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Join us in making a difference

Ready to take your HR business partnering to the next level?

As part of Talent & Business Relations, you’ll join the team that connects Talents & Culture (T&C) with the business, turning people strategy into action and business needs into smart, practical HR solutions. You’ll work hand in hand with the Performance & Recognition and Talent Development teams, backed by a strong Talent Support team, with one joint goal: driving organizational performance. As the trusted people partner for your business area, you’ll position and shape T&C procedures that work in practice. You’ll support leads in successfully leading their teams and meeting their people responsibilities with confidence. At trivago, we are cultivating a Caring Performance Environment where care, performance, and learning reinforce each other so our people and business thrives.

Sound like an environment for you? Apply today!

How you’ll make an impact

Advise leads in your assigned departments on complex people topics, including leadership, performance management, compensation, and staffing.
Guide your leads and teams through change processes, such as organizational restructurings, with strategic advice.
Support forming the right teams through partnering with our recruiting specialists, advising hiring managers on decisions, and succession planning with informed, data-backed recommendations.
Strengthen our Caring Performance culture by coordinating and challenging calibrations and the performance framework around our job architecture.
Balance lead topics and individual cases, zooming out for strategy and zooming in for day-to-day operations.

What you'll need to thrive

Solid experience as an HR Business Partner (minimum 5 years), with advanced knowledge of German labor law for individual cases.
A strong track record of aligning HR strategy with business goals on talent and organizational topics, building relationships with leads that are trusting enough to challenge and push back when needed.
Strong communication skills and the credibility to represent TC across the organization, with fluency in German (C1) and English (our company language).
A genuine learning mindset: you approach challenges with curiosity, seek out feedback, and continuously look for ways to develop and grow.
A performance mindset: you set ambitious goals, adapt to shifting demands, stay calm under pressure, and have the determination and resilience to follow through, even when things are ambiguous.
An open and curious mindset toward AI tools and automation: you actively explore how AI can enhance your work and are excited to grow alongside evolving technologies.

What you can look forward to

As you grow, so do we.

This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Nilo, and provide workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses, and access to a fully-equipped campus library.

Moving to join us?

No problem. You can count on the visa support from our talent support team, a relocation package, interest-free newcomer loan, free language classes, regular team and company-wide events to build experiences together.

Life happens.

We offer self-determined vacation (with a minimum of 25 vacation days), flexible working hours, up to 2 work from home days weekly. Additionally you can work remotely from a different location, within Germany or selected countries abroad for up to 20 days per year. You also get free access to the Heycare platform for personalized nanny assistance, and an on-campus kids room.