Beijing, January 19, 2024. Volkswagen Group China has been certified as a China Top Employer for the tenth consecutive year and named one of the Top 3 Performers for a third successive year. The Group was among more than 100 certified China Top Employers featured in a list of ‘2024 China Top Employers’, released on January 18. The award reflects not only the company’s outstanding accomplishments in the electrification and digitalization era, but also underscores the Group’s people-centric focus and continued efforts in attracting, recruiting, developing, and retaining talents. 

Jens Pfitzinger, Executive Vice President of Volkswagen Group China Responsible for Human Resources, Organization & ITP, said: “We firmly believe that our talents are the key to our long-term success and sustainable development. We are honored to be certified as a China Top Employer for the tenth consecutive year and recognized among the Top 3 Performers for the third year in a row. The award highlights our outstanding performance and achievements and we have seen encouraging growth in ratings across all dimensions of our work. 

“Our outstanding performance is becoming a leading benchmark in all HR areas which support the whole organization’s transformation. I would like to thank every colleague for your continued excellence, dedication, and contribution to unity in teamwork. This not only acknowledges our commitment to sustainable talent development, but also underscores our efforts to lead the future of e-mobility with multifaceted, cutting-edge solutions based on our People & Transformation strategy.”

Despite challenges and uncertainties in 2023, the Group has outperformed the entry criteria in all six HR domains and exceeded the basic standards in all 255 questions of the HR Best Practices Survey, covering topics such as human resources strategy, organizational structure, HR digitalization and sustainable talent development. As a global leader in the mobility industry, the Group remains steadfast in its commitment to its employees during the worldwide e-mobility revolution. It proactively provides future-oriented support, resources, and development opportunities for employees, to nurture high-quality professionals and accelerate the organization’s transformation towards digitalization and electrification.

The Group has introduced more digitalization and agility into its HR working systems to enable it to react more quickly to the changing requirements in working styles and formats. This includes the SuccessFactors online and mobile application system for all HR functions, which provides smarter, and more efficient HR self-service features to team members. HR digitalization work runs through the entire employee life cycle, greatly improving efficiency and providing convenient services for employees to enhance their experience. 

Diversity and inclusion are core Group values. In 2023, the Group initiated a diverse series of activities to foster an internal culture of transformation, greatly enhancing employee engagement and participation in internal initiatives. Over the past three years, the proportion of local employees and female employees in management positions has continuously increased, with the career development of women in the workplace actively promoted.

The Group has also introduced flexible and comprehensive learning solutions to empower individuals by facilitating continuous learning and upskilling. Internally, the Group leverages platforms like SuccessFactors and internal communication platform V-Talk to offer employees tailored digital learning content aligned with genuine business needs and application contexts. This approach enables employees to acquire essential skills for future development and actively contributes to organizational transformation. 

As a crucial step in talent development, the Group has also collaborated externally with partners to establish the Volkswagen College. Through the innovative Dual Education framework, the Volkswagen College focuses on future market trends and requirements for high-end talents, as well as the Volkswagen Group's development strategy in China, to cultivate high-quality professionals in the era of intelligent connected vehicles.

In the future, VGC will continue to drive sustainable talent development and provide comprehensive support for employees amid its transformation. The Group also remains committed to upholding a corporate culture of diversity and inclusion and will strive to create an energetic work environment to facilitate its transformation into a software-driven mobility service provider.

The Top Employers Institute is the global authority that recognizes excellence in people practices. Based on its HR Best Practices Survey, the Top Employers Certification Programme identifies the world’s most advanced employers for their outstanding people practices and employee conditions. The Top Employers Institute has so far certified over 2,000 organizations worldwide in 121 countries and regions.

TOP 3 Employer for Third Time in a Row - Volkswagen Group China recognized as China Top Employer for Tenth Consecutive Year

Jens Pfitzinger, Executive Vice President of Volkswagen Group China Responsible for Human Resources, Organization & ITP