Senior HR Manager, Continental Europe (based in Frankfurt)

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Senior HR Manager will lead delivery of HR priorities in the EU with a focus on Germany, ensuring compliance with local labour laws, fostering a positive workplace culture, and supporting strategic business goals.

This role requires expertise in German employment regulations and strong stakeholder management to advance and implement HR strategies, solutions and programmes.

The Senior HR Manager will collaborate with the UK and European HR team, to ensure alignment of all HR deliverables.

This is a permanent, full-time role, and will require 4 days in the office.

What will you do?

HR Business Partnership

• Partner with senior business leaders to align HR objectives with business strategies, advising on HR contributions, risks, and solutions during planning and execution. 

• Represent HR on Management Committees, contributing to broader country and regional (Continental Europe) agendas. 

• Drive RBC’s HR strategic priorities and talent initiatives locally. 

• Act as the main point of contact for employees and line managers for HR related matters and queries.

Talent & Workforce Management

• Support HR strategies to source, retain, and develop talent, including workforce planning and succession planning.   

• Collaborate with Recruitment and Learning COEs to optimize talent acquisition and leadership development programs for local teams. 

Compensation & Governance

• Contribute to annual compensation planning and governance frameworks ensuring compliance with legislation (e.g., pay transparency, employment equity).

Employee Relations & Compliance

• Assist with employee relations cases, partnering with the UK Employee Relations COE, Law Group and relevant Senior Business Partners to mitigate litigation risks.

• Ensure adherence to local employment laws, regulations, and policies.

• Manage Works Council relationship ensuring compliance with information, consultation and co-determination rules.

Culture, Inclusion & Engagement

• Support leaders to drive employee engagement by analysing survey results and implementing action plans. 

• Work with the Learning COE and Global HRBPs to support the business in assessing and strengthening leadership depth and employee capability through the support of leadership programs and development opportunities.

• Create cultural momentum and leadership accountability to drive pace and outperform while fostering inclusion and belonging.

• Support associated workstreams in partnership with business and D&I partners.

Change Management & Transformation

• Lead HR solutions for business transformation programs and change initiatives. 

• Implement global HR strategies locally, adapting them to regional needs. 

HR Operations, Delivery & Risk Management

• In partnership with COEs, HR Operations and Payroll teams, ensure timely delivery and efficient implementation and delivery of HR processes and services (payroll, benefits, pensions, employee lifecycle), leveraging tools and technologies to enhance performance.

• Identify and mitigate people-related risks, escalating and identifying operational risk issues when necessary. 

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Fluency in German and English.

• Exposure to European Markets – as a minimum, Germany - including experience with Works Councils - and an understanding of the legislation that underpins these markets.

• Demonstrable experience working as an HR Business Partner.

• Foundational knowledge of payroll systems ideally in Germany and Luxembourg.

• An understanding of the regulatory regime as it relates to Financial Services.

• Ability to partner and influence key stakeholders and navigate a global organisation.

• Demonstrable experience of managing competing priorities in a complex organisation.

Nice to have

• University or post-graduate degree or similar/equivalent.

• Financial Services experience.

• Experience working in a global matrix environment.

• Knowledge of other European languages would be an asset.

What is in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best - progressive thinking to keep growing and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper.  We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.

• Opportunities to work with the best in the field.

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.

Agency Notice

RBC Group does not accept agency resumés.  Please do not forward resumés to our employees, nor any other company location.  RBC Group only pay fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event do not pay fees related to unsolicited resumés. Please contact the Recruitment function for additional details.

Job Skills

Employee and Labor Relations, Human Capital Strategies, Human Resources Consulting, Human Resources Operations, Human Resources Policies, Knowledge Organization, Long Term Planning, Organizational Change Management, Talent Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

9-10 TAUNUSANLAGE:FRANKFURT AM MAIN

City:

Frankfurt Am Main

Country:

Germany

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-09-29

Application Deadline:

2026-03-27

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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