Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Trainee Talent & Reward Operations who is accountable and detail oriented to join us in our Talent & Reward Operations EU team, based in Monheim, Germany. The position is initially limited to two years.


About the role
As Trainee Talent Operations, you will assist Talent Liaison and Talent Operations Specialists in managing personnel changes and local HR operations. Responsibilities include personnel administration throughout the employee lifecycle and providing support to employees and managers using HR Answers service & portal, ensuring accurate and timely implementation of changes for excellent data quality. This position is a fixed term contract for 2 years.


Who you’ll work with
You will report to the Talent & Reward Ops Lead DE & CH and you will collaborate closely with the Talent Liaison and Talent Operations Specialists, providing support to our employees and managers through the HR Answers platform.


What you’ll do

• Answer queries from employees and managers through the HR Answers platform, maintaining an updated knowledge base.
• Support the end-to-end hire-to-retire process, including hiring, promotions, personal life changes, and offboarding.
• Manage the organization structure by ensuring accurate and updated data in Talent Share.
• Act as an internal expert on local compensation and benefits, conducting annual salary surveys and supporting the compensation review process.
• Stay updated on social legislation changes, ensuring processes, documentation, and practices are compliant.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

• Bachelor´s degree required.
• Excellent communication skills: ability to adapt communication style to the audience (cultural awareness).
• Quality focused with eye for detail.
• IT savvy with a facile understanding and adept use of various IT tools and systems.
• Proficient in MS Excel with advanced skills.
• Strong communication skills in English and German (verbal and written).

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!
About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.
Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent, and adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on US-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com for application to US based roles. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.