Senior People Manager

• You will build VARM’s People function internally for the first time — working closely with the founders and enjoying significant scope to shape it
• You will own People Ops end-to-end: contracts, onboarding, payroll preparation, documentation and processes
• You will gradually bring recruiting in-house from external providers and take active responsibility for hiring key roles
• You will develop the first scalable People structures around performance, feedback, compensation and benefits
• You will support organizational changes pragmatically, solution‑oriented and in compliance with employment law
• You will work closely with external partners for payroll and employment‑law matters
• You will operate in a fast‑paced environment with a high degree of autonomy and direct communication
• You will have the opportunity to help design a modern People organization from the ground up

Requirements

• Several years of experience in a generalist People role — e.g. People Partner, HRBP, People Lead or People Manager — ideally within a startup or scaleup environment
• Experience building processes and structures yourself — not just maintaining existing systems
• Hands‑on experience in People Ops: payroll preparation, contracts, onboarding and documentation are familiar to you
• Affinity for AI and modern tools and a willingness to actively integrate them into your daily work
• Solid knowledge of German employment law
• Very good German and English skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• People Ops
• payroll preparation
• contracts
• onboarding
• documentation
• performance management
• feedback systems
• compensation structures
• benefits administration
• employment law compliance

Soft Skills

• solution-oriented
• organizational change support
• autonomy
• direct communication
• process building
• pragmatic approach
• collaboration
• adaptability
• leadership
• interpersonal skills