People Operations Specialist DACH

JOIN OUR TEAM

Do you enjoy owning the employee lifecycle and being a trusted contact for employees and managers on People Operations, employee relations, and day-to-day HR topics? As our People Operations Specialist DACH, you will be part of an international People Operations setup where each specialist acts as the trusted expert for their country scope. You will be responsible for People Operations across Deutschland, Österreich und die Schweiz, mit Deutschland als dem größten Mitarbeiteranteil und operativen Umfang.

OUR CULTURE DRIVES OUR BENEFITS

• You're important. We foster a trusting environment and support your individual development. You can set personal development goals, receive regular feedback, and get the tools you need to grow.
• Living our values. Trust, transparency, ownership, collaboration, and passion shape how we work together across teams and cultures.
• Great atmosphere. We create moments that bring people together, from company events to volunteering initiatives and team activities.
• Work-life balance matters. You benefit from flexible working hours, a hybrid working model, modern office equipment, and the possibility to work from abroad within the EU.
• Time to recharge. Paid vacation is standard, and for longer breaks we offer a sabbatical option.
• Special perks. We offer additional benefits such as salary optimization through customized bonus and benefit programs as well as corporate shopping benefits.
• Health is a priority. We support your well-being through company-sponsored sports programs, bicycle leasing via JobRad, and mental health counseling.

YOUR IMPACT

In this role, you will make sure People Operations runs smoothly across DACH, with a strong focus on Deutschland as the largest employee population. You will combine hands-on HR operations, employee and manager guidance, HRIS ownership, documentation quality, and continuous improvement.

YOU WILL:

• Manage the employee lifecycle across DACH, including preboarding, onboarding, contract changes, internal transfers, promotions, leave topics, and offboarding.
• Be a trusted contact for employees and managers, providing clear guidance on People Operations, employee relations, benefits, and day-to-day HR questions.
• Prepare and manage HR documentation, including employment contracts, amendments, certificates, confirmations, and other lifecycle documents.
• Maintain accurate employee data in our HRIS and support reliable reporting for the DACH scope.
• Ensure that labour law requirements, internal policies, and compliance standards are reflected correctly in daily People Operations work.
• Coordinate payroll-related topics where they connect to employee lifecycle changes, working closely with the colleagues who mainly manage payroll.
• Use AI and automation to reduce manual work, improve documentation quality, and make recurring People Operations tasks easier to scale.
• Contribute to process improvements, templates, playbooks, and scalable ways of working across our international People Operations setup.

THIS IS YOU

Must have:

• 3–6 years of experience in People Operations, People Administration, HR Operations, or a similar role.
• Strong practical knowledge of German labour law and know how to apply it to employee lifecycle topics and day-to-day HR operations.
• Confidence in supporting employees and managers with clear, pragmatic, and service-oriented guidance.
• Experience with HRIS systems and care about clean data, accurate documentation, and reliable execution.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership of your scope, and handle confidential or time-sensitive topics with care.
• Fluency in German and confidence in English.
• Curiosity about AI and automation and use of digital tools to improve productivity, quality, and process consistency.

Nice to have:

• Experience with People Operations topics in Österreich and/or die Schweiz.
• Experience in an international or matrix organization.
• Experience improving HR processes, creating templates, or documenting workflows.
• A degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Labour Law, or a comparable qualification.

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