HR Manager - Employee Experience & Operations

Overview

HR Manager - Employee Experience & Operations at SPREAD AI. We are looking for a passionate and strategic HR Manager to shape exceptional employee experiences while ensuring operational excellence. You will report to the Founder, own the operational backbone of HR and the cultural development of SPREAD, and manage a small team while remaining hands-on.

What you will do

• Run core HR operations to be reliable, compliant, and scalable (payroll, compensation processes, documentation, and compliance with German labor law).
• Lead HR systems and data management, leverage process automation and digitalization to enable scalability, and embed people analytics with actionable dashboards to inform leadership decisions.
• Oversee event, office, and vendor management to maintain a functional and welcoming Berlin HQ.
• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and leadership, bringing HR expertise and organizational transformation perspectives.
• Drive end-to-end performance management, from goal-setting to feedback loops and development planning.
• Design and implement engagement surveys, analyze results, and translate insights into action.
• Contribute to career frameworks and organizational development initiatives to enable growth, agility, and accountability.
• Design and deliver leadership development and learning programs.
• Foster culture and employee experience through internal initiatives, events, and rituals that strengthen SPREAD’s values and identity.

Your experience

• 3+ years of experience in a top consultancy or advisory practice focused on HR transformation, organizational development, or people-driven change.
• Proven ability to move from strategy to execution with tangible impact.
• Experience working directly with senior stakeholders (Founders, C-level executives, or business leaders) as a trusted advisor.
• Breadth of HR knowledge across operations, compliance, performance management, talent development, and culture; ability to identify gaps and implement scalable solutions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in German and English.
• Hands-on, solutions-oriented approach with the ability to balance strategic priorities with day-to-day needs.
• Passion for shaping employee experience and organizational culture; view HR as adaptive, high-impact strategies.

Why SPREAD

• Competitive package with bi-annual performance bonus eligibility, mobility budget, Urban Sports Club membership, 30 vacation days, workation options, a volunteering day, and a €1,000 learning budget.
• ISO 27001 and TISAX certified, fully GDPR-compliant, with flexible deployments (cloud or on-prem) and a hybrid work model.

Location

Berlin, with flexible work options.

Contact

Dmytro İefymenko

About SPREAD

SPREAD is pioneering Agentic Engineering Intelligence . Our low-code platform transforms fragmented hardware and software product data into dynamic Product Twins , creating an AI-ready knowledge base that powers smarter decisions and automation across the product lifecycle. The Universal Engineering Information Model (EIN) connects data into a federated Engineering Intelligence Graph , enabling AI agents to perform tasks like compliance checks and specification generation. Clients achieve faster time-to-market, lower lifecycle costs, and higher product quality. Headquartered in Berlin, SPREAD offers enterprise-grade security (ISO 27001 & TISAX), full GDPR compliance, and flexible deployment options.

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