Key skills
Project ManagementCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Deliver strategic, proactive people support across Austrian business areas
- Support talent, culture, and performance initiatives that drive engagement and growth
- Ensure people practices align with Austrian labour law and EU regulations
- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, supporting organisational design, change, and workforce planning
- Partner on performance and development, helping managers set clear expectations, give meaningful feedback, and grow their teams
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and L&D to align hiring and development with business needs
- Use people data and insights to inform decisions, highlight trends, and report on key HR metrics
- Support employee relations cases in line with Austrian employment law, ensuring a fair, consistent, and values-led approach
- Partner with or support engagement with works councils (Betriebsrat) where required
- Co-create and implement people policies and initiatives that support a great employee experience across multiple regions
- Drive engagement and culture initiatives within your business areas
- Contribute to wider People Team priorities and cross-functional projects
Requirements
- Experience in an HR Business Partner / People Partner role, ideally in a fast-paced or scaling environment
- Strong knowledge of Austrian labour law and HR best practices
- Experience working in a European or multi-country environment
- Business-savvy, with the ability to connect people strategy to commercial outcomes
- Confident coaching and supporting managers at all levels
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills—you influence with credibility and empathy
- Proactive problem-solver with strong organisational and project management skills
- Comfortable using people data and metrics to inform decisions
- Relevant HR qualification (e.g. CIPD, university degree, or Austrian equivalent)
- Fluent in German and English
- Desirable:
- Experience working with works councils (Betriebsrat)
- Experience supporting international or multi-entity organisations
- Experience in high-growth or scaling businesses
- Exposure to UK and/or US people practices
- Experience leading or supporting change and transformation initiatives
- Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable working with ambiguity