People & Culture Manager – Processes, Compensation & Culture

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Independently lead P&C projects from initial concept to implementation.

• Actively influence people-related processes and discussion topics, including administrative execution.

• Create and maintain the career framework and salary bands.

• Perform market benchmarking for roles and pay structures.

• Execute compensation decisions administratively, ensuring proper documentation, communication, and process hygiene.

• Assess the performance review system and implement sensible adjustments.

• Design and prepare future review cycles, including processes, templates, timelines, and communications.

• Organize and manage discussions around development, salary, and performance administratively.

• Oversee employee conversations and conflict-related issues with managers, identifying necessary improvements.

• Represent the organization in employee meetings or provide support for conflict issues as needed.

• Further develop engagement and culture initiatives within a remote-first company.

• Create pulse checks, feedback formats, and culture initiatives.

• Extract actionable insights from data and employee feedback.

• Report to the Head of People & Culture and collaborate closely with Recruiting and P&C Admin.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 3–5 years of professional experience in HR/People & Culture.

• Strong practical experience in Compensation & Benefits.

• Capability to independently develop processes from conception to clean implementation.

• Confident in conducting employee conversations and addressing conflict topics.

• Good understanding of culture and engagement within distributed, remote-first teams.

• Demonstrated trustworthiness in handling sensitive topics such as salary, development, and conflicts.

• Fluent in German.

• Proficient in English.

• Structured working style with excellent documentation skills.

• Experience with Personio, Notion, and Microsoft Teams is desirable.

• Experience in performance and project management is a plus but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote work option within Germany.

• Trust-based (flexible) working hours.

• 30 days of paid vacation annually.

• Company pension scheme based on ETFs.

• Access to professional coaching, sessions, and content on mental health and personal well-being through OpenUp.

• Employee discounts on company products.

• Summer and Christmas company events.

• Opportunities for professional and personal development.