Industrial Relations Manager Germany

The Role

For our German organization, we are looking for an Industrial Relations Manager Germany to lead and coordinate our industrial relations agenda while partnering closely with business leaders, plant management and local HR teams across our manufacturing footprint.

This is a highly visible role that combines industrial relations expertise with broader organizational and people leadership responsibilities in a multi-site industrial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate industrial relations activities across Prysmian Germany, maintaining constructive and trust-based relationships with Works Councils and employee representatives.
• Prepare and support negotiations, consultation processes and Works Agreements, ensuring legally sound and business-oriented solutions.
• Advise leaders on German labor law, co-determination matters, organizational change and employee relations topics.
• Act as a key HR partner to plant management teams, supporting the execution of people priorities across German manufacturing sites.
• Coordinate closely with local HR teams to drive consistency, share best practices and support effective implementation of HR initiatives across locations.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, succession considerations and capability-building initiatives.
• Support transformation and change projects, ensuring appropriate stakeholder engagement and sustainable implementation.
• Identify people-related risks and opportunities across sites and contribute to the development of long-term workforce strategies aligned with business objectives.

Your Profile

• Significant experience in Industrial Relations, Employee Relations, Labor Law or Senior HR Business Partner roles within Germany.
• Strong knowledge of German co-determination and Works Council processes.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, engineering, infrastructure, energy or comparable environments.
• Proven ability to influence and build credibility with senior leaders, employee representatives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience supporting organizational change, workforce planning or complex business transformations is highly valued.
• Fluent German and English.

Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian's commitments.

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