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EMEA Labor Relations Manager, Global Corporate Employee Relations (GCER)
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Labor Relations (LR) Manager, Germany (EMEA Corporate Office)
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This remote-first but office-based role is based in either Berlin, Germany or London, UK Corporate Offices, with up to 10% travel primarily within the EMEA region.
About the Role
Amazon’s Global Corporate Employee Relations (GCER) team is seeking a labor relations professional with deep Germany expertise to own and deliver LR strategy in EMEA’s most regulated co-determination environment.
As the EMEA Labor Relations Manager for Germany, you will:
- Drive end-to-end labor relations strategy in Amazon’s most complex co-determination market, where full co-determination rights, active Works Councils (Betriebsräte), and extensive works agreements are standard.
- Negotiate works agreements (e.g., IT tools, working time, remote work) under the Works Constitution Act (BetrVG).
- Build and maintain trust-based relationships with employee representatives.
- Advise senior leadership on workforce changes, restructurings, and policy implementations under EMEA’s risk-balancing framework.
- Partner with Legal, Talent & Partnership Teams (PXT), and business leadership to ensure compliance, trust, and business agility.
Reporting directly to the DACH Labor Relations Leader, you’ll operate with autonomy while contributing to broader regional programmes, frameworks, and LR capability-building.
Key Responsibilities
Germany LR Ownership & ERB (Employee Representative Body) Management
- Outline and implement LR strategy across all Germany-based Lines of Business (AWS, Worldwide Amazon Stores, etc.).
- Manage strategic Works Council relationships, driving trust, productive engagement, and agreed joint working processes.
- Lead co-determination obligations (consultation, information, and joint-selection rights) under German labor law.
- Negotiate and renew works agreements on IT/ERP tools, working time models, remote work policies, and organisational changes.
- Lead and resolve reconciliation processes through Einigungsstellen (German labor courts) if required.
- Advise on union engagement strategy, collective bargaining (Tarifvertragsrecht), and hospitality decks for Works Council boards.
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Stakeholder Advisory & Business Alignment
- Serve as the trusted LR advisor to German senior business leaders, Amazon Managers, and PXT partners.
- Provide proactive LR counseling on workforce changes, restructurings, tool deployments, and policy implementations.
- Present risks and trust frameworks to Director/Vice President-level stakeholders.
- Partner with Legal, PXT, and Amazon Leaders to align toward joint business outcomes.
Programme Contribution & Regional Influence
- Contribute Germany best practices to GCER-wide frameworks and playgrounds.
- Represent Germany on global forums and ensure EMEA-aligned positioning.
- Use LR data to inform Germany-specific and EMEA-wide strategy/investment decisions.
- Share insights on EMEA labor relations, co-determination trends, and German reconciliation approaches.
Change & Risk Management
- Lead complex restructuring efforts, tool deployments, and change initiatives with two-way impact—balancing business velocity with represented employee trust.
- Own proactive risk identification, scenario planning, and intervention strategies.
- Embed LR due diligence in business initiatives from Day 1.
Requirements
Basic Qualifications
✔ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. ✔ 5+ years of experience in labor-employee relations or German employment law, with deep proficiency in Works Council management in co-determination contexts. ✔ Proven success navigating legal complexities, including negotiating works agreements, resolving co-determination disputes, and applying German labor law compliance. ✔ Experience managing partnerships with Works Councils (Betriebsräte) and unions (IG Metall, ver.di etc.). ✔ Fluent in German (C2 CEFR) (written and spoken) and English (C2 CEFR). ✔ Ability to work in the technology-heavy, rapidly scaling corporate environment with regulatory sensitivity.
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Preferred Qualifications
🔹 Volljurist (German law degree) or equivalent legal qualification. 🔹 Experience leading or advising on Einigungsstelle proceedings. 🔹 Deep knowledge of German collective bargaining landscape and unions. 🔹 Tech-sector (non-operational) labor relations experience. 🔹 Strong analytical bias with ability to simplify complexity and showcase data-driven insights. 🔹 Track record of building ERB relationships from compliance-focused to trust-driven. 🔹 Ability to drive fast, high-stakes results in ambiguous environments. 🔹 Experience working across multiple business units/Lines of Business simultaneously.
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