Senior People Partner / Senior HR Business Partner

Stellenbeschreibung:

Responsibilities

You bring senior People expertise to Kipu, leading our People strategy, advising managers and building the frameworks needed as we grow. You will build on our existing People operations and work hands-on with our People Operations Manager. You report to our VP Business Operations, collaborate with the leadership, and partner closely with our People Operations Manager. StrengthenPeople OperationsSet a high bar for excellence and integritySet a high bar for excellence and integrityOwn the employee lifecycle: onboarding, offboarding, contracts and referencesImprove end-to-end People-related processes across departmentsOversee our payroll provider for our German team and international colleaguesBuild and promote employee handbook and policiesEngage and partner the organizationListen across all teams, monitor engagement, and turn what you hear into visible actionBuild a feedback culture that works across many nationalities and working stylesBe the trusted sparring partner on people decisions and organizational changeAct as a trusted go-to person for our colleaguesDrive a consistent career and compensation frameworkShape talent acquisition that scalesDesign how we hire: personnel forecasting, requirements scoping, interview process, and decision guidanceRun our open roles yourself, including hard-to-find scientific and technical profilesShape our employer brand and a candidate experience people talk about People/HR generalist experience across the full employee lifecycle

Qualifications

You have built or rebuilt a People function at a startup or scale-up Hands-on recruiting experience, ideally including technical or scientific roles Expert, practical knowledge of German employment law, and a feel for when to bring in counsel Experience with Personio or a similar HRIS You have guided people through change and know how to build trust and engagement High agency: you set your own agenda, prioritize hard and finish what you starty Team player: you sport a collaborative way of working AI-literate: you know how to use AI to optimize People workflows Data driven: you support your decision making with sounds numbers and analysis You influence through judgment and credibility, not hierarchy Experience in international, multicultural teams Fluent English mandatory Fluent German preferred

Nice to have

Deep-tech, research or scientific environments
International hiring via employer of record
SOC2 or ISO27001 HR controls
Career frameworks, pay bands and pay transparency

About the Company

A mission at the frontier of quantum computing, alongside world-class scientists and engineers Direct work with our leadership team on the questions that shape the company A role with real ownership An international team based in Berlin