Interim HR Manager

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted HR partner to the CEO and the leadership team (around eight people), advising on all people topics and supporting leaders in day-to-day decisions.
• Lead the HR team: set priorities, coach team members, monitor delivery and give the CEO regular, candid feedback.
• Build trust quickly with employees, managers and the HR team, and create clarity on responsibilities and ways of working.
• Handle employee relations cases with empathy and sound judgment, including complex and sensitive situations.
• Keep performance and talent cycles on track, including reviews, probation checks and development topics.
• Oversee HR operations and administration, which are largely handled within the team, and ensure compliance across several countries in collaboration with in-house experts and external payroll and legal providers.
• Analyse the current HR set-up, identify risks and improvement areas, and contribute to shaping the future HR organisation.
• Document open topics and decisions to ensure a smooth transition at the end of the assignment.
• Report regularly to the CEO on status, risks and decisions needed.

Your profile

• Senior HR generalist or HR business partner experience, ideally including interim assignments or HR lead roles.
• Proven experience as a people partner to senior leadership teams.
• Hands-on: comfortable doing the work yourself as well as leading others.
• Analytical, empathetic and able to build trust quickly at all levels.
• International experience
• Experience leading teams in challenging situations, including addressing performance issues in a direct but fair way.
• Flexible and adaptable, with experience in dynamic environments.
• Ability to take over quickly and operate with little onboarding.
• High discretion with confidential information.
• Fluent German and English.