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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

HR Manager Employee Relations

HR Generalist & Employee RelationsUpdated on Nov 9
Full-time€67k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

  • Extensive professional experience in Human Resources Management, particularly in Employee Relations and/or HR Business Partnering.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of Austrian labor law.
  • Communicate confidently in German and English, both verbally and in writing.
  • Communicate complex matters clearly, appropriately for the audience, and persuasively.
  • Handle sensitive information responsibly and discreetly.

Responsibilities

  • Advise the business on employment-law matters, including disciplinary proceedings, terminations, warnings, and conflict resolution, ensuring actions comply with Austrian labor law and company policies.
  • Advise managers on performance management and support separation processes, including legal advice on severance arrangements, terminations, and transition support.
  • Train managers and HR Business Partners on employment-law topics, including employment contracts, works agreements, conflict management, and legally compliant personnel management.
  • Develop relationships with external labor authorities and internal stakeholders, including the works council, to minimize legal risks and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
  • Represent the company culture as an Employee Advocate and contribute expertise to transformation processes.

About the Company

Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Founded
1911

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