Contingent Labour Lead - Germany

About the Role

The Contingent Labour Lead for Germany will design and implement a future‑fit contingent labour operating model across Germany, based in the GBS Operating Centre in Krakow, acting as the country subject‑matter expert for non‑permanent labour and leading a significant change programme. In the discovery phase, the lead will assess current contingent labour usage, mapping end‑to‑end processes, policies, governance, supplier landscape, spend drivers, and compliance risks to develop a fact base highlighting inefficiencies and opportunities for simplification and value creation. Partnering with the Global Programme Lead, the role will design a scalable, efficient model that complies with German labour law, prioritises a simple hiring‑manager experience, and collaborates with People and Procurement to deliver a best‑in‑class end‑to‑end solution. The lead will support the design and execution of RFPs and tenders, providing deep expertise on the German contingent labour market, contributing to supplier selection, commercial negotiations and contracting strategy. Implementation responsibilities include process design, VMS rollout (ideally VNDLY), supplier onboarding, communications, training and adoption, while acting as a visible leader engaging senior stakeholders throughout the transformation journey. Ongoing duties involve ensuring compliance with German labour law and co‑employment regulations, establishing governance and performance frameworks, and driving continuous improvement through data insights and stakeholder feedback. • Lead discovery and current state assessment of Germany’s contingent labour usage, including processes, policies, spend analysis, and compliance risks. • Design a scalable, compliant future‑fit contingent labour operating model centred on hiring‑manager experience. • Drive RFP design, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and contracting for contingent labour services. • Oversee implementation of the new model: process redesign, VMS (VNDLY) deployment, supplier onboarding, and change‑management communications. • Establish governance, reporting and performance frameworks to ensure ongoing compliance with German labour law. • Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across HR, Procurement and business leaders to secure adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸spend analysis
• ▸process design
• ▸vms deployment
• ▸rfp management
• ▸governance reporting
• ▸stakeholder management

What You Bring

Candidates must have proven experience leading contingent labour solutions in Germany, deep knowledge of German labour law, fluency in German and English, strong VMS understanding (VNDLY desirable), and a record of delivering complex change programmes in a global matrix organisation. Desirable experience includes supporting global or multi‑country contingent labour programmes, familiarity with UK and US markets, involvement in global RFPs and large‑scale supplier transitions, and exposure to GBS or shared‑services environments. • Apply deep knowledge of German labour law and vendor management systems; fluency in German and English required. • Demonstrated ability to deliver complex change programmes in a global, matrixed environment. • Preferred experience with global multi‑country contingent labour programmes and knowledge of UK/US labour markets.

Requirements

• ▸german law
• ▸vms
• ▸vndly
• ▸bilingual
• ▸change management
• ▸global programme

Benefits

The position is a 12‑month fixed‑term contract with possible extension, offering private healthcare, group life insurance, annual bonus, multisport card subsidy, remote‑work allowances, enhanced employee capital plan contributions, additional vacation days, and a hybrid work model (2 days office, 3 days home) in a modern Krakow office. • Offer includes 12‑month fixed‑term contract, private healthcare, group life insurance, annual bonus, multisport card subsidy, remote‑work allowances, enhanced employee capital plan contributions, extra vacation days and hybrid work arrangement.

Work Environment

Hybrid