People Advisor Manager DACH

Maersk is a global leader in integrated logistics and have been industry pioneers for over a century. Through innovation and transformation we are redefining the boundaries of possibility, continuously setting new standards for efficiency, sustainability, and excellence.

At Maersk, we believe in the power of diversity, collaboration, and continuous learning and we work hard to ensure that the people in our organization reflect and understand the customers we exist to serve.

With over 100,000 employees across 130 countries, we work together to shape the future of global trade and logistics.

Join us as we harness cutting-edge technologies and unlock opportunities on a global scale. Together, let's sail towards a brighter, more sustainable future with Maersk. 

We Offer

Maersk being the global leader in the industry, you’ll have the opportunity to work for a large global organization and get exposure to excellent processes and systems. You will join an organization that offers a challenging and rewarding career where everyone’s contribution is valued and rewarded.

On leadership and mentoring, Maersk has a nurturing management culture. Throughout their career, your leaders will support your ideas and provide necessary advice and training. You’ll be given the opportunity to prove yourself, as well as challenging work that develops your abilities.

Key Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled people leader with extensive experience in HR operations and thorough knowledge of HR processes & systems.  The role reports to the Head of People Advisory for Europe. The role will ideally be based in Hamburg and will lead a team of People Advisors in various locations.

In People Advisory we have a strong commitment towards our employees. Whether their issue is big or small, our people should feel cared for and this employee experience is our performance purpose in People Advisory. The team will furthermore support the delivery of the HR cycle with administrative tasks related to onboarding, annual performance management, job moves, exit, etc. People Advisors have process interlinks with almost all parts of our People Function and we therefore need a People Advisory Manager who is strong in stakeholder management and who enjoys to build relationships based on collaboration. We succeed as one team across the People Function.

• Leads, guides and enables engagement of a team of 10+ People Advisors spread across various countries and locations.
• Coach and develop People Advisors, ensuring clear objectives are set and aligned with the broader People Advisory strategy.

• Continuously fosters the development of People Advisors by ensuring a deep understanding of established processes and building expertise in the use of our HR systems
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives toward our KPI goals by identifying root causes and developing comprehensive solutions to ensure effective case management practices, with a focus on enhancing the employee experience.
• Ensures the People Advisory team provide high-quality support and maintain accurate employee data entry in Workday, with a strong emphasis on maintaining data quality.
• Provides guidance on local and regional subject matter expertise to processes and tasks and ensure compliance of local matter.
• Stakeholder management by collaborating with peers across other HR workstreams to ensure alignment in support to specific key projects and proactive engagement from the People Advisory team.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex employee issues, providing guidance to People Advisors in resolving queries related to HR policies, employee benefits, and other operational matters.

What we are looking for

You are an HR generalist and leader, with sounded experience in HR operations, systems and process savvy.  You are excited about putting your expertise at work in our mission of simple and efficient employee experience. As a leader you drive a high performing culture always based on high engagement and never get tired of another coaching conversation about the well being of your team. You want to propel your career further by gaining unique transformation experience in an international environment and would like to play a key role in optimizing the service delivery landscape and solutions.

• HR generalist/leader background from a large international organization, including HR operations
• Payroll and works councils experience is a great benefit
• Languages:  English & German
• You believe in achieving better service delivery through leadership and engagement
• Working previously with high volumes service delivery is an advantage
• Passion for delivering great employee experience
• A proactive, ‘let’s get it done’ attitude geared towards continuous improvement
• Flexibility and adaptability to operate in a fast-paced, developing project environment, taking ownership and setting directions with minimal guidance
• Resilience: the change process, is anything but straightforward; accepting uncertainty and bouncing back from setbacks while keeping your enthusiasm is a tall order, but we need it
• Collaborative working style, fostering cooperation and teamwork to find solutions
• A process and continuous improvement mindset who takes pride in delivering high quality and efficient HR support
• Structured working style and focus on delivering results as per agreed timescales and scope
• Low tolerance for delays and deviations

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You have been reading so far, we’re are glad to see you are interested. If you could see yourself in this role and are keen to be part of the journey to establish a world-class People Advisory function at Maersk, we look forward to hearing from you!

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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