enables sustainable organizational success


• Together with the German leadership team, you will translate business priorities into impactful HR initiatives and provide trusted counsel on strategic workforce, leadership, and organizational topics


• Your responsibilities will include fostering a constructive and future-oriented partnership with employee representative bodies (e.g. works council), ensuring compliance while enabling business performance and transformation


• By driving organizational change, talent development, succession planning, and culture initiatives, you will help create an environment where people can perform at their best and grow their careers


• Working closely with international HR colleagues, you will ensure alignment between local requirements and global people priorities while contributing to cross-border initiatives and best-practice sharing


• You will lead, inspire, and develop the HR team in Germany, creating a high-performing function that delivers excellent employee and leadership experiences

What makes us successful together

• Qualification: You hold a university degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Law, or a comparable field, ideally complemented by additional qualifications in Human Resources


• Experience: You bring extensive leadership experience (also in leading leaders) in Human Resources within a complex international organization and have successfully partnered with senior executives on strategic people and business topics


• Know-how and skills: You possess deep expertise in German labor law, employee relations, organizational development, change management and modern people practices, combined with strong business acumen


• Nice to have: Experience in manufacturing, engineering, industrial, or technology-driven environments as well as exposure to international matrix organizations would be an advantage


• Personality: You are an inspiring leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on mindset and excels at building trust, influencing stakeholders, and driving change through collaboration


• Language skills: You communicate confidently in both German and English and are able to engage effectively with local and international stakeholders at all organizational levels

What you can count on

• Hybrid Work: We offer our employees the opportunity to work on a hybrid basis. There is also the option to temporarily work from a country within the European Union


• Company car: We provide you with an attractive company vehicle equipped with modern features


• Long-term account: Save up vacation days or parts of your salary and convert them easily into time - for more flexibility in your personal life planning


• Buy vacation days: Whether you need a longer break for a vacation, more time with your family or simply a break from your daily work routine - purchasing additional vacation days gives you the chance to take an extended break