Director of Human Resources – m/f/d

sparkm

HR Director managing an HR team and overseeing strategic projects in a dynamic international company. Responsibilities include recruitment, employee relations and performance management.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeFrankfurt am Main • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a committed HR team encompassing all relevant centers of competence, HR operations teams, and HR Business Partners
Oversee and manage strategic and operational projects across compensation, benefits, succession planning, organizational design and development, change management, training and development, recruiting, performance management, employee evaluation, employee relations, payroll, administration, internal communications, and HR information systems
Work closely with a range of stakeholders, including corporate headquarters, local management, and relevant employees
Promote company productivity and efficiency and improve employee retention to support profitable growth
Foster fair and equitable workplace relationships and governance, ensure open communication, and build effective partnerships
Enable a high-performing HR team through operational integration, proactive problem anticipation, timely and effective issue resolution, and the establishment and maintenance of continuous improvement programs
Define and manage the HR budget as well as other financial and performance-related metrics
Track and implement new HR KPIs and monitor them, with a particular focus on people analytics
Analyze current HR systems, vendors, and contracts and develop proposals to improve performance

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in business, business administration, human resources, or a comparable qualification
More than 10 years of experience in senior HR roles with a strong entrepreneurial mindset
Proven expertise across most HR functions (internal communications, talent acquisition, employer branding, talent management/performance, compensation and benefits, workforce and succession planning, organizational development, works council/employee representation, etc.)
Experience in M&A projects (post‑merger/acquisition processes)
Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute multiple projects simultaneously — including digitization/automation of HR processes
International experience, e.g., working in a matrix organization
Business-fluent German and English, both written and spoken

Benefits

Comp & perks

The client promotes a culture of recognition and entrepreneurial freedom and encourages employees to grow and become part of shared success
A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR operationscompensation managementbenefits administrationsuccession planningorganizational designchange managementtraining and developmentperformance managementemployee relationspeople analytics

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingproject managementstrategic thinkingcollaborationnegotiationadaptabilityinterpersonal skillsentrepreneurial mindset

Certifications

university degree in businessuniversity degree in business administrationuniversity degree in human resources