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ALAlstom

Head of Labor & Employee Relations(m/w/x)

Berlin
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Shaping labor relations architecture across Central & Northern Europe for high-speed trains and metros. Fully qualified lawyer with 10+ years labor relations experience in unionized settings required. 30 days vacation.

Requirements

  • Fully qualified lawyer with outstanding expertise in employment and labor law (First and Second State Examination)
  • Ideally certified Specialist Lawyer in Employment Law
  • Advantageous international legal study or practical experience
  • Minimum 10 years experience in labor relations, ideally industrial/technical environment
  • Strong leadership presence and effectiveness in complex, multicultural, unionized settings
  • Ability to balance business performance with social-partnership responsibility
  • Deep expertise in employment and collective labor law
  • Strong command of governance, policies, and compliance frameworks
  • Outstanding negotiation and consultation capabilities (national/European)
  • Experience with EWF processes
  • Analytical, integrity-driven leadership style
  • Clear communication
  • Pragmatic, hands-on, solution-oriented mindset
  • Native German language skills
  • Business-proficient English language skills

Tasks

  • Shape labor relations architecture across Central & Northern Europe.
  • Shape regional labor relations strategy.
  • Align strategy with global governance, corporate standards, and legal frameworks.
  • Build trust-based partnerships with works councils and trade unions.
  • Build trust-based partnerships with senior leaders.
  • Enable constructive co-determination.
  • Support responsible industrial footprint management.
  • Lead cross-country labor and collective law.
  • Guide local teams on labor and collective law.
  • Ensure consistency in IR processes.
  • Harmonize, simplify, and standardize IR processes.
  • Coordinate European Works Forum (EWF) processes.
  • Ensure high-quality EWF documentation.
  • Maintain EWF procedural integrity.
  • Ensure EU-compliant EWF information flows.
  • Advise strategically on transformation and negotiation.
  • Provide expertise in German labor law.
  • Provide expertise in collective bargaining.
  • Provide expertise in co-determination.
  • Provide expertise in consultation processes.
  • Lead restructuring workstreams.
  • Lead collective negotiation workstreams.
  • Develop social plans.
  • Develop reconciliation-of-interests agreements.
  • Define legal architecture for workstreams.
  • Conduct impact assessments.
  • Ensure consistent implementation.
  • Oversee labor relations in Mergers & Acquisitions.
  • Conduct M&A due diligence.
  • Manage employee transfers during M&A.
  • Harmonize collective law during M&A.
  • Address SPA-relevant M&A provisions.
  • Ensure clear, credible labor relations communication.
  • Build stakeholder alignment in high-impact situations.

Work Experience

  • 10 years

Education

  • Master's degree

Languages

  • GermanNative
  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • EWF processes

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Flexible working hours
  • Hybrid working models

Competitive Pay

  • Competitive remuneration package

More Vacation Days

  • 30 days of vacation

Retirement Plans

  • Company pension plans

Public Transport Subsidies

  • Subsidized Deutschlandticket (Job Ticket)

Career Advancement

  • Growth opportunities

Learning & Development

  • Excellent training opportunities
  • Idea management programs

Modern Office

  • Modern and collaborative workplace

Mentorship & Coaching

  • Mentor and buddy programs

Other Benefits

  • Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Social Impact

  • CSR activities

Team Events

  • Engaging employee events
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