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Employee Experience Partner

AT Diageo
Diageo

Employee Experience Partner

Hamburg, Germany

Location: Hamburg

Languages Required: fluent German and English

From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of outstanding character, and in 250 years, that has not changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons including Johnnie Walker, Baileys, Smirnoff, Ketel One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Don Julio, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. That's why we trust them with our legacy and why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve.

At Diageo, there are two core assets that drive growth across our business: our brands and our people. They drive one another. The HR Function sits at the heart of this.

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Role Dimensions

The purpose of this meaningful role is to support the Employee Relations Manager and partner effectively with the HRD, HRBP team, and HR Shared Service Centre (FirstPoint), to provide employee relations and employment law support.

Key Accountabilities:
  • Support the DACH HR Team in their day to day operations
  • Own the DACH organisation in Workday; ensuring accurate and timely position management (including off boarding and onboarding) and correct data including position creation and management with the HR operations (OM) team, right bonus allocations in the system, correct cost centers.
  • Handle the operational management of global mobility processes with First Point and Global mobility team (following up with contracts, GM benefits, entering the data in APRO system)
  • Systematic review and consolidation of headcount numbers together with vacancy tracker for DACH teams (vacancies, new role additions, role removals, secondments, overlaps, temporary resources) with the NE Employee Experience Partner and finance team
  • Take care of the process with agencies and PAs for the resources we hire via agencies
  • Provide regular as well as ad-hoc reportings via the system
  • Manage the Purchase Orders in the platform (invoicing, onboarding new vendors)
  • Follow-up payroll cases directly with the payroll team in consultation with the Northern Europe HR Reward partner
  • Provide necessary information for the preparation of Talent Review and Annual Reward meetings, ensure ratings and comments are entered in the system on time, managing the coordination with line managers and DACH HR
  • Investigate and answer employee queries regarding local benefits and deviations with the alignment of ER Manager
  • Evaluate the annual employee surveys' results for relevant teams and help HRBP prepare the corresponding presentations
  • Provide guidance and support to Line Managers and team members on a range of administrative HR topics
  • General Administrative tasks such as watching over the HR letter box, maintaining personnel files and collect signatures etc


About You:
  • Experience in Employee Relations, Human Resources, HR Shared Services, and Global Mobility
  • Being knowledgeable about German labor law is a preference
  • Preferably, experience in a multinational company who has worked in a matrix organisation
  • Highly organised, stand alone worker, self starter, self-motivated, with an ability to anticipate, effectively prioritise, and progress workload
  • High sense of responsibility, collaborative, eager to learn, growth mindset, positive attitude, solution oriented approach
  • Demonstrate a high level of integrity, compliance, and confidentiality at all times.
  • Utilise outstanding interpersonal skills to build and foster excellent relationships across a diverse range of cross-functional networks


Our Offer
  • An inclusive company culture that puts employees and their development first
  • A competitive salary with bonus and many benefits that suit your lifestyle
  • An industry leading parental leave policy
  • ...and of course, THE best colleagues!


Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for Diageo to thrive and to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base.

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Don't let anything stop you from applying!

Client-provided location(s): Hamburg, Germany
Job ID: Diageo-JR1115397
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • Pension
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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