We are TecAlliance — founded by more than 30 automotive aftermarket companies as a neutral Data‑as‑a‑Service market connector, serving as the neutral data terrain that interconnects them. With over 1,000 employees worldwide and customers in 140 countries, we enable the market — we never compete with it.

As our Director Global People Services (m/f/d) you will lead the strategic and operational direction of global HR Operations, ensuring consistent, compliant, and efficient HR services across all regions. You will provide governance for global payroll, HR processes, and HRIS systems, enabling data‑driven decision‑making and operational excellence. By driving standardization, digitalization, and continuous improvement, your goal is to strengthen workforce effectiveness and support global business objectives. You will work with international, remote, diverse, open-minded, helpful and friendly team of HR professionals across multiple regions.

The position is limited to 12 months as a maternity cover, and is on full-time basis with a workload of 40 hours per week.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the global HR Operations team, driving accountability, collaboration, and service excellence.

• Ensure the effective delivery of global HR operations across the employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on compliance, standardization, and operational efficiency.

• Oversee payroll governance and coordinate with regional teams and external providers to ensure accurate and compliant processes.

• Lead HR systems, automation, and process improvement initiatives to enhance the employee and manager experience.

• Maintain operational controls, documentation, and audit readiness while monitoring key performance indicators and driving continuous improvement.

• Partner closely with Finance, IT, Legal, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless end-to-end HR service delivery.

• Provide operational guidance on global HR policies, processes, and vendor management to support consistent execution across regions.

• Act as a project owner/lead across various HR projects.

Requirements:

• Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.

• Proven experience leading global HR Operations, payroll, and compliance functions.

• Demonstrated success managing large, multi‑regional HR teams.

• Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing global HR operational strategies.

• Strong knowledge of global employment law, HRIS platforms, and multi‑country payroll systems.

• Experience managing senior stakeholders and external HR/payroll vendors.

• Ability to lead complex global projects (HRIS, payroll transformation, compliance initiatives).

• Skilled in analyzing HR and payroll data to support operational decisions and continuous improvement.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Teams).

• Expertise in global HRIS platforms (SAP SuccessFactors, Workday, Dayforce).

• Skilled in project tracking and workflow tools (e.g., DevOps, Jira, Asana).

• Advanced Excel capabilities for analytics, forecasting, and compliance reporting.

• Ability to prepare executive‑level presentations and dashboards.

• Fluency in English language (B2+ level) and German language (C1+ level) required, another European language is an advantage.

We kindly ask you to send your CV in English language only. Thank you.

Benefits

* Please note

• that TecAlliance can only consider candidates for employment who are legally authorized to work in a country listed in the job posting, where we have an established legal entity and payroll system. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to hire candidates who require relocation, visa support, or are located outside of that country. Of course you can apply, if you hold a work permit and are willing to / or already moved to the country. Thank you for your understanding.

• that it is not possible to work outside of the country you are applying for. Meaning that, if you apply e.g. for Germany, you must work from within Germany. It is not possible to work from abroad. You can work at any location within the borders of the listed country, unless the job posting specifies a certain City.

Please only apply with your CV (in English only) via the system. Applications outside of our applicant tracking system cannot be considered due to GDPR.