Senior HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner (HRBP) to be a close sparring partner for our business functions and production sites in Germany. This strategic role will work closely with site leadership to drive organizational effectiveness, support operational goals, and lead a versatile set of HR-related initiatives across the entire employee lifecycle.

A critical component of this role involves managing strong, collaborative relationships with the Workers’ Council, ensuring compliance with German labor laws, and fostering a positive employee relations environment. Therefore, German language skills on a native level are required.

Your Responsibilities

Strategic HR Business Partnering:

• Act as a trusted advisor to site leadership on all people-related matters
• Drive HR strategies aligned with business goals for manufacturing/production operations and business functions
• Partner with functional leaders to build workforce capabilities, enhance performance, support change initiatives and leadership development

Employee Lifecycle Management:

• Oversee all HR processes from recruitment and onboarding to offboarding in strong collaboration with our internal People Operations and Talent Acquisition teams
• Drive HR initiatives along the employee lifecycle including but not limited to employee development plans, performance reviews & calibrations, promotions, organizational restructuring, internal mobility and succession planning
• Ensure compliance with local labor laws and corporate policies together with our People Operations team. · Work on strategic HR programs related to health & safety and employee wellbeing
• Analyze HR metrics to inform decision-making and continuous improvement

Workers’ Council & Labor Relations:

• Serve as expert within the Agile Group regarding Labor relations (Workers’ Council/ Betriebsrat)
• Act as advisor within HR and towards management regarding regular consultations, negotiations, and agreements (e.g., Betriebsvereinbarungen)
• Ensure legal compliance and proactively mitigate risks related to employee relations

Essential Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills

• Strong negotiation, execution skills and solution orientation

• Strategic thinking combined with hands-on operational execution

• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken)

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• High level of integrity, discretion, and professionalism

Your Profile

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, Psychology, or a related field
• Minimum 7–10 years of HR experience, ideally in a manufacturing or production environment
• A strong track record in having advised scaling organizations in a tech-savvy environment
• Proven experience working closely with Workers’ Councils (Betriebsrat) in Germany
• Strong knowledge of German labor law and co-determination processes

What we offer

• A dynamic high-tech company, combined with financial soundness and world-class investors
• Join an interdisciplinary, international team with 58+ different nationalities in a collaborative work environment
• Lots of development opportunities in the context of our continued growth
• Challenging tasks and impactful projects alongside experts that enable professional and personal growth
• Corporate Benefits Program that covers health, mobility, and learning with 100€ net per month
• Modern office facilities with a rooftop terrace overlooking Munich, free drinks & fruits, and regular company events contribute to a good working environment

About us

Agile Robots SE is an international high-tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state-of-the-art force-moment-sensing and world-leading image-processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user-friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly.

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!

We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.