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Amazon

Sells products online and rents cloud computing

Senior HR Regional Partner - Corporate HR Partner

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior
Berlin, Germany+1 moreMore locations: Munich, Germany
In PersonOn-site in Berlin; role focused in Germany/Europe HR operations.
People & HRHR Generalist & Employee Relations

About the job

Requirements
  • Knowledge of local labor law
Responsibilities
  • Act as the site leader on topics/requests that are site specific like policies, labor law changes impacting local HR processes, compliance
  • Partner with our HR Services teams to guarantee positive employee experience by ensuring that people transactions are processed timely and processes are continuously reviewed, improved and streamlined
  • Design and deliver Manager Education initiatives to further drive collective education and manager effectiveness
  • Analyze data and observations across the organization, highlighting trends and recommending/driving solutions, as appropriate
  • Act as the primary point of contact for an established works council, partnering effectively on matters requiring co-determination and ensuring timely information sharing and collaborative problem-solving
  • Consult managers on people matters that require in depth knowledge of policies, procedures and local legislation, across multiple countries
  • Conduct investigations and manage ER cases, in coordination with the Employee Relations and with the Legal departments
  • Work with people managers end to end on performance management cases
  • Analyze data and trends on ER and performance management, in order to provide input to the business strategy to HRBP, preventing the recurrence of known issues
  • Coach, train and guide managers during the Talent Management and Annual Compensation Planning processes
  • Develop toolkit and communications that help managers to be self-sufficient with Talent Reviews
  • Enable the success of new & experienced managers by leveraging, delivering and improving existing training contents and Inside pages, and collaborating with the EU and global Talent Development teams to anticipate and address emerging needs
  • Support managers and employees in identifying training opportunities to further develop functional and managerial skills
  • Support people managers with career conversations, Development Plans/Career Growth Plans and other development initiatives
  • Manage employees' programs and support managers to drive improvements in employees' engagement
  • Provide support and guidance to HR Business Partners and Business Managers on change initiatives
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in HR within an international, fast-paced and customer-driven environment

About the company

Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • AI drives growth: AWS's AI and custom-chip sales each more than doubled, passing $25 billion a year by June 2026.
  • Stock grants gained value: shares hit a record in August 2026, making Amazon the fifth company to reach $3 trillion.
  • Ads are a third engine beside stores and AWS: they grew 26% to $19.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter.

What critics are saying

  • AWS's lead is shrinking: in the June 2026 quarter, Google Cloud grew 82% and Microsoft's Azure 43%, versus AWS's 37%.
  • Job security has slipped: Amazon cut 30,000 corporate jobs in October 2025 and January 2026 to reduce management layers.
  • Expect five office days a week: Amazon ended its three-day hybrid policy for corporate staff in January 2025.

What makes Amazon unique

  • Most of Amazon's profit comes from cloud: AWS made 21% of sales but 60% of operating profit in mid-2026.
  • Amazon is America's biggest parcel carrier by volume: it handled 6.9 billion packages in 2025, more than the Postal Service.
  • Writing matters more than slides: Amazon meetings open with silent reading of a six-page memo instead of PowerPoint.

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1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

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