HR Business Partner

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 organisation 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.

What we offer

HR Business Partner role is characterized by variety, and you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the business in your designated geography. You will work in a dynamic environment, drawing on your broad HR toolbox to coach and support leaders through a time of great business transformation. Your daily job will be to engage with different stakeholders and use your wide breadth of HR knowledge to support leaders on a range of people matters and policies.

This role focuses on our Warehouse businesses, with a heavy focus on launching and setting up this new site for success in close collaboration with people and project teams in Germany. This is an excellent opportunity to grow and develop as an HR professional where you will build up your functional toolbox by having an impactful scope and responsibility. Joining Maersk, you will become part of the global family of the company that moves 20% of global trade everyday all the way, where one of our core values is Our Employees. It goes without saying that we value diversity: we thrive on the diversity of our talent in all its forms, and we see it as a strength in building high-performance teams across brands, cultures and locations.

Key responsibilities

You will be deeply involved in partnering up with leadership team from Warehouse businesses where you will both work on implementation and steady state people partnering by ensuring that all people processes are handled in the right manner in addition to transformation and change management aspect. During 2026 your role will continue to evolve, and your scope will change from implementation to steady state to include the below areas of responsibility:

• Partner with the People function stakeholders on the implementation of the People Strategy in your locations.
• To deliver on our service delivery model by working closely with HR professionals and specialists within our People Advisory and Centres of Excellence functions teams.
• Build strong relationships with leaders and their teams and be their main point of contact and sparring partner on all people matters.
• Drive the local delivery of the annual HR Cycle, including annual performance management, compensation, succession planning and development.
• Own and manage employee relations issues, support and advise leaders on HR-related matters & policies.
• Stay up to date with local employment law landscape to ensure local compliance.
• Act as talent broker encouraging the transfer of individuals from one part of the organization to another to obtain specific developmental experience.
• Draw people insights from available real-time reports to identify and address opportunities for improvement with leaders and local management.
• Deliver trainings and workshops for local leadership teams and various employee populations on different HR topics.
• Participate in on-site recruitment where needed and coordinate and perform employee activities required on site, i.e. onboarding, training sessions.

Who we are looking for

To succeed in this role, you should genuinely be a people’s person and thrive in an environment where no two days are alike. As for the skillset and experience, we are looking for:

• Solid experience as an HR generalist and deep understanding of HR fundamentals, including recruitment, people performance management, employee engagement, compensation, development, employee relations.
• Demonstrated passion for business through partnering with and supporting leaders to deliver on business results.
• Advanced knowledge of local labour law; experience from working in unionized environments is expected.
• Solid experience from high-paced companies and preferably warehouse/ logistics and services industry in terms of developing, safeguarding and interpreting HR policies and processes and supporting leaders to drive high engagement.
• Acting as a trusted advisor on a wide range of HR related matters and take ownership as a project manager for local implementation of global / regional initiatives
• Experience from large international organizations and the ability to build relationships and navigate a complex stakeholder matrix.
• Good change management, facilitation and coaching skills.
• Ability to take ownership and act autonomously, while also adopting a collaborative working style, fostering cooperation and teamwork to find solutions.
• Flexibility and adaptability to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Resilience: the change process, is anything but straightforward; accepting uncertainty and demonstrating the ability to overcome challenges and deliver outcomes.
• Be self-driven, energetic, and have a ‘can-do’ mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German (must have) and English

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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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