HR Business Partner (Shanghai, CN, 200023)

Company: Vaillant Group (China) Heating, Cooling and Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. Location: Shanghai-CHN Country: China (CN) Brand: Vaillant

Contract type: Temporary Working time: Full-time

What we achieve together

• Strategic HR Business Partnering: Serve as the HR Business Partner for the relevant location, providing strategic and operational consultation to local management and employees on all business and leadership-related HR topics, acting as the single face to the customer across the entire HR value chain.

• HR Policy Implementation & Compliance: Ensure implementation of all HR policies, processes, and programs at the local level in line with the functional matrix. Drive compliance with country-specific HR regulations and governance requirements, representing the company in dialogues with employee representatives, works councils, unions, and labor authorities.

• HR Analytics & Workforce Insights: Provide reporting, consultation, and recommendations to line managers on HR KPIs (e.g., FTE & personnel costs, turnover rates, absence, employee engagement results) to enable data-driven people decisions.

• Change Management & Organizational Development: Drive change management and company transformation together with line management. Ensure HR is involved in planning and managing organizational changes, and actively support a company culture that recognizes and maximizes the value of employee contributions.

• Employee Relations & Governance: Coordinate labor relations in the area of responsibility, ensuring labor regulations are followed. Take ownership of executing and implementing group-wide HR governance and compliance issues, fostering positive employee relations throughout the organization.

What makes us successful together

• Qualifications: You hold a University degree (Master or Bachelor) in HR or a related field.

• Experience: You have 5–7 years of relevant experience in a company-related HR position.

• Know-how: You possess in-depth knowledge of HR Business Partnering, Change Management, and Labour Relations/Governance best practices. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with emphasis on accuracy are essential.

• Personality: You bring high-level communication, consulting, and project management skills. Strong interpersonal skills enable you to deliver internal presentations with business acumen, clearly communicate information, and provide quality support.

• Language skills: You are fluent in English and the local language (both written and spoken) for effective global and local collaboration.

What you can count on

• We offer flexible working hours and an annual leave and sick leave policy that supports your work/life balance.

• We offer our employees in China an attractive remuneration package, including a competitive salary system and bonus incentive, holiday and flexible annual benefits, and the highest share of housing provident fund.

• We provide border health care for employees including yearly health check-up and supplementary commercial insurance.

• We provide various learning opportunities, including workshops, seminars, events, and e-learnings. Part of our culture is to encourage internal career development and job rotation.

• Our company provides various employee benefits including transport allowance, meal allowance, discounts on Vaillant products, long service award and holiday gift from the trade union.

• We have a modern, comfortable and safe office environment, the ventilation is a new heat exchange fan independently developed by Vaillant, which can provide a steady stream of fresh air all day long, with real-time monitoring of air quality changes in the house, safe and healthy, and bring the natural and comfortable German forest into our company.

• We frequently hold employee activities, including company outings and family days.

What makes us special

We take care of a better climate. In every home and our environment. As a successful family business, we have been living up to this claim for over 150 years. We are one of the world's leading providers of heat pumps, digital services and efficient gas heating appliances and offer energy-saving solutions.

You will find sustainability everywhere at the Vaillant Group. In the office, at the production sites and on the road. Around 16,000 employees from over 70 countries are committed to this every day. As an international team, we take responsibility - for our future and that of our planet. We promote your personal development so that you can act with passion and together we can ensure a better climate.

Become part of the Vaillant Group and help us shape the future of heating!

We promote equity and do not tolerate any form of discrimination. We value the uniqueness of each individual and encourage all people to apply.

Your Contact:

Mengrui Zhang +86 10 85932565