Director People & Culture (m/f/d)

YOUR ROLE

We are looking for a visionary Director People & Culture (m/f/d) to lead our HR team and help further scale it while maintaining our great culture which is the core of everything we do.

In this role, you will foster a strong culture that helps our people succeed and thrive, while creating the systems that help us scale exceptional performance. We’re looking for somebody with proven success in mid- to late-stage startups who is excited by the opportunity to flex between strategic and tactical responsibilities on a daily basis. You will work directly with our CEO and leadership team, and our internal team to bring your vision and recommendations to life.

YOUR TASKS

• Partner with senior leadership to build and support happy, high-performing teams aligned with Appinio’s business strategy and values; you will create and deliver a complete human resources capability that can scale as the company grows
• Design and deploy strategies, tactics, and tools to attract and recruit exceptional talent; Strengthen our reach and access to a diverse and qualified talent pool; and support hiring managers to effectively onboard and integrate new hires
• Support, embody and develop a culture that reinforces our mission and values, sustains morale, encourages feedback and continuous improvement, embraces and is resilient to growth, and attracts incredible new talent; Champion a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace and design and implement practices to support their achievement
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior and junior members of the team to increase team effectiveness; Review and improve performance management approaches to develop and retain existing staff; and create individual (e.g. coaching opportunities and feedback) and group solutions (e.g. training programs) to improve capabilities at all levels of the organization

YOUR PROFILE

• 6+ years of experience in Human Resources or People Operations, including experience of payroll, administration tasks & talent acquisition
• Bonus: Good knowledge of German labor law
• You support, embody and develop a culture that reinforces our mission and values, sustains morale, encourages feedback and continuous improvement, embraces and is resilient to growth, and attracts incredible new talent; in addition create strategies for our growth and continuous improvements
• You have a strong desire to use your skills to have a positive impact on people. With your passion for people you nurture a positive work environment
• You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and have an ability to create structure out of ambiguity
• Sophisticated communication and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English

OUR BENEFITS 

• Flexibility Policy – meaning you are free to take off as many paid vacation days as you need, no maximum
• Work-from-anywhere Policy – meaning you have the chance to develop our amazing product anywhere in the world -within reason
• Subsidized Urban Sports Club membership
• All the hardware you need and your own MacBook
• In case you’re located in Hamburg you’ll get a subsidized HVV ticket or if you’re located in Hamburg or Berlin you’ll get access to a mobility budget with the RYDES app
• In case you’re located in Hamburg you’ll get access to our beautiful office in Hamburg’s city center – terrace and BBQ included