MB Energy, founded in 1947 and headquartered in Hamburg, is an independent and integrated energy company with operations in Europe, the United States, and Singapore. The company is active in the import, storage, distribution, and marketing of petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), chemicals, and biofuels. With decades of industry experience and an innovative approach, MB Energy plays an active role in the global energy landscape, supporting its customers in the transition to lower-emission energy sources by developing and providing forward-looking alternatives.
Let’s shape the future of the energy industry together!
For our company headquarters in Hamburg's HafenCity, we are looking for you to start as soon as possible as
HR Business Partner (m/f/d)Our offer to you:Work-life balance: 38.75 working hours per week with 30 days annual leave
Ability to work freely: flexible working hours and individual remote work arrangement
Remuneration and additional benefits: Profit sharing, 13 salaries, holiday pay, travel allowance, etc
Support in various life situations: through our partner PME Family Service, offering support in life crises as well as professional advice on work-related and personal matters, such as childcare, elder care, and more
Security and provisions: accident insurance also covering private accidents; excellent employer's contribution to your company pension scheme; Lifetime Account with opportunities to save for sabbaticals or early retirement
Health: Subsidized membership with EGYM Wellpass, providing access to a wide range of sports facilities across Germany, as well as online courses in fitness, nutrition and meditation; free access to the Headspace app; bicycle leasing
Learning & Development: support on your individual development path with internal and external training opportunities
Networking: Networks within the company to establish cross-team and international connections, as well as company events
Open corporate culture: at heart, a family-owned company with drive, a culture of lived tolerance, speak-up mentality and strong team spirit on the path to a green future
Modern collaborative office: with a subsidized employee restaurant, open-plan office concept and views of the Elbe River and the harbour
As an HR Business Partner (m/f/d), you play a crucial role in shaping how our business performs through its people. You work side by side with senior leaders in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment and help them make better decisions on organization, talent, and culture. In this role, you translate complex business challenges into pragmatic people solutions, strengthen leadership quality, and ensure that growth, transformation, and performance go hand in hand with our values and legal standards across our international setup. Your work has visible impact: you influence key strategic decisions, help build future-ready teams, and contribute directly to MB Energy’s long-term success in an evolving energy market.
Your tasks in a nutshell:Partner with Senior Leadership: You act as a strategic sparring partner for senior leaders (including SLT and ExCom members), challenging and supporting them on all people-related topics.
Advise and Enable Managers: You provide managers at all levels with advice, guidance, analysis, and options for decision-making on personnel plans, people strategies, and all non-standard people topics (including M&A and post-merger integration).
Shape People & Organization Strategy: You advise on organizational design, culture and engagement, diversity and inclusion, talent and succession, reward and performance management, and capability and workforce planning, working closely with our People Centers of Excellence (CoEs).
Drive Development & Capability Building: You partner with managers to identify critical capability needs and define the right development initiatives in cooperation with the CoEs.
Steer Transformation & Employee Relations: You support and challenge managers in transformation and restructuring processes, proactively mitigate (legal) risks, and resolve employee relations issues in line with legal, compliance, and works council requirements as well as our Code of Conduct.
Connect Business and Global People Agenda: You act as the interface between the business and the People CoEs, recruit strategic key positions together with Talent Acquisition, and contribute to global People projects to further develop and implement the MB Energy People strategy.
Education: A university degree in HR, business, psychology, law, or a related field.
Professional Background: Extensive experience as an HR Business Partner or comparable strategic HR role in a fast-paced, commercial environment, ideally within energy, commodities, or financial/trading businesses.
International Experience: Experience working in international organizations and cross-border setups.
HR Expertise: In-depth knowledge of core HR disciplines such as organizational design, talent and succession management, performance and reward, learning & development, and workforce planning.
Labor Law & Employee Relations: Solid knowledge of German employment law and hands-on experience in handling employee relations topics.
Strategic & Hands-on: You move confidently between strategic discussions and operational follow-through, enjoying both conceptual work and pragmatic implementation.
Business-minded: You understand commercial and trading drivers, work with data and KPIs, and use insights to challenge and support leaders in their decisions.
Communicative & Influential: You communicate clearly and to the point, adapt your message to different stakeholders, build trust quickly, and are able to influence and coach stakeholders at all levels – including senior leadership.
Integrity & Responsibility: You act with integrity, take responsibility for sensitive topics, and maintain a clear stance in critical situations.
Even if you do not fulfil all of the above requirements, we encourage you to apply if you believe your experience will add value to our team.
You feel this could be a match?We look forward to receiving your application, including your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date via the application form on our website. If you have any questions, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at the following email address: [email protected].
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Skills Required
- University degree in HR, business, psychology, law, or a related field
- Extensive experience as an HR Business Partner or in a similar strategic HR role
- Experience in international organizations and cross-border setups
- Knowledge of organizational design, talent management, performance management, etc.
- Solid knowledge of German employment law and employee relations
What We Do
Mabanaft, now rebranding as MB Energy, is a leading independent and integrated energy company providing innovative energy solutions in the transportation, heating, industrial, and agricultural sectors. The company is actively committed to the energy transition and focuses on decentralized energy supply and storage infrastructure.
