Department Manager
Are you ready to lead and optimize payroll operations while contributing to a greener future?
We are looking for an ambitious department manager to oversee payroll administration for over 2,500 employees, drive digitalization efforts, and guide a dedicated team. You will play a key role in setting the strategic direction for the team while ensuring continued operational stability. If you have strong leadership skills, a passion for process optimization, and a collaborative mindset, we invite you to join our HR management team and contribute to shaping the future of payroll at MAN Energy Solutions.
You will play an important role in:
The tasks are wide-ranging and include everything from handling payroll to reporting and digitalization of HR processes.
Your main task will be to set the direction for the further development of the team while maintaining continued stable operations.
Your key responsibilities include:

• Payroll and personnel administration for approximately 2,500 employees
• Supporting employees and managers with questions/requests related to payroll, guidelines etc.
• Compensation & benefits
• HR controlling & reporting
• HR systems & digitalization

The team is involved in various HR projects. One of the next big projects will be the implementation of SAP Success Factors.
We imagine that you:
We are looking for a department manager with a relevant education and management experience.
You may come from a similar position managing payroll processes and tasks, or you have in-depth knowledge of the payroll, finance or accounting area complemented by management experience. It is essential that you can see opportunities in new solutions and processes, and that you are good at communicating and collaborating.
We emphasise the following professional competencies:

• You have strong professional skills along with the experience needed to support and influence the organisation around payroll
• You have management experience, and you want to continue to develop as a leader
• You have experience using payroll systems (e.g. KMD Nettoløn) and other HR systems
• You have a strategic eye for and experience with process optimisation, digitalisation and automation
• You have good analytical skills and attention to detail when needed, and you strive for high quality in your work
• You are fluent in written and spoken Danish and English

We also emphasise that you, as a person:

• Have excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Have strong business & stakeholder management skills
• Are good at building relationships and collaborating

Welcome to HR Service & Payroll
We are a diverse and competent HR team with different types of skills, knowledge and experience. We emphasize collaboration and knowledge sharing, and we have an informal work environment with a good atmosphere. We also appreciate taking time for a coffee and a good laugh with each other.
The tasks of the HR team range from recruitment and onboarding to organizational changes and development. From being the managers' support to ensuring payroll on time.
We have around 23 other colleagues in HR in Denmark working in three different areas: Talent Acquisition, Business Partnering and HR Services & Payroll.
You will be responsible for HR Services & Payroll DK and a team of 7 employees and 1 student worker.
As manager, you will also be a part of the Danish HR management team (a team of 4) and you will report to the Head of HR Denmark, Marie Brinkgaard.
What can you expect from us:
We are committed to fostering your growth in a collaborative environment where you can learn from colleagues and contribute to shared success. With regular opportunities for skill-building, mentorship, and tailored training, we support your professional development and career advancement. Our investment in your growth includes customized courses designed to help you achieve your goals. We also promote a diverse and inclusive culture that values your input, with a strong focus on your well-being, supported by health programs and a positive work atmosphere.
Unleash your potential: Join us towards a carbon-neutral future
At MAN Energy Solutions, we offer you an opportunity shape the future while achieving your career goals.
We understand that balancing work life and personal life can be a challenge. This is why we prioritize providing our employees with the best opportunities to achieve this balance. In addition to flexible working hours, the option to work from home, and a focus on brain breaks during the day, we also offer over 7 weeks of paid time off distributed across vacation days, extra days off, and flex days.
We focus on diversity and equality to create a creative and inclusive culture and believe that a mix of gender, nationalities, and different perspectives, drives innovation, creativity, and productivity in our organization. We are committed to our employees’ well-being, and you will get the opportunity to join different social activities clubs from yoga and fishing clubs to creative clubs.
At MAN Energy Solutions you can create, drive, build, and be a part of improving innovative energy solutions while achieving your personal career goals. Here you have opportunities for growth, development, and mentorship.
In 2027, MAN Energy Solutions will move to Trekroner in Roskilde. Here we will consolidate all our current locations on Zealand into one large site.
Leadership Mastery
At MAN Energy Solutions, we offer a program for career development for our leaders. The program includes a number of professional modules and activities related to the strategy as well as criteria for great management. The program involves knowledge of collaboration, strategy and goal orientation, customer focus, integrity and self-reflection.
About MAN Energy Solutions

• 250 years of experience in advanced engineering
• We deliver a unique portfolio of technologies and opportunities in the development of engines for use on ships and in power plants across the globe.
• We work on the motto "Future in The Making", because we make a virtue out of creating sustainable solutions and contribute to a carbon neutral economy.
• We have over 15,000 employees worldwide. In Denmark, we are 2,200 passionate employees with more than 40 nationalities.

Build your own future:
Send your application to us no later than Sunday the 29th of September, 2024. We will conduct interviews during the application period. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Marie Brinkgaard, Head of HR Denmark by phone on 61 65 80 87. More information about the company can be found at www.man-es.com
In MAN Energy Solutions, we strive for an inclusive and fair recruitment process for our job applicants based on equity. We encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, religion, disability and ethnic background to apply for this position. Therefore, please refrain from attaching a photo to your CV or cover letter. Furthermore, assistive tools will be available when needed, for example for dyslexia.