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VP People & Culture (m/w/d)

Essen, Ruhr, NORDRHEIN_WESTFALENFull-time2026-10-13 → 2026-11-05
Hybrid

Core

Leading People & Culture for a 50,000+ employee retail group across 30 countries, managing HR strategy, operations, and transformation.

Role type

VP People & Culture (Hands-on IC)

Builds

HR services, payroll, restructuring, and digital HR tools for the DEICHMANN Group

Domain

Retail / Human Resources

Required skills

HR leadership, labor law (individual & collective), payroll, people analytics, restructuring, SAP SuccessFactors, MS Excel, stakeholder negotiation

Preferred skills

AI application integration, employer branding, cross-border coordination

Technologies

SAP SuccessFactors, SAP HCM, MS Excel, Agentics, Copilot

Responsibilities

Lead the People & Culture team and translate goals into priorities; Manage HR for 52,000 employees across brands; Negotiate with works councils and draft agreements; Plan and execute restructuring and integrations; Develop training portfolios and recruit talent; Implement HR digitalization projects; Define group-wide HR standards; Advise executive leadership on HR matters.

Seniority

VP, strategic leadership with hands-on execution