Senior People Program Manager (m/f/d)

About this role

Your Mission: Building & Managing the Frameworks for Excellence.

In this newly created role, reporting directly to the VP People, you will build, scale, and refine our Performance & Talent Enablement engine. You will ensure that our "high bar" for excellence is matched by transparent success metrics, reward logic, and high‑velocity growth paths. As the organization expands, you will lead additional strategic People Programs, ensuring every touchpoint of the vivenu journey delivers maximum impact.

Responsibilities

• 1. Performance, Career & Reward Architecture
  • Program Design & Audit: Evolve and manage performance cycles and growth frameworks, building high‑quality growth & feedback loops and leveraging data‑driven insights.
  • Calibration Leadership: Facilitate and lead performance calibration processes across all departments to ensure company-wide alignment.
  • Job Leveling & Career Frameworks: Design, implement, and scale vivenu's global job leveling and career pathing architecture; partner with leadership to define competency matrices and grading systems, ensuring transparency, equity, and clear career trajectories.
  • Total Rewards Integration: Partner closely with Finance and Founders to evolve promotion and bonus logic, effectively tracking, recognizing, and rewarding top performers.
• 2. Talent Enablement & Growth Execution
  • High‑Potential Programs: Design and manage tailored development initiatives and "Fast Track" programs to accelerate growth of top performers and future leaders.
  • Manager Toolkits: Develop enablement programs and operational resources that empower leads to act as effective coaches, balancing high expectations with high support.
  • Closing Skill Gaps: Identify systemic training needs and launch targeted learning interventions to keep employees ahead of performance standards.
• 3. Scaling & Program Evolution
  • People Tech Ownership: Own and optimize the digital tools that power people programs, ensuring a seamless, data‑driven experience for every user.
  • Future Program Expansion: Once the performance engine is stabilized, design and execute other key People Programs, acting as a versatile builder for the People Team.
• 4. Integrated People Experience
  • Collaborative Design: Work closely with the broader People Team (People Partner and People Ops) to weave the performance and growth philosophy into the entire employee lifecycle.

What you need to succeed in this role

• Several years of HR experience, including a minimum of 2 years in a similar strategic role within a high‑growth/high‑performance environment (Series B/C scale‑up experience is a strong plus).
• Proven track record of redesigning and implementing performance and growth systems (e.g., feedback cycles, job leveling, career frameworks).
• Comfortable with People Analytics and data‑driven talent trends, able to communicate the state of performance to the Executive Team.
• Confident communicator in German and English, acting as a strategic partner to the VP People and Founders.
• Enjoy daily team life in our Düsseldorf office (5 days a week in year one), using proximity to build relationships and deliver initiatives with agility.
• Experience in management consultancy is a plus.

Benefits

• Live Entertainment Tech – Play a mission‑critical role for global brands, redefining fan experiences from festivals to major sports events.
• Sustainable Growth – Scale sustainably on a profitable, VC‑backed foundation with continuous investment in people, products, and long‑term vision.
• Top‑tier Team – Collaborate with over 160 professionals, including leaders from Google, Slack, and Salesforce.
• Global DNA – Diverse, merit‑driven team spread across six offices; talent and impact matter more than hierarchy.
• Fast Growing in All Aspects – Consistently ranked among the fastest‑growing scale‑ups in Europe, driven by daily learning and collective growth.
• Next‑Gen Leaders & Insights – Work with tech’s brightest minds, from Forbes 30 Under 30 founders to Executive of the Year award winners.

Inclusion Statement

At vivenu, we believe our people define our success. The strongest teams are built on different perspectives, experiences, and voices. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels empowered to contribute, grow, and thrive to shape the future of live entertainment globally.