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Continental

Worldwide tyre manufacturer and automotive components

HR Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/14/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Ponta Grossa - State of Paraná, Brazil
In Person
People & HRHR Generalist & Employee Relations

About the job

Requirements
  • A degree or comparable experience.
  • Bilingual proficiency in English and Portuguese is required.
  • Broad business experience across several human resources roles, plus at least five years of human resources work experience.
  • At least two years of experience from a cross-divisional move, an external company, international experience, corporate or shared services center experience, or shop-floor experience.
  • Project leader experience in strategic human resources projects.
  • Experience managing a budget and costs.
  • Experience successfully managing a change process, turnaround, startup, or severe organizational conflict.
  • Experience in human resources processes such as staffing and organizational development.
  • Knowledge of people market trends, including cultural and political trends.
  • Local legal knowledge, such as tax, labor, and contracts.
  • Understanding of organizational structures, functions and interfaces, culture, internal networks, politics and history, and key processes and tools, including project and change management tools.
  • Ability to work effectively within a matrix organization and influence without traditional authority.
  • At least three years of people-leadership experience.
Responsibilities
  • Steer and manage strategic workforce planning and human resources planning and controlling, including key performance indicator scorecards and headcount structure, and derive appropriate measures such as recruiting and retention.
  • Participate in human resources reviews and audits and implement required actions.
  • Steer, consult on, and communicate organizational changes.
  • Drive implementation of corporate human resources initiatives at the location, including culture development and diversity.
  • Ensure alignment and consistent application of human resources processes, policies, and resources in the area of responsibility.
  • Ensure compliance with local employment regulations.
  • Monitor labor market trends and develop and implement appropriate human-resources-related measures.
  • Enable human resources training and development and ensure a strong talent base for the organization.
  • Represent the organization in the local community, including with employee representatives, spokesperson committees, local unions, and in human-resources-related legal actions.
  • Lead the local human resources organization by setting its vision and strategy, managing its budget, allocating resources, and creating global networks.
  • Balance responsibilities as a business and employee advocate.
  • Ensure the safety and health of employees at the location, as applicable to the local structure.
  • Advise and support management in creating effective organizations to meet future business challenges.
  • Implement people-related measures to support change-project rollouts.
  • Define and implement human resources change projects.
  • Consult and guide the organization through significant changes, such as restructuring or mergers, and support organizational development.
  • Align with country and division centers of expertise to apply processes and provide solutions or programs across functions such as recruiting, employer branding, talent management and organizational development, learning and training, leadership architecture, feedback, and compensation and benefits; monitor implementation with appropriate key performance indicators and audit requirements.
  • Ensure successful employer branding, human resources communications, and recruiting activities for the location in collaboration with centers of expertise or shared services, where applicable.
  • Design and deploy measures to ensure local organizational effectiveness, including talent development, reorganization, and new organization build-up.
  • Steer competency management, training design and delivery, and vocational training management, where applicable.
  • Trigger and supervise the annual salary review in accordance with budget and legal requirements.
  • Ensure global consistency in job evaluations and market benchmarking for executives and senior executives in collaboration with business units and division human resources, where applicable.
  • Seek approval for annual executive merit and variable compensation in collaboration with division human resources.
  • Manage collective relationships with unions and employee representatives, labor relations, legal, and employee relations in accordance with legal requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
  • Ensure working conditions in the area of responsibility comply with health-management regulations and support employee well-being.
  • Act as an ambassador for health and well-being initiatives.
  • Ensure the quality of processes, data management, and tools under local responsibility, including use of the CBS approach.
  • Ensure employee data accuracy.
  • Regularly evaluate performance against defined key performance indicators.
  • Prepare reports as required internally and externally.
  • Perform required statutory reporting.
  • Ensure lean administration of processes and policies using internal or external services.
  • Collect feedback and actively contribute to process and system improvement.
  • Develop the local human resources organization and local human resources talent.
Desired Qualifications
  • International experience is preferred.

About the company

Continental is a German manufacturing group best known for making tyres for cars, trucks, bicycles, motorcycles, and buses, sold to vehicle manufacturers and through the consumer aftermarket, and ContiTech supplies rubber and plastic components like hoses, belts, seals, and surface materials. How it works: tyres and ContiTech products are designed, developed, and manufactured at global sites, with tyres built to fit different vehicles and conditions and ContiTech components customized for specific equipment. How it differs from competitors: Continental combines a broad product portfolio with extensive global production, R&D, and after-sales networks to provide integrated mobility solutions across multiple industries, not just tires. Goal: provide reliable mobility by designing and delivering tyres and advanced automotive and industrial rubber and plastic components worldwide, supporting customers from development to aftermarket service.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Hanover, Germany

Founded

1871

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 Tires margin exceeded guidance, showing strong pricing and mix.
  • Volkswagen ID. Polo approval on August 26, 2026 deepens EV fitment relationships.
  • Expected €2.5 billion shareholder payout from ContiTech sale supports valuation and buybacks.

