Senior People Operations Partner

Senior People Operations Partner

sennder HQ Berlin

People • Hybrid • Full-time

sennder is Europe's Leading Digital Freight Forwarder. In a traditional industry, we're moving fast and focusing on the digitalization and automation of road logistics. By leveraging our proprietary technology, we're building an ecosystem that is leading the industry into the 21st century.

We are a growing team looking for a Senior People Operations Partner in the People department to help us on our journey to revolutionize road freight logistics. The role is located in our Berlin or Barcelona office.

As a Sr. People Operations Partner you are the first point of contact for many of our colleagues, supporting them throughout the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding. You will play a key role in ensuring smooth payroll processing, benefits administration and compliance with labour laws while maintaining accurate employee records.

Beyond operations tasks, you will also have the opportunity to work on strategic projects that enhance employee experience and drive process improvements. While your main focus will be collaborating with your Iberia colleagues, there will be scope to work with colleagues based in Amsterdam, Paris, Wroclaw and other locations.

Some of your daily tasks will include the following.

• Onboarding: Manage employment agreements and handle general contract management, collect necessary documents and employee information, organize and manage personnel records, including contracts, personal documentation and related files, coordinate pre onboarding, ensure compliance with mandatory training and policies.
• Payroll: Prepare and process payroll by accurately compiling and verifying data related to employee attendance, absences, overtime, bonuses and collaborate with the external provider for the correct payroll processing, ensure tax compliance, respond to employee payroll queries and discrepancies.
• Benefits & Compensation: Administer benefits, oversee leave management (vacation, sick leave, parental leave), ensure compliance with benefits related laws.
• HR Systems & Data Management: Analyse HR metrics and support with HR reporting that is needed for many stakeholders in the organization by utilizing internal HRIS, maintain employee records and HRIS systems, ensure GDPR/data privacy compliance, improve automation of HR processes where possible.
• Labour Law & Compliance: stay updated on local labour laws and regulations, ensure employment contracts and policies comply with legal requirements, handle work permits and visa processes when needed, oversee disciplinary actions and grievance procedures, manage internal audits and government reporting requirements, support investigations related to workplace disputes.
• Offboarding: manage resignations/terminations processes, coordinate final payroll and benefits adjustments, ensure return of company assets and access deactivation, handle legal and compliance steps.
• Contribute to team projects

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR …

• 3+ years of experience with general administrative people topics such as German labour law, payroll, absence and contract management, forms and certificates.
• Fluency in German and English.
• Excellent communication and organization skills, a proactive mindset and high service orientation.
• Detail-oriented approach to work and ability to handle confidential information and solution seeker.
• Someone who is resilient and wants to be part of an exciting scale up adventure at sennder!

WHY CHOOSE SENNDER…

We believe in empowering our people to grow beyond their limits, embrace challenges, and create solutions that drive our collective success. Our culture thrives on entrepreneurial spirit, resilience, and collaboration.

Dynamic Scale-Up: sennder is at a pivotal stage – transitioning from a scale-up to a sustainably growing company. This means we move fast and constantly push ourselves to improve. Joining us means being part of an ambitious, international team of talented individuals who value teamwork as much as bold thinking. Face-to-face connections across our offices remain central – it's not uncommon to travel to our offices across Europe to collaborate as we tackle challenges and celebrate wins, together.

Put Your Stamp on the Industry: We operate in a complex and ever-changing industry where your ideas and efforts have tangible, transformative impact. This is your chance to be hands-on in creating sustainable, meaningful solutions that help businesses thrive.

Employee Well-Being: We make mental wellbeing and engagement a priority through initiatives like our sennCare program, a partnership with nilo (global wellbeing platform), and regular satisfaction surveys via Culture Amp. And most importantly, work alongside people who truly care about you as a person. There is something special about the people at sennder that goes beyond just ‘work’.

Your Growth, Rewarded: We believe in rewarding our team for their commitment and contributions to our long-term success. Our compensation package may include performance bonuses, referral rewards, or equity that align with our goal of building a thriving company together. We're excited to grow with you!

Vibrant Workspaces: Our offices are equipped with healthy snacks, focus zones, and social areas to keep you energized and connected. When you walk into a sennder office, you immediately feel the sennder spirit: our shared culture paired with each location’s own unique character. Highlights include a slide in our Wroclaw office and a sunny rooftop terrace in Berlin, Amsterdam, and Milan! We also enjoy coming together regularly, from monthly aperitivos to spontaneous team moments.

We celebrate diversity and value your character just as much as your skills. If you don’t meet every requirement, don’t worry, we still encourage you to take a chance and apply. Bring your authentic self and help us shape the future of logistics in Europe.

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