<p>TT-Line has been the bridge across the Baltic Sea for over 60 years—connecting Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden with reliable, high-quality, and environmentally conscious ferry services. With nine modern Ro-Pax ferries, we carry nearly 1 million guests and over 500,000 freight units each year. Our team of more than 900 employees from 33 nations is proud to shape the future of sustainable sea transport.</p> <h2>Tasks</h2> <p><strong>The area of responsibility includes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Overall responsibility for Human Resources and Crewing incl. our seagoing personnel and the reliable manning of our fleet</li> <li>Development and implementation of a future-oriented HR and Crewing strategy aligned with fleet deployment, route network, growth and operational reliability</li> <li>Leadership, development and professionalisation of the HR/Crewing team, including clear structures, KPIs, processes, reporting and digital tools</li> <li>Strategic workforce planning, recruitment, selection, retention and succession planning for nautical, technical, hotel/catering and other shipboard functions</li> <li>Responsibility for crew planning, rotations, reliefs, travel, certificates, medicals, training records and audit-ready documentation in accordance with MLC, STCW, flag-state and safe-manning requirements</li> <li>Negotiation, management and monitoring of collective bargaining agreements, crewing/manning contracts, service agreements and relationships with maritime unions, crewing agencies and external partners</li> <li>Budget responsibility for personnel and crewing costs, forecasts, reporting and continuous improvement of cost, quality, compliance and crew availability</li> <li>Reporting directly to Management Board and working closely with Ship Management, Technical, Nautical, Operations, Finance and external stakeholders</li> <li>Development of crew welfare, performance management, leadership, training and employer-branding initiatives to strengthen TT-Line as an attractive maritime employer</li> </ul> <h2>Requirements</h2> <p><strong>To be expected:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leadership experience in shipping, maritime HR, crewing, manning or fleet personnel management</li> <li>Strong knowledge of crew planning, crew management systems, manning agencies, seafarer recruitment and the international crewing market</li> <li>Sound knowledge of maritime labour regulations and standards, in particular MLC 2006, STCW, flag-state/safe-manning requirements and audit/compliance processes</li> <li>Experience with collective bargaining agreements, ITF/IBF or comparable maritime CBA structures, crewing contracts, union/stakeholder negotiations and international employment models</li> <li>Excellent leadership, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex structures, conflicting priorities and time-critical operational issues</li> <li>Entrepreneurial mindset, high level of integrity, resilience, hands-on mentality and the ability to co