HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

BayWa r.e. Jobportal
Jopestraße 4, 72072 Tübingen, Germany

Fulltime

BayWa r.e. is the home for change makers. We r.e.think energy – how it is produced, stored and can be best used to enable the global renewable energy transition that is essential to the future of our planet. At BayWa r.e. we effect change globally. With locations in 30 countries, we have over 4,500 people already working across the world, collaborating with local businesses to proactively shape the future of the energy sector.

With a network of over 20 locations worldwide, more than 1,400 employees and over 30 years of experience, the Business Entity Solar Trade within BayWa r.e. group is one of the world’s leading distributors of photovoltaic components. Throughout the B2B sector we supply and support our cooperation partners and installers with innovative photovoltaic products. We also offer trainings and organize roadshows to keep our customers up to date. The experts for our own mounting system, novotegra, provide first installation support directly on site. In addition, we offer full system configurations and a digitalized customer journey via our planning tool Solar-Planit and our webshops.

About the role: Due to our dynamic growth, we are expanding our team in Tübingen and are currently looking for a HR Business Partner for BayWa r.e. Solar Trade Holding GmbH (STH). STH is the holding company of the Solar Trade business within BayWa r.e. group, comprising 23 legal entities and over 1,400 employees. STH itself has more than 30 employees.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the central HR Business Partner for all global Solar Trade entities, ensuring consistent standards, governance, and operational excellence.
• Lead and oversee end‑to‑end recruitment processes across German entities, enhancing talent pipelines and hiring quality.
• Act as the senior interface between Group HR and local HR teams worldwide, driving alignment on strategic HR initiatives and global frameworks.
• Provide full‑cycle HR business partnering to smaller EMEA entities without dedicated HR teams, ensuring they receive high‑quality guidance and support.
• Build and steward a global HR community within Solar Trade to foster collaboration, share best practices, and surface HR‑related insights from local teams.
• Identify, define, and prioritize global HR projects emerging from the HR community—ensuring alignment with business strategy and measurable value creation.
• Co‑manage the Rexx HR system with the Systems Manager, developing functional enhancements and ensuring system configuration aligns with business needs.
• Report directly to the Head of HR, Solar Trade EMEA, supporting strategic decision‑making through data‑driven HR insights.

Your Profile

5–8+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner in a global, matrixed, or fast‑scaling organization.
Proven track record in HR transformation, including digitalization, standardization, automation, and structural HR development.
Strong capability to anticipate challenges and proactively shape HR processes in a dynamic, high‑growth environment.
Excellent understanding of German labor law, employment regulations, and compliance; familiarity with navigating international HR legislation.
Outstanding communication and stakeholder‑management skills in both English and German, enabling effective collaboration across all organizational levels.
Strong team player with the ability to collaborate effectively in cross‑functional, multicultural, and remote teams.
Entrepreneurial mindset with a high degree of flexibility and resilience.
Strong digital affinity and hands‑on experience with HRIS platforms (e.g., Rexx).

What We Offer You

We care about you: if there are any problems, we will do everything we can to support you - no one is left out in the cold with us
Further training opportunities via internal and external training courses
Flexible working hours, mobile working and modern workplace equipment, plus 30 days of vacation
Discounted online shopping through our Corporate Benefits Portal
Hybrid work schedule with possibility to work remotely
Subsidy for the Germany Ticket, and e-charging stations in the free company parking
Last but not least: you are driving forward the energy transition as part of a great team and ensuring that our future becomes a little greener
Do you want to change the future with us? Great! Then apply now.