Head of Human Resources / Crewing (m/f/d)

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.

• →Overall responsibility for Human Resources and Crewing incl. our seagoing personnel and the reliable manning of our fleet
• →Development and implementation of a future-oriented HR and Crewing strategy aligned with fleet deployment, route network, growth and operational reliability
• →Leadership, development and professionalisation of the HR/Crewing team, including clear structures, KPIs, processes, reporting and digital tools
• →Strategic workforce planning, recruitment, selection, retention and succession planning for nautical, technical, hotel/catering and other shipboard functions
• →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
• →Negotiation, management and monitoring of collective bargaining agreements, crewing/manning contracts, service agreements and relationships with maritime unions, crewing agencies and external partners
• →Budget responsibility for personnel and crewing costs, forecasts, reporting and continuous improvement of cost, quality, compliance and crew availability
• →Reporting directly to Management Board and working closely with Ship Management, Technical, Nautical, Operations, Finance and external stakeholders
• →Development of crew welfare, performance management, leadership, training and employer-branding initiatives to strengthen TT-Line as an attractive maritime employer

• Leadership experience in shipping, maritime HR, crewing, manning or fleet personnel management
• Strong knowledge of crew planning, crew management systems, manning agencies, seafarer recruitment and the international crewing market
• Sound knowledge of maritime labour regulations and standards, in particular MLC 2006, STCW, flag-state/safe-manning requirements and audit/compliance processes
• Experience with collective bargaining agreements, ITF/IBF or comparable maritime CBA structures, crewing contracts, union/stakeholder negotiations and international employment models
• Excellent leadership, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex structures, conflicting priorities and time-critical operational issues
• Entrepreneurial mindset, high level of integrity, resilience, hands-on mentality and the ability to combine strategic thinking with operational excellence
• Business-fluent written and spoken English is required