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Grover, founded in 2015, is a European tech subscription and circular economy platform enabling consumers and businesses to access over 1,000 tech devices on flexible terms while refurbishing and recirculating devices to reduce e-waste.
You will join the People team as Senior People & Culture Operations Manager, reporting directly to the Director of People & Culture. This is a full-time hybrid role requiring minimum 3 days per week on-site in Berlin (Tuesday–Thursday). You will lead a small People Admin & Operations team (1–2 direct reports) and own the operational backbone of the People function.
Key responsibilities include:
**Team Leadership & Employee Lifecycle:** Manage and develop your team members, set priorities, and ensure accurate delivery. Act as escalation point for complex payroll, HRIS, and compliance questions. Own end-to-end employee lifecycle management from onboarding to offboarding with documented processes.
**Payroll Management:** Own end-to-end payroll operations for both GmbH and EOR arrangements, working with finance and external providers. Manage payroll compliance across tax, social security, and benefits jurisdictions. Handle audits, reconciliations, and year-end processes.
**HR Admin Tech:** Own the HRIS platform (data accuracy, configuration, workflows, permissions, integrations), admin ticket systems, and drive system improvements and automations.
**People Reporting & Analytics:** Own people reporting dashboards (headcount, turnover, DEI, org changes) for leadership and handle ad-hoc data requests from People, Finance, and Leadership teams.
**Documentation & Process:** Own People policies, SOPs, and employee guides, keeping them current with legal and regulatory changes. Standardize and improve People ops processes for efficiency and scale.
**Compliance & Continuous Improvement:** Ensure compliance with German labor law and GDPR. Automate manual processes, improve employee experience, and partner with Finance, Legal, and IT on audits and system projects.
You bring 4+ years in People/HR Operations with 1–2 years in a leadership/people management role within German-based companies (100+ local employees). Startup or scale-up experience is a strong plus. You have hands-on experience managing German payroll processes and solid knowledge of German labor law, data privacy (GDPR), and payroll compliance. You are proficient with HRIS platforms (Personio, HiBob, Workday, BambooHR) and comfortable with AI tools and automation. You excel at building reports, auditing data integrity, designing and documenting processes, and maintaining exceptional attention to detail with sensitive data. C1+ English and B2+ German are required.