What critics are saying

  • ContiTech sale to Lone Star, announced July 4, 2026, still needs approvals.
  • ContiTech cut 1,600 German jobs in May 2026, signaling persistent cost pressure.
  • Sales depend on autos and replacement demand; 2026 guidance still faces volatility.

What makes Continental unique

  • After July 2026, Continental becomes a pure-play tire maker, simplifying strategy.
  • September 2026 added 650 UHP sizes through 2027, strengthening premium replacement demand.
  • May 2026 Rayong expansion added 3 million tires and local motorcycle production.

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Company News

AktienSensor
Jul 30th, 2026
Continental AG lists on Shanghai exchange with record debut, plans share buyback amid DRAM surge and $170M R&D spend

Continental AG, a German semiconductor specialist, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on 27 July, becoming China's largest listed firm by market capitalisation. The debut set records for price appreciation and turnover, with the stock added to the MSCI China All-Share Index. The company's recent quarterly reports show strong DRAM growth, driven by demand in high-performance computing and data-centre applications. Continental's R&D spend reached €150 million last year, representing 10% of revenue. Continental's chairman announced a share-repurchase plan running from December to July next year, aimed at share cancellation and capital reduction. The company plans no further capital reduction for 12 months, followed by a scheduled increase targeting €10 billion cumulative value. The listing provides Continental access to local financing and potential regulatory advantages in China's semiconductor market.

Yahoo Finance
May 7th, 2026
Continental subsidiary Contitech cuts 3,000 jobs globally to save $168M annually

Continental's plastics technology subsidiary Contitech will cut 3,000 jobs globally, including 1,600 in Germany, following an agreement with the IGBCE union on framework conditions. The company said some affected activities will be relocated abroad, whilst operational redundancies will be avoided until at least the end of 2030. The cuts form part of Continental's cost-saving programme announced in November, targeting €150 million in annual savings from 2028. The agreement includes voluntary programmes, early retirement arrangements and job placement support for affected workers. IGBCE executive board member Francesco Grioli said whilst job cuts cannot be prevented, the agreement mitigates impact on employees and secures investment commitments for German sites. Contitech pledged to make all measures as socially responsible as possible.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 4th, 2026
Continental AG posts $22.1B sales with 0.8% organic growth, targets $19.4B-$21.2B in 2026

Continental AG reported full-year 2025 sales of €19.7 billion with 0.8% organic growth, alongside adjusted EBIT of €2 billion and a 10.3% margin. The company proposed a dividend of €2.70 per share, representing a 4.8% yield. The tyre segment showed resilience with 2.4% organic growth and €3.6 billion in Q4 sales, achieving a 13.9% adjusted EBIT margin. However, ContiTech faced headwinds with a 5.2% organic decline in Q4 due to challenging automotive and industrial markets. Continental reduced net debt, improving its leverage ratio to approximately 2.0. For 2026, the company projects sales of €17.3 billion to €18.9 billion with an adjusted EBIT margin of 11% to 12.5%, whilst navigating anticipated declines in light vehicle production and challenging market conditions in the Americas.

Yahoo Finance
Mar 4th, 2026
Continental posts $186M net loss as sales fall, forecasts further decline in 2026

German automotive parts maker Continental reported a net loss of €165 million for fiscal 2025, compared with a profit of €1.168 billion the previous year. Sales declined to €19.676 billion from €20.077 billion. The company's earnings were impacted by €1.2 billion in non-cash special effects from the Aumovio spin-off and planned OESL sale. Adjusted operating result fell to €2.035 billion from €2.212 billion, whilst the adjusted EBIT margin decreased to 10.3% from 11%. Despite the loss, Continental will increase its dividend to €2.70 per share, up €0.20 from last year. For fiscal 2026, the company anticipates consolidated sales of €17.3 billion to €18.9 billion with an adjusted EBIT margin of 11% to 12.5%, citing continued market volatility.

MAJUNKE.com
May 7th, 2024
Continental Acquires EMT, Boosts Tire Tech

Continental has acquired Slovakian mold specialist EMT Púchov s.r.o, taking over all shares from majority shareholder Dynamic Design (Romania) in early April. The acquisition enhances Continental's internal technology portfolio, allowing it to independently produce tire molds for various applications. All 107 employees with specialized knowledge were retained. Grant Thornton's cross-border team from Germany and Slovakia conducted financial and tax due diligence. Continental reported a 2023 revenue of €41.4 billion.