Job Description

Company Description
Vattenfall is a leading European energy company driving the transition to a sustainable energy system. We have been electrifying industries, powering homes and transforming life through innovation for more than 100 years. We employ around 21 000 people mostly in our core markets in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the UK.
Job Description
Want to shape the future of renewable energy while driving a people-first culture?
As our People & Culture Country Partner in Germany (Fixed term contract), you’ll play a key role in empowering teams and creating an inclusive environment that supports the growth of wind, solar, and battery solutions across Europe.
Be in your element with BA Wind
As part of BA Wind you will play a key role in one of the most exciting pipelines in the industry with 24GW of capacity stretching out more than a decade ahead across our key European markets.
You won’t only be involved in developing projects but pioneering cutting-edge innovation, new business models and ways of working with communities and the environment. Working as part of a leading European utility also means you could be helping a growing number of major businesses and brands achieve their own sustainability goals through partnerships.
Qualifications
Your role
As People and Culture Country Partner in Germany (Fixed term contract), you support the people agenda of the different departments in Germany, work with peers in other countries on the annual HR Wheel and global projects and contribute & execute the People and Culture strategy of BA Wind. Furthermore, you will support the international organization with German-specific HR topics.
In this position you will report to the People and Culture Country Partner Manager in BA Wind. You will be part of a team of People and Culture Country Partners, based in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and Denmark.
You will be working in a truly international context, where your main responsibilities and tasks are the following:

• Provide operational and ad hoc support to German and international managers and People & Culture Business Partners related to German HR topics
• Supports and drive global P&C projects and processes
• Supports, optimizes and advises management, PCBP’s and local employees with local P&C policies, processes and local labor law related issues like sick leave, performance cases and conflicts
• Support with local negotiations with Unions etc.
• Supports with process mapping, work instructions, offers, changes in contracts, onboarding, internal transfers, termination and exits of employees etc.
• Informs employees about local P&C related topics like terms and conditions and where relevant the Collective Labor Agreements.
• Supports the recurring P&C Annual Wheel such as Performance Management and Salary Review
• Works collaboratively with Centers of Expertise, HR Service and other HR Business Partners across the HR function to provide HR solutions to the business. Support and ensure the implementation of new ways of working on all levels

• Collect, process and analyze data for report creation

Your profile / who are you?
As a person you show proactive initiative and you can both challenge and support the organization. You are not afraid to initiate and implement change and you have a positive, resilient can-do mentality. You combine this with an analytical and structured approach and are capable of working on many things at the same time.
You have a proactive, collaborative, positive solution-oriented mindset and think in opportunities rather than in problems. Furthermore, you thrive in complex environments and quickly get your head around complex topics.
You can handle data and have a good analytical sense. You consider HR as an integrated part of the business and invest in your understanding of the business.
Next to this you bring:

• 5+ years with previous HR generalist experience
• An educational background in HR, business administration, or business psychology at a bachelor's degree level or equivalent is preferred
• Knowledge on German employment law and regulations, and experience applying it within a business context
• Experience on supporting Union negotiations and/or collaboration with Workers Council
• High ethical standards, maintaining confidentiality, integrity, trustworthiness, and ethical conduct to build credibility and foster a positive work environment
• Experience in wind or the renewable industry is preferred, or support to equivalent technical organization
• Relevant experience working in an international matrix setting
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Practical knowledge of HR systems (SAP)
• Fluent in English and German

We look forward to receiving your application!
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Additional Information
Our offer
Looking for a career with growth?
Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?
The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.
We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.
You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.
More Information
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Christian Pathuel, christian.pathuel@vattenfall.com
We welcome your application in English no later than 07.01.2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website.
Please be aware that due to the holiday season, we expect to conduct interviews in the first weeks of Jan. 2026. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click for further information.
The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, DISA Global Solutions AB.
Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process, according to Swedish legislation.
We look forward to receiving your application!

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