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People Partner, Operations & Experience (mfd)
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6 October 2026 (2 days ago)
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3 January 2027
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Job Summary
Your Role
AsPeople Partner youll help shape the employee experience at Qwist across the full People lifecycle.
The role has a strong People Operations foundation: youll own core topics such as payroll coordination HR administration onboarding and offboarding employee lifecycle processes and international employment. At the same time because were a small People team your scope will go well beyond operations. Youll also contribute to areas such as performance and development employee engagement recruiting support policies and broader People initiatives.
This role is ideal for someone who combines a strong hands-on mindset with high attention to detail and the ability to execute in a fast-paced environment. You enjoy taking ownership bringing structure to moving parts and turning ideas into processes that actually work.
The role has a strong People Operations foundation: youll own core topics such as payroll coordination HR administration onboarding and offboarding employee lifecycle processes and international employment. At the same time because were a small People team your scope will go well beyond operations. Youll also contribute to areas such as performance and development employee engagement recruiting support policies and broader People initiatives.
This role is ideal for someone who combines a strong hands-on mindset with high attention to detail and the ability to execute in a fast-paced environment. You enjoy taking ownership bringing structure to moving parts and turning ideas into processes that actually work.
What Youll Own
- Coordinate payroll and external providers: Own payroll preparation for Germany keep track of payroll-relevant changes and deadlines and work closely with our payroll and EOR partners to ensure everything runs accurately and on time.
- Support our international workforce: Coordinate employment topics across different countries and employment models including EOR setups and work with external advisors where local expertise is needed.
- Own our P&O Jira board: Be the central point of coordination for incoming People requests keep priorities and ownership clear drive topics to completion and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
- Keep our People foundations strong and make them better: Maintain reliable HR data documentation and policies keep Personioaccurate and up to date and continuously improve workflows through smarter systems automation and self-service.
- Partner with employees and managers on People topics: Provide thoughtful pragmatic support on employee relations and day-to-day People challenges bringing sound judgement and knowing when to involve others.
- Contribute beyond operations: Play an active role in broader People processes such as performance reviews employee feedback engagement development recruiting and other People projects as priorities evolve
Your Skillset
- You have 35 years of experiencein People & Culture HR or a similar generalist role ideally in an international environment.
- You bring strong experience in People Operations payroll coordination onboarding offboarding and HR administrationand are comfortable taking ownership of the operational backbone of a People function.
- You have strong knowledge of German payroll HR administration and employment law and are comfortable working with external payroll providers.
- You have hands-on experience with Personio and are confident not only using it but also reviewing and improving the setup workflows data quality and day-to-day administration.
- You have a hands-on execution-focused mindset. You are comfortable moving from problem to solution without needing everything to be perfectly defined first.
- You have very strong attention to detailand understand that accuracy matters when it comes to payroll contracts employee data and compliance.
- You are able toprioritize and executein a fast-paced environment manage multiple topics in parallel and stay reliable when priorities shift.
- Beyond operations youre comfortable contributing to broader People topics such as performance engagement development and recruiting.
- You communicate clearly in German and Englishand handle sensitive employee topics with discretion and good judgement.
Big plus:
- You are fluent in Polish and have a good practical understanding of Polish employment practices employment law and HR administration.
- You have experience supporting an international workforce. Experience working with EOR providers or multi-country employment setups is a strong advantage.
What you can expect
- Impact & Ownership:An environment where your ownership is valued and strengthened.
- Flexibility:A modern hybrid working model across our Berlin and Munich locations. We work in a hybrid setup with a strong focus on teamwork and efficient collaboration.
- Personal growth:We support your development with a personal budget semi-annual feedback and clear growth paths.
- Pioneering spirit:Become part of a team with genuine passion for the future of open banking.
Dont tick every single box At Qwist we value diverse perspectives and experiences. If youre excited about this role but your background doesnt perfectly match every point we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be exactly who were looking for!
Qwist is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion ethnic or national origin gender identity sexual orientation age marital status or disability status.
About us
Qwist is a leader in Open Finance helping organizations unlock analyze and leverage financial data. With 100 employees across Europe and more than 100 clients including leading banks insurers and automotive platforms we provide regulated secure access to 99% of all bank accounts in the DACH region and beyond.
About Company
Qwist is a leader in Open Finance, helping organizations unlock, analyze, and leverage financial data. With 100 employees across Europe and more than 100 clients – including leading banks, insurers, and automotive platforms – we provide regulated, secure access to 99% of all bank acco ... View more
