People & Talent Business Partner

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with leaders throughout Europe and worldwide, offering practical and commercially viable advice on matters related to people, performance, and organization.

• Foster effective performance management practices and assist leaders in addressing issues of underperformance.

• Instill a culture of ownership, accountability, and ongoing improvement.

• Facilitate organizational transformation, consultation, and employee transitions.

• Assist leaders in managing challenging conversations and provide clarity during times of uncertainty.

• Oversee employee relations and ensure compliance with employment laws, specifically German law, while also supporting France and other regions through local experts.

• Direct the complete recruitment process, including proactive sourcing, assessment, and hiring for essential roles, especially within engineering and product sectors.

• Enhance people processes, onboarding, employee experience, and workforce planning.

• Contribute to developing a high-performance culture, bolstering leadership capabilities, and attracting exceptional talent across a globally distributed organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in HR business partnering, people operations, or a similar role, preferably in a technology or international business environment.

• In-depth practical knowledge of German employment law is crucial, encompassing employee relations, performance management, organizational change, and employment processes.

• Demonstrated experience in supporting leaders through change, uncertainty, organizational transformation, and difficult personnel decisions.

• A strong grasp of high-performance cultures, including assisting managers in fostering accountability, addressing underperformance, and developing their teams.

• Practical experience in talent acquisition, including direct sourcing and managing the end-to-end recruitment process.

• Professional proficiency in German and strong written and spoken English skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively in a global, asynchronous environment.

• Proven track record of taking ownership, exercising sound judgment, and delivering measurable results.

• Familiarity with French employment law, proficiency in the French language, and experience assisting employees in France are advantageous.

• Experience in recruiting technical talent, particularly for software engineers and product engineers, is a plus.

• Prior experience in SaaS, high-growth technology, or globally distributed, remote-first organizations is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% remote working within your country of employment

• Flexible working hours, accommodating the collaboration and coverage needs of the role

• 30 days of paid annual leave

• Home-office equipment allowance

• Health insurance support, where applicable

• Mental health and wellbeing support

• Paid volunteering day

• Pet bereavement leave

• No-meeting Fridays

• No more than two days each week with late meetings

• No meetings after 10 PM in any time zone