People Strategist International IT (m/f/d) in Düsseldorf

Overview

As People Strategist for International IT, you partner with senior leaders to embed the Target Operating Model across a multi-country IT organization.

You translate global People & Culture frameworks into locally compliant, pragmatic solutions and oversee end-to-end people processes.

You combine hands-on execution with strategic contribution to drive organizational effectiveness and culture.

This role offers the chance to influence how IT teams across countries collaborate and grow within a transformed, cross-functional environment.

You will work closely with C&P colleagues and leaders to enable sustainable people-focused change.

• Leistungen / Benefits
• Hybrid and agile work
• multicultural teams
• focus on development and upskilling
• individual solutions and support
• employee well-being and work-life balance
• Verantwortungsbereiche
• Establish and embed People & Culture processes, relationships, networks, and ways of working for the international IT organization.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve end-to-end People & Culture processes across the employee lifecycle with clear ownership.
• Provide hands-on and strategic People & Culture contributions to leaders, employees, and units within the international IT organization.
• Translate international frameworks into practical, locally compliant solutions in collaboration with country functions.
• Coordinate with Corporate P&C functions to deliver integrated solutions for the international IT organization.
• Support organizational design, workforce planning, talent and performance management, and employee relations with local ownership.
• Drive consistent implementation of global P&C frameworks and align across countries, companies, and functions.
• Use people data, KPIs, and business insights to identify trends, assess risks, and drive improvements.
• Support change and culture initiatives to ensure a consistent employee and manager experience across countries and companies.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, co-determination requirements, policies, and governance standards in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Zentrale Anforderungen
• Degree in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Administration, Law, or a related field
• At least 5 years of HR experience, including as an HR Business Partner in international or matrix settings
• Experience advising senior leaders and translating priorities into practical HR solutions
• Strong knowledge of German labor law; experience across additional jurisdictions is a plus
• Proven capability in organizational design, workforce planning, and change management
• Experience with people data, KPIs, and HRIS/HCM systems for evidence-based decisions
• Strong business acumen, stakeholder management, consulting, and coaching skills with cross-cultural influence
• Pragmatic, solution-oriented, able to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities
• Fluent in English; German preferred; additional languages are a plus
• Willingness to collaborate across time zones and travel internationally
• cross-cultural communication
• stakeholder management
• coaching and advisory approach
• organizational design
• workforce planning
• talent and performance management