People & Culture Generalist (m/f/d) (DACH region) limited to 18 months

About us:

The world around us is changing rapidly and so is the insurance industry. Now’s the right time to make a bold move and shape the future of insurance – this is Allianz Direct! As a pan-European online insurer of the Allianz Group, launched in 2019, Allianz Direct is on its mission to become the most customer-oriented and efficient insurer on the market. Allianz Direct is truly changing the face of insurance, in customer experience, and in technology, processes, people and culture. 

An international team of business experts and engineers who live and breathe an agile way of working, are seeking to improve and change the way you do insurance. Driven by customer obsession and love for data, Allianz Direct strives for delivering an exceptional experience with a personal touch.

So, what makes Allianz Direct so unique? We believe in the power of simplicity and convenience and by doing so we have managed to set new standards when it comes to online insurance. 

What You’ll Do:

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
 

General:
 

• Foster and sustain strong relationships with managers and employees, delivering a proactive and trustworthy service on various employment matters while appropriately questioning and challenging when necessary.
• Support the People & Culture team with the full employee lifecycle activities, from onboarding through to exit.
• Build strong working relationships with all People & Culture colleagues, collaborating to deliver the best possible HR service to the business.
• Actively contribute to identifying and implementing more efficient ways of working.
• Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR policies and Employee Handbook and ensuring these are in line with current legislation
   

Employee Relations and Advisory:

• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on best HR practice and HR policies and procedures.
• Assist with employee relations and advisory matters, such as maternity and family-friendly processes, performance management, absence, disciplinary actions, grievances, and restructures. This involves attending meetings, taking notes, and leading when appropriate.
• Leverage HR management information to identify areas of concern and guide managers in engaging more effectively with people processes.
• Stay updated with employment laws and regulations, providing guidance to ensure compliance and mitigate legal risks.
• Assist with the preparation of files for the Works Council.
• Prepare Data Subject Access Requests.
• Update relevant HR systems with policy updates as required.

Other

• Promote HR best practice within the business to help influence proactive, positive steps to enhance company culture.
• Manage Contracts of Employment administration.
• Support the Head of  People & Culture Germany in day-to-day operations
• Support audits and compliance related activities
• Manage or assist with relevant ad-hoc projects as required by the People & Culture Country Lead
• Other tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected
   

 
What you will bring

To be successful in this position you will need to have the following skills/ experience:

• Self-awareness
• Well presented in line with working within a corporate environment.
   

Special Skills and Knowledge

• Strong knowledge and conversant with employment legislation (Germany, Switzerland, Austria)
• Proven experience of working in a generalist HR/People and Culture role 
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Excel, Word & Powerpoint.
   

Desirable

• Experience of SAP Success Factors.

Educational Requirements

• Relevant HR/Business Degree and/or relevant experience
• Aptitude/Personality
• Ability to think strategically with strong business acumen.
• Ability to demonstrate resilience and tenacity when under pressure.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing situations whilst working within a team
• Self-motivated, Meticulous / Thorough
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload

75001 | Human Resources | Professional |  | Allianz Direct | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.

Note: Diversity of minds is an integral part of Allianz’ company culture. One means to achieve diverse teams is a regular rotation of Allianz Executive employees across functions, Allianz entities and geographies. Therefore, the company expects from its employees a general openness and a high motivation to regularly change positions and collect experiences across Allianz Group