(Junior) People Business Partner (m/f/d)

Overview

At GALVANY , our goal is to make climate-neutral living a reality for everyone. We focus on execution—developing concrete, smart solutions and making heat pumps, battery storage, and smart metering easy to access, reliable, and affordable.

We are a profitable greentech startup and believe that sustainable impact and long-term growth are only possible when grounded in a healthy business model. Driven by customer value, clarity, and responsibility, we stand for high-quality heating solutions and an environment where people take responsibility and drive lasting impact.

We’re hiring our first (Junior) People Business Partner (m/w/d) at GALVANY — a foundational role that will shape how the people function operates for years to come!

Your Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition: Independent end-to-end recruitment for all roles in assigned teams; development of suitable search strategies to fill vacancies; coaching hiring managers to ensure an excellent candidate experience

• Person of Contact: Provide guidance and support to all employees of your teams, lead conflict resolution & feedback sessions; conduct investigations into employee concerns and complaints

• Leadership Support: Being a trusted partner of all leads within your business areas; provide them with proactive feedback that improves our KPIs and people metrics (such as: team productivity, engagement, absence, retention, internal development & completion of performance management cycles); develop & deliver trainings for team leads on people related topics (e.g. hiring manager training, …)

• People Operations: Coach and support end-users of HR systems & processes providing administrative support to resolve issues quickly & effectively; contribute to the development, maintenance and interpretation of our HR policies and practices

• Administration: Maintaining employees' records (hand file, HRIS system, reference letters, etc.); manage contractual modifications and carry out the inherent amendments; check absence procedures, rules and balances of your teams

• Payroll: Responsibility for all payroll processes in our HRIS Personio.

• People Analytics: Leading in problem-solving insights by connecting various feedback and people data to identify gaps and create recommendations on solutions to improve trends in turnover, retention, and key indicators of employee engagement

• Change Management: Act as positive promoter of change into the organisation & support team leads & employees during transformation processes

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in business/ psychology or relevant practical experience

• You have at least one year of HR experience in a startup/scale-up environment (including internships)

• You have Understanding of German labour law, payroll processes and employee lifecycle management

• Excellent communication skills in German and English

Skills and attributes

• Charismatic Communicator: You observe and empathise with others, and tailor your interactions in a way that draws people to you. You are able to communicate complex topics to a range of audiences in a clear, concise and expert manner.

• Expert Operator: You are able to manage multiple requests at the same time and prioritize accordingly. You have a structured way of working, employing efficiency and effectiveness in your day-to-day tasks.

• Resourceful: You can think on your feet, you're always prepared, and you come up with quick and innovative solutions to fill a critical role. You love delving deep and asking intelligent and insightful questions when it comes to learning about people, be it stakeholders or candidates.

• Resilience: You thrive in high-volume, fast-paced environments without losing quality. When hires fall through or the workload spikes, you stay focused, bounce back fast, and keep standards high.

• Data-driven problem solver: You actively seek out qualitative and quantitative data and you use this to develop hypotheses, form insights, and ultimately, make decisions and measure impact.

• Growth-oriented: You may be junior but you are passionate about developing yourself, and this drives you to work hard, seek learning opportunities, receive feedback, and self-reflect.

Benefits

• Become part of a fast-growing and profitable climate tech startup.

• Attractive and competitive compensation.

• Our vibrant office is the heart of our culture, where in-person time drives collaboration and connection.

• Hybrid working model: after onboarding, partial remote work is possible.

• Flexible benefits tailored to your needs, such as sports memberships, public transport tickets, learning budgets, or similar.