This position can be based in any of the following locations: Dublin, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, or Munich.

Bring your drive. Build our culture. When you join People, Workplace, & IT at Personio, you’re not just impacting the people experience at Personio – you’re having a direct influence on the future of HR in organizations across Europe. Come be HR at an HR company, where you’ll be a valued partner every day.

As a Director, People Business Partner at Personio, you are responsible for leading the people strategy, partnering with our CTO and functional leaders within our technology departments. You will lead a team of People Business Partners to create scalable impact for Personio’s largest function (Product & Tech).

You will develop and execute effective people plans that enable the tech functions to achieve their short and long term goals, ensuring alignment with the overall Personio people vision and strategic pillars.

People Business Partnership:

• Partner with CTO and senior leaders to successfully master our people cycles around performance growth, compensation, engagement, team dynamics and workforce planning;

• Create and deliver commercially-aligned people plans, including workforce, organizational development in collaboration with leaders within the tech functions;

• Lead on complex employee relations cases, coaching leaders to upskill and tackle earlier, whilst identifying emerging trends.

People Strategy:

• Strategise and support on company-wide People initiatives, including performance review processes, calibration processes, talent reviews;

• Analyse people data and identify trends that inform decisions on people strategy, programs, and processes. This includes regular reporting on key people metrics and engagement planning;

• Activate and deliver all core Personio people activities together with your team.

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Employ and reiterate operational discipline via partnering with the Talent and Reward team to ensure efficiency and accuracy in organizational design, compensation, titling and levelling across core functions;

• Partner with internal COEs to continually develop relevant and engaging people programs that continually elevate the calibre of the workforce within tech functions, ensuring applicable metrics are regularly assessed to signal the right level of adoption;

• Strong collaboration with the other People & Workplace teams to ensure smooth people operations.

Team Leadership:

• Lead a team of People Business Parters. Coach and develop the team, while acting as a key member of the People Business Partner leadership;

• Demonstrate strong leadership capabilities, fostering a positive and productive work environment, setting clear expectations, providing support, and motivating your team members.

You have:

• Proven track record of 8+ years as a People/ HR Business Partner, with solid experience partnering with technology departments;

• Prior experience working in a fast-growing technology-focused environment, with experience in leading/coaching a team;

• Ability to translate corporate/departmental strategies into people strategy and concrete road map/projects/initiatives;

• Ability to achieve results in a fast-paced environment and navigate leaders through a variety of organizational changes;

• Experience in all the following topics: performance management, compensation, talent management, workforce planning, employee engagement, DEI;

• Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills; demonstrated ability to develop relationships and influence at multiple levels within the organization.

You are:

• Empathetic with people so that you build trust quickly throughout your area of responsibility;

• A master balancing all levels of stakeholders at ease but specifically C-level and senior leadership;

• Strong in stakeholder management, building and maintaining a reliable, cross-departmental network as the basis for a good company-wide collaboration;

• A tech-savvy, data-driven person with strong analytical skills, as well as adept at managing complex projects.

Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.

Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

• Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
• Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
• Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days – one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
• Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
• Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
• Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
• Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
• Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes

Bring your best. Make your mark. We’re using technology to revolutionize the way HR operates so that we can transform the way millions of people experience work every day. We move fast, challenge the status quo, and support our people as they shape their careers.

With over 10,000 customers and a team of 2,000 in eight offices around the world, now is the perfect time to join! We believe in hiring driven people who want to make an impact. So bring your best, and let’s build the future of HR technology together.

Discover our Personio Principles, that guide our mindset, behaviours, and the ways we work together:

Exceed Customer Expectations: We anticipate, prioritize, and solve for the needs of our customers.
Deliver Exceptional Results: We dream big and move with urgency to make great things happen.
Elevate One Another: We work together as trusted partners to amplify our collective impact.
Care to Challenge: We care personally and challenge directly to unlock our full potential.
Ignite Positive Momentum: We embrace the challenge with a positive mindset and celebrate our wins together.