HR Operations Specialist - Employee Lifecycle (f/m/d) (1 year limited)

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

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The work model for the role is: Hybrid / #LI-Hybrid

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will join our central HR Service Center “HR Operational Services Germany” in Mannheim, responsible for delivering operational HR services efficiently and in a centralized manner. With a strong customer focus, you will ensure professional support for the HR community, employees, and ABB leaders.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Handling defined administrative HR processes with a labor law focus (e.g., job changes, parental leave, or partial retirement) in a timely manner and with a strong focus on quality.

• Supporting and collaborating across different HR service lines in selected HR processes, as well as independently driving defined HR projects.

• Identifying optimization and simplification opportunities in existing processes and actively contributing to the development and implementation of improvements.

• Managing the workload and ensuring efficient processing through a structured way of working.

• Advising and supporting HR Business Partners, managers, and employees as a point of contact for processes within the Employee Life Cycle.

You will become part of an engaged and highly competent team within a globally operating organization, taking on operational responsibilities while actively contributing to the further development of both the team and HR processes.

Qualifications for the role

• You hold a completed commercial qualification or a degree in business administration.

• You bring ideally initial experience in the HR field.

• You have preferably knowledge of common MS Office tools, SAP R/3 HR and Workday, as well as experience with AI tools and technologies.

• You demonstrate strong attention to detail, a high level of accuracy, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Your working style is characterized by a cooperative, solution-oriented approach combined with strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

• You communicate confidently in German and English and are able to present complex matters in a clear and concise way.

Benefits

• Share participation program for employees

• Job bike or subsidy for Germany ticket

• Parental leave program

• Children's holiday week

Please note: in the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.

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