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Job DescriptionAbout the role:
As the HR Business Leader (HRBL), Germany, you will be the strategic HR partner to business leaders across Germany, shaping the people, culture, and organizational agenda that enables sustainable business growth. You will drive workforce and talent strategies, lead organizational transformation, and foster a high-performing, future-ready organization while ensuring a consistent HR approach across the region.
How you contribute:
- Develop and implement people strategies that enable business growth and organizational effectiveness across Germany.
- Partner with senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and critical talent decisions.
- Lead organizational transformation and change management initiatives, ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working.
- Drive a high-performance culture through leadership coaching, talent development, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Represent HR in county leadership forums and cross-functional business discussions, influencing strategic business decisions.
- Build and strengthen the HR Community of Practice, fostering collaboration, capability building, and knowledge sharing.
- Partner closely with People Solutions and People, Labor & Relations teams to deliver an outstanding employee experience and ensure effective HR service delivery.
- Champion innovation, digital HR solutions, and continuous improvement to enhance organizational effectiveness and business performance.
Qualifications:
- Extensive senior HR leadership experience partnering with executive leaders in complex, multinational organizations.
- Proven expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational transformation.
- Strong experience leading large-scale change management initiatives and helping leaders successfully navigate ambiguity and transformation.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, develop, and inspire senior leaders while building high-performing and engaged teams.
- Passion for developing people and creating an inclusive culture that fosters collaboration, engagement, and continuous growth.
- A strong innovation mindset with curiosity to challenge the status quo, embrace digital solutions, and continuously improve ways of working.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across a global matrix organization.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field (Master's degree preferred) and fluency in English.
Base Salary Range:
€151,800.00 - €208,670.00The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.
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Worker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull timeSkills Required
- Extensive senior HR leadership experience partnering with executive leaders in complex, multinational organizations
- Expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational transformation
- Experience leading large-scale change management initiatives
- Experience coaching, developing, and inspiring senior leaders while building high-performing teams
- Ability to foster inclusive culture, collaboration, employee engagement, and continuous growth
- Innovation mindset with willingness to adopt digital solutions and improve ways of working
- Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills in a global matrix organization
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- Fluency in English
- Master's degree
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
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