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Interim HR Business Partner (gn) – Post-Merger Integration

Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Contract type
Interim
Daily rate
Up to €1,400
Expenses included
Yes
Reporting line
Group Head of HR
Industry
Financial Services, Investment
Skill
Post-Merger Integration, German employment law, Works Council Management, Compensation and benefits, Change Management, Employee Relations, Asset management experience

Company description

Our client is an international financial services firm based in Frankfurt. Following a recently completed acquisition, the company is now integrating two organisations – culturally, structurally and operationally.

Purpose of job

Lead the HR workstream of the post-merger integration on the ground in Frankfurt. Operating independently and reporting into the UK-based Group Head of HR, you will guide the merged organisation through all people-related aspects of the integration – from employment law and restructuring to compensation harmonisation and change management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the HR side of the post-merger integration, reporting into the Group Head of HR (UK-based)

  • Operate independently on the ground in Frankfurt, closely embedded in the business

  • Advise on German employment law, restructuring and potential exits

  • Prepare for and manage the potential establishment of a works council, including building constructive relationships

  • Support the harmonisation of compensation and benefits, including readiness for the EU Pay Transparency Directive

  • Drive change management, employee relations and retention of key talent

  • Act as trusted advisor towards US and UK stakeholders, translating German legal and cultural requirements into pragmatic solutions

Qualifications

  • Proven experience in HR post-merger integration within financial services, ideally asset management

  • Strong knowledge of German employment law and works council matters

  • Comp & Ben expertise, familiarity with the EU Pay Transparency Directive

  • Experienced in international, Anglo-American corporate environments

  • High resilience, comfort with ambiguity, and a solutions-oriented approach to expectation management

  • Relationship-driven personality: able to influence without confrontation and to keep teams together

  • Fluent German and English

Benefits

  • High-impact mandate with genuine shaping power at the centre of a major integration

  • Direct exposure to international senior stakeholders (US/UK)

  • 12–18 months engagement, full-time initially with potential phase-down

  • Frankfurt city location