Why join Rolls‑Royce?
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By joining Rolls‑Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
Role Summary:
As the HR Operations Team Leader for the German market at Rolls-Royce, you will be the guardian of operational excellence for the DE region. Your mission is to translate our "Three E’s" strategy—Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Experience—into tangible results. You will act as the vital bridge between high-level global HR strategy and daily execution, ensuring that every stage of the employee lifecycle is handled with the engineering precision. You will lead, mentor, and inspire a team of specialists, fostering a culture of continuous growth through regular feedback and high performance.
What you will be doing:
- Managing day-to-day administrative processes, ensuring maximum accuracy in service delivery, process coordination, data entry, and document management for the German market.
- Supervising and mentoring the HR Operations team, conducting regular 1-2-1 feedback sessions to ensure professional growth and high engagement levels. Creating succession planning to ensure career development.
- Overseeing the entire employee journey within operations function: from onboarding, contract management, lifecycle and other administration to offboarding, ensuring a seamless and premium experience.
- Act as the subject matter expert on process regulations and local German regulations, ensuring all HR processes and documents remain fully compliant.
- Identifying bottlenecks in current workflows and implement process improvements "Lean" solutions to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
- Collaborating closely with local & global stakeholders and managers to align operational delivery with business needs.
- Maintaining "gold-standard" data quality within HRIS systems (SNOW/Workday/SAP).
- Serving as the first point of escalation for complex employee & LM queries, resolving intricate cases related to German social security, taxes, and work councils.
- Monitoring team performance against SLA and KPI, driving a "customer-first" mindset.
- Supporting the implementation of new HR technologies and global projects. Supporting the direct reports in know-how sharing and individual development.
Position requirements:
- Perfect command of German (C1/C2) and English (min. B2), both written and spoken.
- At least 4 years of experience in leading, supervising, or mentoring a team within a GBS/SSC environment.
- Minimum 4–5 years of experience in HR Operations with a deep understanding of the diverse stages of the Employee Lifecycle.
- Practical knowledge of German Labor Law and payroll-related regulations.
- Experience with Global HRIS platforms (preferably Workday or SAP) and Case Management tools (ServiceNow or other)
- A proven track record of providing regular feedback and managing team performance.
- University degree (HR, Business Psychology, Administration or related).
What do we offer:
- Private healthcare and group life insurance
- Annual bonus
- myBenefit platform/subsidy for Multisport cards
- Internet and electricity allowance for remote work
- Increased funding for the Employee Capital Plans (PPK) program; Rolls‑Royce Sp. z o.o. contributes 3% to this program
- Additional vacation days based on length of service with the employer
- Hybrid work model (2 days in the office / 3 days from home)
- Work in a modern office located in the Krakow centre – the Unity Tower (ul. Lubomirskiego 20)
The Kraków Rolls‑Royce Global Capability Centre represents an exciting new chapter in the growth of Rolls‑Royce Group Business Services. Designed to support global operations and employee services, the Centre is a key hub for enabling operational efficiency and strengthening global business processes. It delivers exceptional services across finance, procurement, HR, Data Analytics and Service Management.
Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls‑Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.
Rolls‑Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.
Please note that all applicants will be subject to Poland right-to- work check as part of the recruitment process
