Hiring your first employees in Germany?
We recruit, onboard, pay and support your German team.
AdminDock HR handles recruiting, employment contracts, payroll, registrations and ongoing HR administration, from the first vacancy to a functioning local HR structure.
Built for US Companies Entering Germany
Whether your German entity is already set up or still in progress, AdminDock HR gives you the local HR and payroll function to actually start operating, without hiring a full internal HR team first.
- You are hiring your first employees in Germany, or planning to soon.
- Your legal and tax advisors have set up the entity, but no one runs day to day HR.
- You want a single local partner for recruiting, payroll and HR administration.
The Operational Gap After the Market-Entry Decision
Global law firms and tax advisors help you with the legal framework for entering Germany, but they don’t run your daily operations. Whether you are preparing your first hires or already have employees ready to start, practical HR responsibilities arise immediately.
Recruiting your first hires
Who writes the job ads, sources candidates on German platforms, screens applicants and runs first round interviews while you’re still building the entity?
Payroll & registration
Who manages the required employer and employee registrations, coordinates payroll data and tracks the relevant deadlines?
Day to day administration
How do you manage contracts, sick leave certificates, vacation tracking and secure, structured digital personnel files?
HQ communication
How do you translate German requirements into clear, actionable reports for your US-based finance and people teams?
Instead of hiring a full-time local HR manager before you have the operational scale, you can plug in our ready-to-run local HR, recruiting and payroll support.
What We Take Off Your Plate
Four connected workstreams, handled by an experienced German HR practitioner, not a generic outsourcing hotline.
Recruiting
Job descriptions, postings, active sourcing, candidate screening, interview scheduling and first round interviews for your German roles, starting with your first hire.
Employment Setup
Employment contracts, offer documents, onboarding, digital personnel files, absence management and offboarding. We prepare German employment documents based on your agreed company framework and coordinate legal review where required.
Payroll
We set up and run your German payroll, including master data, monthly processing, validations, corrections and required payroll reporting. Where an existing provider is already in place, we manage the operational interface and make sure inputs are complete and on time.
Ongoing HR Operations
Day to day HR support for your German team, plus structured monthly reporting for your US finance and people teams. Our HR work is supported by strong finance and payroll experience, so reporting stays accurate and practical.
How We Work Together
Three steps, from your first planning conversation to a running local HR operation.
Prepare
We review your planned setup, define responsibilities, prepare employment documents, establish payroll and registrations, and launch recruiting where required.
Hire & Onboard
We manage candidate selection, contracts, onboarding, employee data collection and the first payroll cycle.
Run & Scale
We run the recurring HR and payroll processes, support your employees, and adapt the setup as your German team grows.
Working Alongside Your Legal, Tax and Payroll Partners
AdminDock HR doesn’t replace your employment lawyers, tax advisors or payroll providers. We connect the practical HR and payroll operations to the framework they set up, so nothing falls through the gap between strategy and daily execution.
Employment Lawyers
We align on contract templates and coordinate legal review where your advisors need to be involved.
Tax Advisors
We provide structured payroll and HR reporting, coordinate finance-related data and involve your tax advisors where specialist tax input is required.
Payroll Providers
If you already work with a payroll provider, we manage the day to day interface and keep the data clean and on time.
Why AdminDock HR
AdminDock HR is led by Britta Schauer, an experienced HR and payroll professional with more than 25 years of operational experience in payroll, personnel administration, recruiting, international collaboration and HR process development.
You work with an experienced German practitioner, not an anonymous service centre. Processes are handled directly, documented clearly and designed to scale or be handed over to an internal HR team later.
Britta Schauer
HR Operations & Payroll Specialist, Founder of AdminDock HR
Flexible Support for Every Stage of Your German Growth
Your requirements depend on your hiring timeline, team size, existing providers and current German setup.
We combine:
- A defined setup project for your initial HR and payroll infrastructure.
- Ongoing monthly HR and payroll support.
- Recruiting and additional projects where required.
You receive a clear scope and predictable monthly costs before the engagement starts.
Planning Your First Hires in Germany?
Let us review your planned launch date, team size, payroll setup and immediate hiring needs.
Let’s talk it through.
In a short introductory call, we identify what needs to be in place before your first employee starts and which parts AdminDock HR can take over.
Discuss Your German HR SetupOr reach us directly at info@admindockhr.de · +49 4534 210 4380