People Business Partner (dfm)

Solaris is a tech company with a full German banking license. Our Banking‑as‑a‑Service platform enables businesses to offer their own financial products. With our straightforward APIs our partners can access and integrate a wide range of solutions such as digital banking payments cards identification and lending services. As a market leader we are driven by bringing transformational change to the financial services industry.

We love what we do and we love our team. We are 500 people from over 70 nationalities – a unique blend of techies fintech enthusiasts bankers and entrepreneurs from various industries. Our routines are built around genuinely valuing and exchanging different perspectives as well as actively sharing knowledge as we drive our business as a team. We believe and invest in personal growth.

As a People Business Partner you’ll be a trusted advisor to our leaders – helping shape how we grow, reward and support our teams. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands‑on problem solving using data empathy and a good dose of curiosity to make Solaris an even better place to work.

Your Role

• Leadership Consultation: Partner closely with leaders providing coaching and consulting support on talent development, performance management and reward.
• Capacity Planning & Workforce Design: Support teams with capacity planning, organizational design and workforce planning to align with evolving business needs.
• Performance Management: Design and manage performance management cycle, analyse performance trends and provide guidance to leaders on constructive feedback, performance issues and improvement plans.
• Compensation and Benefits Management: Manage and oversee regular compensation cycles including budgeting salary adjustments, bonuses and equity distributions; develop and execute new remuneration initiatives that are competitive and compliant with regulations.
• Job Architecture and Salary Bands: Conduct job mapping and evaluation to define roles, responsibilities and the value of positions; administer and further develop salary bands to keep Solaris competitive.
• Metrics and Reporting: Analyse compensation structure, create reporting for management and make data‑driven recommendations for improvements.

Wed love to see

Depending on your level of experience your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles but rather about real personal and professional development as laid out in our learning framework.

• Proven experience in a People / HR Business Partner role within a fast‑paced dynamic environment.
• Background in consulting and coaching leaders across different seniority levels.
• Knowledge in reporting, building compensation models, conducting compensation analysis, performing salary benchmarking and reporting.
• Great project management planning and stakeholder management skills – you keep things organized and communicate clearly.
• Understanding of organisational design business context and how people strategy connects to company goals.
• Proficiency in Excel / Google Sheets, HR reporting tools and other data analytics and visualization tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail and the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• A proactive, curious and collaborative attitude – you don’t just identify problems you help solve them.
• Experience developing HR policies and procedures aligned with regulatory requirements is a nice to have.
• Fluent in English; German is a plus.

Working Model

• Based in Berlin – or ready to relocate here from the start.
• We work in a hybrid setup and expect you to be in the office two days per week to connect with your peers and business partners.

Benefits

• Home office budget.
• Learning & development budget of €1,000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals.
• Competitive salary and a variable remuneration program.
• Monthly meal allowance.
• Deutschland ticket subsidy.
• 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years with Solaris.
• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year.

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily meet every single item in the job description please contact us anyway. We love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.

Information on data processing

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Key Skills

• Marketing & Sales
• Business Administration
• Bid
• Instrumentation & Control
• HACCP

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: – (years)

Vacancy: 1