Manager HR Operations, Central Europe (m/w/d)

2 Weeks ago • All levels • Human Resource • Undisclosed

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Job Description

Tesla seeks an HR Operations Manager for its Central Europe region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic). This role blends operational delivery with team management, ensuring excellent service and continuous improvement. Responsibilities include managing a team handling core HR processes (new hires, absences, terminations, inquiries), payroll input and compliance, monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), collaborating with other HR teams, driving operational HR strategy, communicating with stakeholders, conducting data audits, and promoting self-service initiatives. The ideal candidate possesses strong HR experience, German employment law knowledge, people management skills within an HR Shared Service/Operations setting, and fluency in German and English.

Must have:

HR experience with German employment law knowledge
People management in HR Shared Services/Operations
Strong HR process and systems knowledge
Excellent MS Office Suite skills
Compliance experience and audit skills
Fluency in German and English

What to Expect

Tesla is seeking an HR Operations Manager to join our growing HR Operations team in the Central Region. The role will have a strong focus on both operational delivery and effective team management, ensuring outstanding levels of service to our internal customers and supporting the ongoing development of our services.

Our HR Operations team is an integral function that provides support to our Employee population across the Central region, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic. Join us in accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy whilst giving a Best-in-Class experience to our Employees.

What You’ll Do

Manage a team working on both Core HR employee lifecycle processes and Payroll input. Team tasks include supporting the process of new joiners, absence management, leavers, and general HR-ticket enquiries. As well as monthly payroll input, processing and compliance checks.
Monitor and report upon key SLAs, metrics and KPIs to drive the strongest possible output from the HR Operations team.
Collaborative effectively with wider-HR teams across Partnering, Recruitment, Payroll Finance to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in all employee processes.
Responsible in driving operational HR strategy for the team; removing problems and adopting a proactive approach to partner with the business to provide the best-possible employee experience.
Communicate clearly with business leaders and stakeholders to inform and educate on HR strategy. In aim, to promote self-serve opportunities, improve HR presence, empower manages and remove obstacles.
Carry out audits and checks on data changes to ensure ongoing accuracy and processing diligence.

What You’ll Bring

Relevant experience in Human Resources with a solid understanding of German employment law.
People management experience preferably in an HR Shared Service/Operations organisation.
Strong knowledge of HR processes and systems.
Excellent Microsoft Office Suite knowledge (Excel, Outlook, Word).
Experience owning compliance related topics and performing necessary audits.
Business fluency in German and English required.

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