HR Manager:in / Senior Personalreferent:in

WHO WE ARE ☝
We are Kintiga (formerly MAP Patient Access, Axtalis, and SKC), a pan-European specialist consultancy that partners with ambitious health technology developers through the complex journey to achieve successful market access across Europe, with our tailored approach, global perspective and local expertise.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 🔍
We are looking for an experienced HR professional to support our German business as the main local HR contact, while also contributing to wider Kintiga HR initiatives.
This is a broad, hands-on HR role with a clear local remit for Germany and an important connection into the wider Group HR agenda. You will combine trusted HR advice to leaders, German employment expertise, HR process implementation, HRIS activity and defined local office coordination. The role would suit someone who enjoys variety, takes ownership, and is comfortable supporting both people-related topics and the day-to-day activities that help a small to mid-sized local team run well.
You will work closely with the Managing Director Germany and the Senior HR Manager, supporting local leaders and project/people leads with feedback, development, performance and employee-related conversations. You will also help translate agreed Group HR activity into clear, practical ways of working for Germany, ensuring local employment, cultural and operational requirements are considered and embedded effectively.
This role may suit an experienced HR generalist or Senior Personalreferent who is ready to step into a broader local HR Manager-style role, while remaining hands-on and close to the business. You will need the judgement, confidence and follow-through to support leaders independently, improve local HR delivery and contribute to wider Kintiga HR initiatives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 🔑
Germany HR advisory and execution
Act as the main local HR contact for the German business, owning day-to-day HR advisory support and providing practical, senior HR advice to managers and local leaders
Support local HR activity across the employee lifecycle, applying German employment practice and agreed Kintiga HR processes in a pragmatic and proportionate way
Support payroll-related HR processes in coordination with internal and external providers
Apply sound judgement to local HR matters, balancing employee experience, business needs, German requirements and risk
Coach and support local leaders and project/people leads to handle feedback, development, performance and employee conversations clearly and constructively.
Maintain appropriate documentation, confidentiality, follow-up and escalation for sensitive or higher-risk matters
Identify local HR themes, risks and improvement opportunities and feed these into wider HR planning
Manage accurate local HRIS data and documentation for Germany, using BambooHR to support employee lifecycle activity, reporting, workflow follow-up and continuous process improvement.
Kintiga-wide HR input, German adoption and embedding
Bring German perspective in the design and review of Kintiga-wide HR frameworks, processes, systems and communications
Ensure German employment, cultural and operational requirements are considered early in Group HR discussions
Provide practical challenge and solutions where a Group approach may need clarification, adaptation or a different implementation route for Germany
Translate agreed Group HR activity into clear local guidance and practical ways of working
Support adoption and embedding of HR changes in Germany through clear communication, practical follow-up and feedback gathering
Monitor how group HR processes are working locally and recommend improvements where needed.
HR specialist work-stream
Lead or contribute to one agreed HR specialist workstream, based on skills, business priorities, workload and complexity
Build knowledge in the agreed area, including external good practice, market insight and current internal practice
Review what is working well across regions and where greater clarity, consistency or improvement may be needed
Develop practical recommendations, guidance, templates or process improvements for review
Lead roll-out, feedback gathering and continuous improvement in the agreed area
Sharing learning with the wider HR team to build capability across the function
Office management and local coordination
Coordinate clearly defined office management and local back-office responsibilities for the German business
Manage agreed office routines, local suppliers, visitor arrangements and practical employee support
Coordinate a clearly defined set of practical office and local support activities in Hannover, helping to create a positive and well-organised employee and office experience
ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES 🎯
Proven experience in an HR generalist, HR advisory, HR manager or Senior Personalreferent role
Confident using an HRIS to maintain employee data, support employee lifecycle processes, manage documentation and workflows
Excellent working knowledge of German employment practice
Strong judgement, discretion and follow-through when handling sensitive HR issues
Confident building trust, influencing constructively and challenging where needed
Practical, solution-focused and commercially aware
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German, with strong working English
Well organised, hands-on and comfortable working with shifting priorities
Able to work independently while knowing when to escalate or seek specialist advice
Experience in consultancy, professional services or a project-based environment
DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ⭐
Working in a group structure or recently integrated business
Supporting HR process improvement, policy implementation or wider HR work-streams
Experience using BambooHR or a comparable HRIS to support workflows, reporting, data accuracy and process improvement
Coordinating with external legal, payroll, benefits or HR providers
Supporting a business through a period of growth, integration, M&A or organisational change
Balancing HR advisory work with defined office coordination responsibilities
Supporting modern leadership, feedback and/or agile ways of working would be an advantage
WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU? 🤩
Dynamic work environment with a highly motivated team
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Employment type
Full Time (100%)

Work arrangement
No