Senior People Operations Manager - VC - German Speaker Berlin

The Role:

We are searching for a highly organized and motivated Senior People Operations Manager to play a key role in supporting our internal HR operations. We are a 30 strong team distributed between London Berlin and Stockholm. You will be responsible for a wide range of tasks ensuring a smooth and efficient HR experience for our talented team. This is an onsite role for someone who loves coming to a lovely office in Mitte!

Responsibilities:

• HR Operations & Administration:
  • Manage the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding including processing new hire paperwork maintaining accurate employee records and facilitating terminations visa relocation benefits maternity/paternity leave)
  • Collaborating closely with external stakeholders to prepare and process monthly payroll accurately for four different locations across Europe ensuring the delivery of correct payroll data and conducting thorough quality checks.
  • Manage employee benefits administration including health insurance vacation time and other benefits programs.
  • Maintain and update HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with German labour laws.
  • Executing and overseeing semiannual performance management procedures.
• HR Systems & Technology:
  • Maintain and configure our HRIS HiBob (familiarity highly desirable)
  • Generate reports and analyse HR data to support strategic decisionmaking
  • Stay uptodate on HR technology trends and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Employee Relations & Engagement:
  • Partner with the Executive Director of Talent Advisory on employee engagement initiatives
  • Assist with internal communications related to HR policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Management Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 35 years of experience in HR Operations or a similar role.
• Proven experience managing HR information systems (familiarity with Hibob a plus).
• Strong understanding of German labour laws and regulations.
• Excellent organizational skills time management and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive relationships with all levels of employees.
• Bilingual German and English (Native C2 level) is essential for this role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint).

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a fastpaced and dynamic environment.
• Be part of a passionate team and contribute to the success of a scaling international startup.
• Work in a collaborative and supportive company culture.
• Were very international and English is our working language.
• Participate in our events all over Europe.

ABOUT CHERRY VENTURES

Cherry Ventures is a leading European preseed venture capital fund with offices in Berlin London and Stockholm. We are a handson team of former entrepreneurs and operators who have built fastscaling companies such as Spotify and Zalando. From these backgrounds and more we always put founders first. Cherry Ventures has invested in over 100 companies across Europe including FlixBus AUTO1 Group Juni Forto GOALS Carbo Culture Weld Mondu Moss Amboss Numa and many more.

Cherry Ventures is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status or disability status.