People Operations Manager DACH (m/w/d)
Core
Own HR operations for Austria and Germany across multiple legal entities, serving as the go-to person for employees and managers on contracts, payroll, and policies.
Role type
People Operations Manager (HR Operations)
Builds
Operational HR processes, employee lifecycle management, and compliance frameworks for DACH entities.
Domain
Human Resources / Tech Scale-up
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Austrian labour law and collective agreements (KV), German labour law knowledge, payroll input and validation, employee relations and Works Council partnership, HRIS management (Deel), Excel/Google Sheets, project leadership, data literacy.
Preferred skills
German labour law expertise, Personalverrechnung know-how, experience in Germany, AI tool adoption.
Technologies
Deel, Excel, Google Sheets
Responsibilities
Manage full employee lifecycle (onboarding, contracts, leave, offboarding), handle monthly payroll inputs and validation, coach managers on P&O policies, act as DACH point of contact for audits, run exit interviews and analyze patterns, lead P&O projects from concept to go-live.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC