Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role has two key and distinct focus areas:

• Regulatory Rewards: Responsibility over all Rewards topics considered to form part of the collective agreement or which fall under the scope of the German Works Council; and
• Global Compensation: Contribution to the Executive & Global Compensation team to ensure the successful delivery of the HR Rewards offering

Key Responsibilities:

Regulatory Rewards

• Germany ownership:
  • On behalf of Rewards, own the relationships with the German Works Council, building positive working relationships with open dialogue
  • Together with Labor Relations, lead the negotiations with the Germany Works Council on all Rewards-related topics, as well as supporting negotiations with the Austria Works Council
  • Contribute to the preparation of legal agreements (e.g. Company Agreements etc.)
  • Prepare and deliver training/communication material & change management related to Rewards programs, with a focus on Compensation. Support consultation with Executives
  • Work together with Global Lead Experts for Compensation, Benefits and Cross-Border Employment (CBE), as well as Germany Rewards Partners to understand upcoming programs and initiatives, and provide expert advice on Germany-specific requirements
  • Guarantee compliance of Rewards programs with all regulatory requirements in Germany. Oversee thorough development, tracking and reporting of KPIs
  • Ensure compliance of Rewards programs and structure with collective agreements
  • Drive projects, initiatives and implementation of any collective agreement elements and changes related to and brought about by collective agreements
  • Participate in, moderate and represent in internal strategic teams composed of Labor Relations, Site Lead, Employment Law, HR Governance & Processes and Talent
• Global oversight
  • Have oversight and monitor Rewards regulatory reporting requirements globally, owning the delivery in Germany, including but not limited to the annual Remuneration Report and Pay Equity reporting
  • Create and maintain a record of country and/or region-specific considerations for the implementation of Rewards programs, including but not limited to labor law requirements and employee representative bodies
  • Create and maintain a record of applicable owners or contact points for the above

Global Compensation

• Support the design & delivery of Executive, Equity & Global compensation programs, in alignment with market practice and the adidas business and people strategy, based in data & analytics and ensuring the best Employee Experience
• Remain abreast of existing and future trends in Germany and implications on Rewards
• Manage relationships to and contractual relationships with external vendors relevant to the role
• Participate in, moderate and represent in external networks

Key Relationships:

• Employee representative groups (works councils)
• Labor Relations
• Employment Law
• HR Site Lead
• HR Governance & Processes
• HR Rewards SLT & Rewards Functions in Markets
• GBS
• HR Talent
• Corporate Tax
• Corporate Communications
• External consultants and project teams
• Senior Executives across all Business areas & HR

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong ability to collaborate and bring people to work together
• High level of resilience
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong Communication and storytelling skills
• Confidence with communicating with Executive-level stakeholders
• Ambition to constantly challenge the status quo
• Passion for identifying and delivering upon enhancement opportunities
• Strategic thinking
• Strong analytical and think-through skills, with the ability to put new ideas into concepts and actionable programs
• Demonstrated multi-cultural skills and global mind-set
• Constant appetite to learn and extend knowledge on a wide range of topics
• Excellent command of German and English language

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience working closely with German Works Councils or other employee representative bodies
• University degree or adequate education with emphasis on Rewards, Law, Labor Relations, Language skills: German (Fluent) & English (Fluent) required
• Proven executive mnagement influencing and negotiation skills
• 10years of overall work experience within HR preferred
• Experience leading direct or indirect teams
• Experience working in an international matrix organization