Peter Hahn GmbH | Germany | 73xxx Winterbach | Permanent position | Full time / Home office | Published since: 20.05.2026 on stepstone.de
Head of HR – People Operations & Transformation (m/f/d)
PETER HAHN is in a phase of re-establishment and cultural development. As a "Head of HR – People Operations & Transformation" (m/w/d), you take responsibility for the operational backbone of HR and use this stability to effectively drive change.
Together with your team, you can secure a stable, efficient and legally secure HR operation and develop it consistently: towards digitalization, service quality, taxability and modern cooperation. You are responsible not only for the management of the HR team, but also for the further development of central topics in the daily business.
The role combines leadership, operational excellence and transformation assignment. It is aimed at a personality who knows HR processes from its own practice, develops effect in everyday life and HR is also developing as a control and cultural lever. Head of HR – People Operations & Transformation (m/w/d)
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PETER HAHN is in a phase of re-establishment and cultural development. As ''Head of HR – People Operations & Transformation'' (m/w/d), you take responsibility for the operational backbone of HR and use this stability to effectively drive change.
Together with your team, you can secure a stable, efficient and legally secure HR operation and develop it consistently: towards digitalization, service quality, taxability and modern cooperation. You are responsible not only for the management of the HR team, but also for the further development of central topics in the daily business.
The role combines leadership, operational excellence and transformation assignment. It is aimed at a personality who knows HR processes from its own practice, develops effect in everyday life and HR is also developing as a control and cultural lever. Head of HR – People Operations & Transformation (m/w/d)
You lead and develop a 6-person HR team with a clear commitment to quality, professionalism, attitude and responsibility You are responsible for a stable, legally secure and efficient HR operation across all phases of the Employee Lifecycle You guide the topic Payroll and, together with the team, ensure high-quality, reliable pay billing and controllable personnel costs You take your own care and stay close to the operational reality, executives and effective leverage in everyday life You develop a clear HR service culture: binding in processes, transparent in communication and reliable in cooperation You are responsible for the operational further development of central HR topics and processes – always with the aim of reducing complexity, increasing standards and appreciably relieving the organization You strengthen cultural maturity and take responsibility: in the HR team and throughout the company You actively accompany the change in the company – not through programs, but through clear structures, transparent formats and consistent support of executives and teams. You develop the HR-Operating Model and implement targeted digitization steps, focusing on relief, automation and control You build a meaningful KPI and reporting system for HR and use data as the basis for decisions, priorities and effective control – not as a mandatory reporting system You act as a Sparring Partner for departments, works council and management – with clarity, reliability and ophthalmology
Multiannual experience in HR Operations / People Operations of a medium-sized company, ideally in trade, fashion or e-commerce environment Practical experience in the central HR processes is a prerequisite for this role (administration, payroll, recruiting, compensation & Benefits in interaction with HR systems) Leadership experience with a clear understanding of leadership as development, responsibility and liability Sovereign Handling of Labour, Social Security and Business Constitution Law Experience in change processes – not only conceptual, but in implementation with teams, resistances and clear decisions Experience in the further development of operational HR structures, processes and service quality A good digital understanding, ideally with system skills e.g. in LOGA, ATOSS or Talention, as well as a clear look at how efficiency is created by clean processes, structure and a well-established HR-Operating Model High affinity for digital developments and the potentials of AI in the HR environment – with the aim of identifying meaningful fields of application and developing processes, quality and service effectively experience in building or using control-relevant HR metrics and reporting Very good German and good English skills
You have clarity, trust and responsibility. You give orientation where it is needed, and you can grow where people can grow. You take responsibility for results, not just for good intentions. Our five Peter Hahn values – customer orientation, quality, responsibility, success & trust, dialogue & transparency – shape your daily action. What awaits you A company that not only changes, but reorganizes – with real design needs. A HR function that is deliberately developed by the operative supplier to the control partner. An environment not looking for perfect concepts, but for people who want to work consistently. We live a presence-oriented cooperation in Winterbach with sensible remote flexibility. If you want to organize HR not only, but to develop and shape HR effectively together, you are right here. .
Location
![]() | Peter Hahn GmbH | |
| 73650 Winterbach | ||
| Germany |
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