Project Manager HR systems and processes

Company Description

SIGNA Sports United ("SSU") is an online sports retailer listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) and headquartered in Berlin. We own companies and brands in various sports, including bicycles, tennis, outdoor and team sports. We sell gear and apparel through our 100 owned online stores, work with 500+ independent brick-and-mortar stores, and work with over 1000 sports brands. Together, we serve 7+ million customers around the world.

Job Description

Are you passionate about people, processes and digitalization?

We believe that an excellent People & Culture function is build on solid processes, consistent and fair policies, reliable data, easy self-service and a customer-friendly HR system.

A good HR system does not automatically make a good HR function, but without a good HR system a good HR function won’t exist.

We are searching for a passionate and experienced colleague to support us implementing a group-wide HRS on a multi-company, multi-year roll-out plan.

• You will be the main point of contact and act as the center of expertise for the group wide internal digitalization of HR systems and processes
• You will be the project lead for the implementation and development of our HR software, starting with one of our largest business units and further building a roll-out plan to implement in other businesses as well
• You will be the central contact person for all system related questions for our key users within the people & culture teams and for our managers
• You will plan and coordinate our system updates, adapt to country-specific conditions while ensuring the release and product governance process
• You will provide training and education as well as onboarding support for new users
• You will act as the main interface between the system service provider, internal IT and people operations teams
• You will continuously review the processes and improve and adopt the system according to SOX/Compliance Regulations

Qualifications

• You have successfully completed your studies with a focus on human resources, (business) informatics or a comparable education
• You have at least five to eight years of professional experience as a project manager
• You are digitally affine and have a high interest in adapting and implementing technical developments
• You convince with your independent, proactive and solution-oriented way of working as well as a hands-on mentality and you are able to lead a group of project team members from different functions, companies, culture and countries
• You have profound knowledge in process design and management, ideally in the field of human resources in Germany (France, Sweden, Spain is a plus)
• Ideally, you already have practical experience as a key user or admin in HR software suites such as Sage, Rexx, Personio, Success Factor or similar
• You understand user requirements and translate them into processes and workflows
• You have the ability to think creatively, adapt easily to changing priorities, collaborate with peers, and to move at pace
• You have excellent communication skills in German and English (verbal and written)
• Your passion for sports and active lifestyle is very welcome!

Additional Information

• Work with a passionate team.
• Permanent employment contract.
• 30 days of vacation each year.
• 10 days working from abroad.
• Flexible, hybrid working model.
• Best possible view from the 30th floor in the Upper West in Berlin Charlottenburg.
• Employee discounts in our own shops and from a wide range of partners.
• Frequent office lunch and team events.
• Employee Assistance programme with access to mental wellbeing trainings and professional coaching services for you and your family members.
• 40EUR public transport subsidy.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

We at SIGNA Sports United believe that our team-spirit burns brightest when we're together. We also believe in flexible Hybrid working models. As such, we encourage you to come, work and collaborate in our office. And of course, choose few remote working days if needed.

Please note that this position can be located in any of our offices in Germany: Berlin, Stuttgart, Großostheim (near Frankfurt) or Herzebrock-Clarholz (near Bielefeld)