Rainer L. - Associate HR Director / HR Director DACH

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Aug 2025

11 months

Munich, Germany

Associate HR Director / HR Director DACH

RL Consult & Interim

Stabilizing and building competencies in the HR department (15 employees)
Integrating HR functions and enhancing collaboration with central units at HQ in France
Restructuring and boosting performance at critical locations

Jan 2022 - Aug 2023

1 year 8 months

Landshut, Germany

Head of HR & Organization

Endor AG

Revamping the HR department
Reducing turnover by 50%
Recruiting (70+ employees per year)
Initiating 'Identification of company core values' and developing workshops, modular leadership training, and Value Ambassadors
Expanding the HR information system Personio

Sep 2021 - Jan 2022

5 months

Munich, Germany

Senior Advisor HR

Deloitte GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Advising leaders in defined support areas of Deloitte Consulting GmbH (approx. 3,000 of 9,500 employees in Germany)
Advising on topics like performance, promotion, outplacement, moderating reviews and follow-up

Jul 2020 - May 2021

11 months

Munich, Germany

Head of HR

Dorsch Holding GmbH

Reorganizing the national HR department of the Dorsch Group and positioning it as a shared service center
Go-live of the rexx HR information system
HR role in the acquisition of Spiekermann engineers and GRE Gauff Rail Engineering (due diligence and post-merger integration, harmonizing employment contracts and policies)
Sale of BDC Nord and merger of BDC Berlin

May 2020 - Jul 2020

3 months

Augsburg, Germany

Associate Director HR

PATRIZIA AG

Covering vacancies with strategic and operational support for several defined business areas
Recruiting key positions
Performance management
Implementing a new bonus model

Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

2 years

Leer, Germany

Interim Manager HR

ELV Elektronik AG / eQ-3 AG

Recruiting and talent management
Advising the owners and executive board
Organizational development to realign the HR department and other key HR topics (e.g. design and implementation of a three-tier sales concept)

Aug 2015 - Mar 2018

2 years 8 months

Bremen, Germany

Head of Human Resources

Jacobs University gGmbH

Change management after a 25% staff reduction, focusing on business alignment and academic reputation
Handling labor law disputes and mediation negotiations
International recruitment, selection, and onboarding of professors
Relaunch of the HR reporting system and personnel cost planning
Managing the payroll BPO partner during the switch from Datev to LOGA; optimizing contract management processes (approx. 600 hires/contract changes and 1,000 student jobs annually)

Jan 2011 - Jul 2015

4 years 7 months

Porta Westfalica, Germany

Head of Central Human Resources

Tönsmeier Unternehmensgruppe

Restructuring and realignment of HR services (phasing out decentralized HR presence)
Negotiating compensation agreements and company collective agreements, transfer and restructuring tariff agreements
Supporting M&A projects and PPP structures; efficient capacity adjustments for tenders and procurement projects; site closures
Significant development of the compensation model for sales (inside and field sales)

Nov 2005 - Dec 2010

5 years 2 months

Ravensburg, Germany

Head of HR and Social Affairs

Ravensburger AG

Overhaul of the variable compensation system: setting targets based on market results instead of budget, integrating a consolidation approach; guidelines for fixed/variable ratios by Hay grade; group-wide harmonization
Repositioning of talent development: expanding systems and product portfolio based on needs to include talent conferences, exit interviews, onboarding/integration management system, modular leadership development, development assessment centers, coaching pool
Re-engineering recruitment: streamlining and harmonizing physical and digital processes, administrative simplification and acceleration, concept and implementation of employer branding
Weak point analysis through problem-focused HR controlling; providing control measures for a more balanced workforce structure (age, tenure, qualification)

Jan 2004 - Oct 2005

1 year 10 months

Munich, Germany

Human Resources Manager

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG

Reducing payroll costs in a central, labor-intensive area through salary cuts; sustainably securing profitability within seven months; applying the approach to other areas
Developing and implementing binding policies on working time rules, pay scales, secondments, and home office; improving transparency, process quality, and legal certainty; avoiding tax risks and creating tax-saving opportunities for employees
Expanding the employee evaluation and development system; improving acceptance and execution quality; objectively identifying high performers/potentials and low performers; designing and implementing action plans

Sep 2001 - Dec 2003

2 years 4 months

Munich, Germany

Director Global Human Resources

TÜV South Germany Group

Disciplinary and technical responsibility for 60 people in the holding company and four decentralized HR management teams with about 50 additional staff
Repositioned HR as an internal service provider; implemented a shared service center (30 employees) for various HR services (service descriptions, SLAs, competency clarification)
Developed and implemented a process for systematic talent identification and development for first- and second-level managers
Initiated reduction of works council bodies from 120 to under 100
Launched a central employer branding and professional applicant management; cut processing time by 60%; ranked among "100 most attractive employers" for engineers; increased speculative applications by 40% in the first year and another 110% in the second year; reduced hiring costs

Jul 1997 - Aug 2001

4 years 2 months

Munich, Germany

Head of HR

IVM Engineering Group

Redesigned the roles of all HR staff and related processes; significantly improved recruiting workflows and results
Merger of Karosserie Baur Stuttgart: integrated and harmonized HR tools and structures; negotiated subsequent works agreements; organizational development
Change management 'division formation': designed company regulations on behalf of the shareholders; managed internal resource allocation

Jan 1994 - Jun 1997

3 years 6 months

Frankfurt, Germany

HR Manager

Pünder, Volhard, Weber & Axster

Achieved 20% annual headcount growth
Developed and implemented secondment guidelines (including for New York, Moscow, Shanghai)

Dec 1990 - Dec 1993

3 years 1 month

Duisburg, Germany

HR Officer

Grillo-Werke AG

Established the training and development functions: needs planning, organizational execution, and success monitoring
Internal communication; headed the company magazine

Summary

Professional HR leadership to achieve company goals
Design and implementation of HR initiatives, processes, and policies
Concept and execution of change management projects / post-merger integration in dynamic times (incl. mergers & acquisitions, relocations, closures)
(Further) development of an HR strategy, operational personnel support, recruiting, and talent development
Building effective relationships and agreements with key stakeholders (incl. works councils and unions)