People Consultant

• Collaborate across organizational boundaries, and navigate the People Operations (POps) ecosystem to influence people priorities and solutions in service of the business, product, or market.  
  
• Drive operational excellence across the organization to improve processes, operations, and service delivery, and influence forward thinking interventions, processes, and product improvements that enable a better experience. 
  
• Act as an HR advisor, mentor, and strategic partner to Googlers, Managers, and Leaders, and manage risk mitigation and de-escalating/resolving HR matters.
  
• Provide timely and sound HR guidance, managing client, business, and company needs against risks, to solve complex HR problems, build relationships, and increase Googler, Manager, and Leader capability. 
  
• Own and deliver a diverse portfolio of People services to Googlers, Managers and Leaders in Germany from change management, reorganization support/organization design, to addressing performance concerns and improving team/leadership effectiveness. 

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist providing consultations to the business on a range of topics such as performance management, reorganizations, talent management, change, etc.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders both national and international.
• Experience with German labor law.
• Ability to communicate in English and German fluently to support Googlers in the region.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in HR, people programs, or other large-scale people related roles.
• Experience working with an AI system or AI supported tools.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration and influence, and coaching and mentoring others.
• Excellent understanding of HR processes, and ability to translate process and HR expertise into strategic business solutions, with a focus on delivering exceptional customer service.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to organize and analyze data using HRIS systems for reporting.
• Effective communication, consultation, teamwork, and organizational skills.

People Operations strives to revolutionize human resources the same way that Google has revolutionized search. We are helping to find, grow and keep the remarkable assemblage of talent who are our Googlers. You'll be an advocate of Google's culture and values, partnering with our business leaders to help them build their organizations and make sure all people decisions are based on data. Whether coaching our clients on how to lead their teams, navigating and resolving employee relations issues or managing programs that help develop our Googlers, you are exceptionally focused on putting them first, and being as clear and transparent as possible to help Googlers understand how people decisions get made.

People Experience (PX) is the team at Google that delivers extraordinary, hire-to-retire experiences for Googlers in the moments that matter most. We deliver end-to-end global HR processes (with regional nuance where needed) that are personalized and delightful for candidates and Googlers. PX teams span Recruiting, Analytics & Planning, HR Operations, Vendor Management, Service Model Excellence, and Googler- and Market-level HR support.

The People Consultant team is an advocate of Google's culture and values, partnering with our business leaders to help them build their organizations and make sure all people decisions are based on data. Whether coaching our clients on how to lead their teams, navigating and resolving employee relations issues, or managing programs that help develop our Googlers, we are exceptionally focused on putting them first, and being as clear and transparent as possible to help Googlers understand how people decisions get made.

Great just isn't good enough for our People Operations team (known elsewhere as "Human Resources"). We bring the world's most innovative people to Google and provide the programs that help them thrive. Whether recruiting the next Googler, refining our core programs, developing talent, or simply looking for ways to inject some more fun into the lives of our Googlers, we bring a data-driven approach that is reinventing the human resources field. You’ll play an essential role advancing a more diverse, accessible, equitable, and inclusive Google through our hiring, promotion, retention, and inclusion practices.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Munich, Germany; Berlin, Germany.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist providing consultations to the business on a range of topics such as performance management, reorganizations, talent management, change, etc.
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders both national and international.
• Experience with German labor law.
• Ability to communicate in English and German fluently to support Googlers in the region.