HR Manager Latvia

Location:
Latgales street 456B, Riga Shape the employee experience in an international organization where people, expertise and collaboration drive our success. As our HR Manager Latvia, you'll be more than an HR expert – you'll be a trusted advisor to leaders, a partner to employees and a key contributor to our business. Supporting employees across multiple legal entities, you'll work in a dynamic matrix organization. You will report directly to the HR Director Cluster, with a dotted reporting line to the Local Business Stream manager. In this role, you’ll collaborate with local management, regional and global HR to create an engaging employee experience and support sustainable business growth. If you're looking for a role where you can combine strategic thinking with hands-on HR leadership and solution orientation, you'll find plenty of opportunities to make a meaningful impact here.

What you'll do
• Drive recruitment, talent development, employee engagement, and local HR initiatives in line with the global HR strategy and local business needs,
• Prepare and maintain accurate HR documentation and reports,
• Ensure compliance with Latvian employment law,
• Continuously improve local HR processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness,
• Collaborate within a matrix organization with regional HR teams on international projects and the implementation of best practices,
• Partner with managers on organizational development, employee relations, and people-related decisions,
• Support approximately 300 employees across multiple legal entities in Latvia, ensuring a consistent and positive employee experience,
• Travel occasionally to different sites across Latvia to maintain close relationships with the business, managers, and employees,
• Support internal communication initiatives. What you'll bring Must-haves:
• 5+ years of experience as an HR Manager, HR Director or Senior HR Business Partner in a generalist HR environment (preferably in an international company),
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR Management, Business Administration, or a related field,
• Fluency in Latvian and English,
• Strong knowledge of Latvian employment law,
• A hands-on mindset combined with solution-oriented thinking,
• Proven experience designing, implementing, and continuously improving HR policies, processes, and programms across key areas, including compensation and bonus schemes, talent acquisition, learning and development, performance management, and employee engagement. You'll thrive in this role if you…
• enjoy building trusted relationships across different levels of the organization,
• are comfortable balancing strategic priorities with operational HR topics,
• communicate with confidence, empathy and integrity,
• like working in an international, matrix environment where collaboration is key,
• are curious and able to drive topics forward while continuously look for better ways of working. Why join TÜV Rheinland? HR plays an important role in helping our people and our business grow. As part of an international company with +28,000 employees worldwide, you’ll have the opportunity to connect across borders, collaborate with colleagues around the world and contribute to initiatives that shape the future of our organization. You'll join a team where expertise is valued, collaboration is encouraged and your ideas can make a real difference.

We offer
• monthly salary 2500-3000 EUR gross,
• annual bonus equivalent to one month's salary,
• a package of benefits (health insurance, company-paid lunch benefit, etc.),
• flexible hybrid working model – a combination of office-based and remote work,
• real development opportunities. Working at TÜV Rheinland. Today for Tomorrow. Ready for your next challenge? Bring your HR expertise, curiosity and collaborative spirit to an international team where your work will make a real impact – on people, leaders and the business. Apply today. Please submit your CV in English.