HR Generalist

[Company name], a German SMB [sector] based in [city], [X] employees, is hiring an HR Generalist to run the HR function autonomously across an area of [X] employees.

Your role

As HR Generalist you run the company's HR function autonomously: recruiting, HR administration, training, employment law, co-determination, manager support. You report directly to [management / finance lead / the management board].

Key responsibilities

• Run the company's hiring: clarifying needs with managers, drafting postings, sourcing, running interviews, closing offers.
• Autonomous HR administration: contracts, addenda, terminations, personnel files, the Gefährdungsbeurteilung, ongoing legal compliance.
• [If applicable] Passing the variable payroll elements to the external payroll bureau and checking the statements, or running payroll in-house on [the payroll HRIS in use].
• Building and running the annual training plan: needs assessment, selecting training providers, mobilizing funding programs (the Qualifizierungschancengesetz), tracking delivery and impact.
• Advising management and managers on employment law: terminations, disciplinary procedures, conflicts, managing psychological-strain risks.
• [If applicable, from 5 eligible employees] Running the co-determination relationships: the Betriebsrat, hearings under § 99 BetrVG, Betriebsvereinbarungen, elections.
• Supporting managers in their stance and management practices: regular 1:1s, point-in-time advice, group training.
• Maintaining and developing the HR indicators (headcount, hires, absences, turnover) and sharing them with management.

Profile

• Required: a degree in HR, business administration with an HR focus, law, or the Personalfachkaufmann:frau IHK qualification; 5 to 10 years of HR experience, of which at least 3 in an autonomous HR Generalist role at an SMB; operational command of employment law (fixed-term vs. permanent, Aufhebungsvertrag, disciplinary procedure, severance calculation, Betriebsrat thresholds).
• Desired: experience at an SMB [of comparable size]; familiarity with an HRIS (Personio, HRworks, Sage HR); Betriebsrat experience where applicable; a specialization in payroll or dismissal-protection disputes; advanced spreadsheet skills.
• Disqualifying: no autonomous experience of contract terminations; no familiarity with Betriebsrat procedures in a role at an SMB of 50+ employees; refusal to work with modern HRIS tools.

What we offer

• Gross annual compensation: fixed [45,000-68,000] €. No structural variable compensation; a possible annual special payment or Weihnachtsgeld under a Tarifvertrag or Betriebsvereinbarung.
• Model: [full-time, hybrid 2-3 days / week on site, based in city X].
• Benefits: [company pension scheme, bike leasing, leave, remote-work policy, training budget].
• Stack: [HRIS, ATS, payroll and collaboration tools].