International HR Advisor

Role Overview

We’re looking for an International HR Advisor based in Munich to join our growing global HR team on a part-time basis, working 4 days per week with Friday as a required working day.

This is a generalist role with real breadth and genuine ownership. You'll be the dedicated German HR expert within our team — owning our AÜG (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz) licence compliance as your primary responsibility — while also supporting a wide range of HR activities across our EMEA and APAC regions, and some coverage of the Americas.

Please note: Rise will employ this person directly in Germany or engage via an employer of record (EOR) arrangement or a via an agency — the employment structure will be confirmed prior to offer. Rise is committed to ensuring this hire is set up compliantly from day one, before transitioning into local employment.

Key Responsibilities

AÜG Licence & German HR Compliance

• Own Rise’s AÜG licence compliance end-to-end

• Maintain all required documentation including assignment agreements, equal pay assessments, maximum assignment duration tracking, and mandatory disclosures

• Monitor AÜG regulatory developments and ensure Rise’s processes remain fully compliant

• Manage German-language authority communications and compliance filings

• Lead audit preparation including documentation review, records organisation, and authority liaison

• Work closely with Rise’s legal team and external counsel to ensure AÜG documentation is watertight and audit-ready

• Maintain an AÜG compliance tracker and flag risks or issues promptly

Broader Compliance & Licence Management

• Maintain a compliance tracker covering employment licences, labour hire registrations, and regulatory obligations across EMEA and APAC

• Manage licence renewals, applications, and documentation across all active jurisdictions

• Liaise with employment authorities and regulatory bodies across the regional remit

• Ensure HR compliance records are audit-ready at all times

• Identify and flag compliance gaps or legislative changes before they become problems

Employee Relations

• Own ER cases end-to-end across the regional remit — grievances, disciplinaries, PIPs, and investigations

• Conduct investigations, chair or support hearings, produce outcome letters in English and German, and manage appeals

• Advise on Kündigungsschutz, notice periods, and statutory entitlements under German employment law

• Manage Betriebsrat interactions and works council consultation processes where applicable

• Coach managers and clients through ER processes with clear guidance and procedural compliance

Right to Work & Global Mobility

• Own right to work checks across the regional remit — ensuring valid documentation before and throughout employment

• Maintain a right to work tracker with expiry dates and renewal management

• Ensure processes are consistent, compliant, and audit-ready across all jurisdictions

• Manage German-language interactions with employees and authorities where needed

• Support visa tracking, work permit applications, A1 certificate management, and posted worker notifications

• Maintain a global mobility tracker covering active assignments and compliance obligations

• Liaise with immigration authorities and external advisors to keep everything compliant

Global Benefits Management

• Contribute to the management and evolution of Rise’s global benefits offering — not just administration

• Work with brokers, insurers, and providers to benchmark, review, and improve schemes across jurisdictions

• Manage enrolment, changes, and leaver processing across EMEA and APAC

• Ensure statutory benefits compliance including German mandatory benefits and local obligations

• Feed into the annual renewal process and benefits strategy discussions

HRIS, Time & Attendance

• Act as the HR voice in product and tech conversations about HRIS upgrades, new features, and platform improvements

• Contribute to system testing, implementation, and user acceptance activity

• Maintain data accuracy and manage time and attendance including timesheets, absence tracking, and exception handling

• Ensure compliance with the Arbeitszeitgesetz and working time obligations across all jurisdictions

• Maintain GDPR and German BDSG compliance across all HR and time and attendance data

Client, Sales & Partnerships

• Work alongside account managers and client contacts to deliver best-in-class HR service across the regional remit

• Act as a German HR subject matter expert for client-facing queries and escalations

• Collaborate with the sales and partnerships team on HR and employment law readiness for new market launches, whilst conducting thorough research on new and existing countries

Legal Team Partnership

• Partner closely with Rise’s legal team and external counsel on AÜG documentation, EMEA/APAC ER matters, contract reviews, and compliance

• Manage legal sign-off processes cleanly and know when escalation is needed

Recruitment Support

• Support hiring managers with job descriptions, interview processes, offer letters, and compliant onboarding

• Ensure new hires are set up correctly from day one across all jurisdictions

Learning & Development

• Identify L&D needs across the EMEA, APAC, and Americas population and coordinate training delivery

• Support manager capability building around German employment law, AÜG, ER, and people management

• Contribute to Rise’s broader L&D framework as the HR function grows

Experience Required

Essential

• 2–4 years’ HR experience with exposure to German employment law and HR compliance

• Personalfachkaufmann/-frau (IHK) qualified or equivalent German HR qualification — must have

• Bilingual in German and English — both to a professional written and spoken standard — must have

• Based in Munich, Germany — must have

• Some direct exposure to AÜG compliance requirements, documentation obligations, and audit processes — does not need to have been the sole owner but must understand the framework

• Experience managing German HR documentation, compliance filings, and authority communications in German

• Experience managing employee relations matters in line with German employment law

• Organised and detail-oriented with strong compliance and documentation habits

• Comfortable working independently in a remote, internationally distributed team

Strongly Preferred

• Direct experience managing AÜG licence compliance, documentation, or audit preparation

• Experience working with employment authorities, regulatory bodies, or government agencies in Germany

• Exposure to broader EMEA, APAC, or Americas HR compliance requirements

• Experience collaborating with client-facing or commercial teams in an HR capacity

• Familiarity with works council (Betriebsrat) obligations and interaction requirements

• Experience supporting global mobility, work permits, A1 certificates, or posted worker processes

• Experience in a fast-growing, scale-up, EOR, or PEO environment

• CIPD qualification or equivalent UK HR qualification an advantage

• Additional language capability welcome — French, Spanish, or other European languages an advantage