People and Administrative Specialist (m/f/d)

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Overview

Your Role We are seeking a proactive People & Administrative Associate to support our growing team across core operational functions including HR, accounting, team assistance, office management and internal support. In this broad and impactful role, you will ensure that our team operates smoothly and efficiently while helping shape internal processes in a deep-tech startup. Your main tasks are:

Own core HR processes including onboarding/offboarding, hiring, employee documentation, personnel records and performance management.
Assist with accounting tasks including invoice processing, payroll, payments, expense tracking, and working with external tax advisors.
Create and support preparation of materials for internal and external events (e.g., customer demos, trade shows, investor relations).
Provide team assistance for topics like meeting preparation, internal communication, and event planning.
Manage office operations and suppliers for office, equipment, logistics, and workplace organization.
Contribute to developing and improving internal workflows, templates, processes, and documentation.
Support internal IT needs such as basic account administration, laptop setup, and maintaining an organized IT inventory.

Your Background

3+ years of experience in HR, accounting, office management, operations, or similar functions. Preferably in a fast-moving startup or tech environment.
Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to handle multiple topics in parallel.
Reliability, discretion, and professionalism when working with confidential information.
Hands-on mentality with the willingness to take ownership and solve practical problems quickly.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with many different teams and stakeholders.
Proficient in English and German for everyday professional use.
Comfortable working with digital tools, workflow systems, and basic IT interactions.

We understand that not everyone will meet all the criteria! If you see yourself in these points, we’d love to learn more about you!

About Us

driveblocks develops off-road ground autonomy that works under harsh and challenging conditions. We build systems designed for operation in 3D terrain, vegetation, and heavy dust and dirt, where 100% reliability is core to success, even in GNSS-denied environments. Working with multiple OEM partners across agriculture, construction, and defense, our focus is to deliver value to vehicle operators and solve the toughest challenges when deploying Physical AI in real world applications. Every deployment helps us to gather the operational data required to build the next generation of reliable and safe autonomous driving systems. From our office in Munich, we operate as a focused, highly ambitious team with deep expertise in autonomy, Physical AI, and embedded software engineering. We move quickly and set high standards. If you want to build autonomy that is deployed, tested, and operated in the field - we’d love to hear from you!