- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Director
- Department
- Human Resources, People & Culture
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
At Bucherer’s Munich headquarters, the Head of Human Resources partners with the Managing Director Germany and senior leaders, leads the German HR team and oversees the full employee lifecycle, talent acquisition, HR operations, reporting and workforce planning. The role also manages local implementation of global HR programmes and salary review, bonus and incentive processes in collaboration with Finance and business functions.
Role & Responsibilities
- Acts as a strategic partner to the Managing Director Germany and senior leaders on all HR and organisational matters.
- Leads and develops the German HR team and manages an efficient HR organisation.
- Oversees the implementation and continuous optimisation of HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
- Advises leaders on people management, personnel decisions, organisational change and talent matters.
- Holds overall responsibility for talent acquisition and the needs-based recruitment of all relevant positions.
- Ensures professional HR support for the retail organisation and other business areas.
- Oversees HR administration and payroll, ensuring compliance with employment law, statutory requirements and internal policies.
- Manages HR reporting and derives relevant metrics and recommendations for action.
- Oversees the local implementation of global HR policies, processes and programmes.
- Manages annual workforce planning and salary review, bonus and incentive processes in close collaboration with Finance and business functions.
Qualifications
- Completed degree with a focus on human resources, business administration, business psychology or a comparable qualification.
- Several years of experience in an HR leadership role or as a Senior HR Business Partner.
- Sound knowledge of employment law and operational and strategic human resources management.
- Experience advising leaders and management teams.
- Very good understanding of HR metrics, personnel cost planning and budgeting processes.
- Experience optimising and digitising HR processes and systems.
- Strong business and numerical acumen.
- Excellent advisory and communication skills, with the ability to assert ideas effectively.
- Hands-on mindset and a structured, solution-oriented approach to work.
- Business-fluent German and English.
Skills
Experience
Several years in an HR leadership role or as a Senior HR Business Partner.
Education
Completed degree in human resources, business administration or business psychology, or a comparable qualification.
Workplace
This position is based in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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Benefits
A varied role in an international environment; on-the-job learning and targeted professional development.
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