Hybrid Employment Law Advisor – m/f/d

at eurobahn GmbH & Co. KG

• Job title: Employment Law Advisor – m/f/d
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hamm, Germany

About the role

• Referent Arbeitsrecht at eurobahn providing legal counsel for HR and management. Engaging in labor relations, litigation, and developing training formats for legal topics.

Responsibilities

• As the first point of contact for managers and HR colleagues, you provide advice on employment law, works constitution (co‑determination) and collective bargaining issues — solution-oriented, on an equal footing, and with a focus on the essentials.
• You actively shape employee relations by not only assessing legal matters but also preparing them in a clear and practice-oriented way — from initial assessment to final implementation.
• You represent our company in labor court proceedings with legal tact, a clear stance and independent responsibility.
• You coordinate external law firms confidently, keep ongoing cases in view and ensure consistent, high-quality legal support.
• With empathy and negotiation skills, you work together with employee representatives to develop viable, future-oriented works agreements.
• You contribute your expertise to the preparation and conduct of collective bargaining negotiations — closely coordinated with our employers' associations.
• You present complex legal topics in an accessible way and develop training formats that are practical and have a lasting impact.
• You think strategically, contribute to fundamental policy issues and help further develop our HR standards in line with current case law and our corporate culture.
• A sharp eye for existing HR processes is part of the role, as is the drive to continuously improve them and shape them for the future.

Requirements

• Completed law degree (fully qualified lawyer) with a focus on employment law.
• Several years of professional experience in employment law — e.g., as an attorney or as in-house counsel (Syndikusrechtsanwalt/Syndikusrechtsanwältin) — is an advantage.
• Solid knowledge of individual and collective employment law; experience in collective bargaining law is desirable, or you are willing to develop this expertise.
• Business-fluent German skills and confident use of MS Office.
• Your working style is independent, pragmatic and solution-oriented — with a pronounced entrepreneurial mindset.
• With strong communication skills, social competence and advisory experience you build trust and convince both managers and employees.

Benefits

• Work–life balance: instead of shift work, we offer flexible flextime and remote work (up to 60%).
• Company pension scheme: according to the collective agreement with the option for salary conversion and an employer contribution.
• Holidays: 30 days off with the option to increase to 36 days via salary conversion.
• Other benefits: e.g., the option of a leased company bike, summer events, shopping discounts through Corporate Benefits, etc.