HR Business Partner (m/w/d)

Country Germany Job Family Human Resources For over 80 years, GfK has been a reliable and trusted insight partner for the world’s biggest companies and leading brands who make a difference in every consumer’s life - and we will continue to build on this. We connect data, science and innovative digital research solutions to provide answers for key business questions around consumers, markets, brands and media. With our headquarters in Germany and a presence in around 60 countries worldwide, you benefit from our global company with a diverse community of ~9,000 employees. Harnessing the power of our workforce, the greatest asset we have is our people. As part of GfK, you can take your future into your own hands. We value talent, skills and responsibility and support your development within our international teams. We are proud of our heritage and our future: Currently we are in the latter stages of a transformational journey from a traditional market research company to a trusted provider of prescriptive data analytics powered by innovative technology. This is only possible with extraordinary people and this is why we are looking for YOU to help create our future. For our employees as well as for our clients we pursue one goal: Growth from Knowledge! Job Description At GfK we are proud to be HR and do understand ourselves as employee life cycle shapers and change enablers always keen on generating win-wins for GfK and individuals. You can expect a very dynamic, exciting and demanding field of activity in an international environment that offers you a variety of challenges and opportunities for development. In your role as an HR Business Partner (m/f/d), you will act as the competent first point of contact for the business managers and employees in all relevant HR topics. You will also support and advise when it comes to planning, implementation and follow-up of people and organizational development measures. Reporting to our VP HR also based in Nuremberg, you will be supported by a great team, end-to-end processes and modern HR tools such as Workday. Your tasks: • Establish a very close and trustful relationship with the departments in order to drive topics such as employee retention, feedback cycles and career development • Take responsibility for the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding in order to ensure a great employee experience • Steward all HR processes such as talent and performance management, leadership and employee coaching and development, as well as recruitment in close collaboration with line managers and our Recruiting HUB • Jointly ensure and maintain data accuracy in Workday and generate meaningful insights from as well as enable data-driven decisions based on data and reports available . • Work together with a functional team of HR professionals (e.g. recruiters, HR generalists, payroll specialists, global mobility and people development experts) to deliver excellence in HR execution Your skills and experiences: • Minimum of 3 years of relevant HR work experience and hands-on experience in an international environment • Profound knowledge in German labour law • People oriented team player with empathy • Interest in a career in an international group and able to think global whilst acting local • Change-driven and open for thinking out of the box • Proactive and solution-oriented personality with confidence and skills to communicate with different stakeholders, being assertive and trustworthy • Can-do mentality - highly organized with a structured way of working • Data savvy, strong experience working with reports and dashboards • Fluent in German and English and confident using MS-Office • Ability to translate your profound theoretical HR knowledge into actionable measures We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal opportunity in employment which focuses on all of our employees reaching their full potential. At GfK we work collaboratively with our colleagues but offer a flexible working approach, including dividing our time between office & remote working as well as the opportunity to flex our working hours around team core hours. We offer an exciting work environment that brings people together. We encourage an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. We make use of the latest digital technologies. We are looking for self-starters, who accept challenges and create solutions. Can there be a better place to take center stage in the digital revolution? We are excited to get to know you!