Head of Talent (All Genders)
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22 hours ago
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Job Summary
YOU & AHEAD
At ahead were reinventing snacking without the sugar and scaling fast. To achieve this we need an organization that attracts exceptional talent fosters growth and ensures clarity for high performance.
As our Head of Talentyou will build scalable systems for hiring development and leadership. This role goes beyond just setting up systems. You will directly influence the companys evolution coach leaders through critical phases and witness your decisions directly impact performance employee retention and overall culture.
As our Head of Talentyou will build scalable systems for hiring development and leadership. This role goes beyond just setting up systems. You will directly influence the companys evolution coach leaders through critical phases and witness your decisions directly impact performance employee retention and overall culture.
YOUR TASKS
- Talent Engine & Hiring Strategy: Design and lead a scalable talent strategy. Establish hiring standards scorecards and competency frameworks. Partner with leadership to translate business goals into workforce plans and role paths.
- Organization Design & Workforce Planning: Work with Founders and Department Heads on team structures headcount and capability gaps. Anticipate scaling bottlenecks and design lean organizational models.
- Leadership Enablement & Talent Growth: Build performance frameworks feedback cycles and career paths. Coach senior stakeholders through hiring conflict succession and capability development.
- Culture Retention & Employee Experience: Drive initiatives to strengthen engagement improve sentiment and reduce regrettable attrition. Reinforce a culture of ownership performance collaboration and high standards.
- People Operations & Scalability: Own the evolution of People Ops: onboarding probation HRIS integrity contracts compliance and policy adoption. Implement automation to reduce operational noise.
- Compensation & Incentives: Design fair transparent compensation frameworks: leveling salary bands bonus VSOP. Maintain competitiveness and consistency.
- People Insights & Analytics: Build dashboards to measure org health (retention attrition drivers capability gaps sentiment). Turn data into actionable recommendations for leadership.
YOUR SKILLS
- Proven track record in hypergrowth environments (ideally scaling Series A/B or 100200 scaling).
- Strong business acumen; understanding how people decisions impact revenue risk and culture.
- Experience designing scalable talent systems (recruiting career paths leveling org design).
- Deep knowledge of German labor law & compliance.
- Hands-on experience with ATS/HRIS (Personio or similar).
- Compensation know-how (salary bands incentives VSOP basics).
- Leadership partnering - coaching managers guiding stakeholders through talent decisions.
- Data-driven approach acting on insights not opinions.
Where This Role Wont Be a Fit:
- Your background is primarily administrative HR (payroll contracts only People Ops tasks).
- Youve only worked in very structured corporate environments with established systems.
AND WHY AHEAD
Working at ahead is more than just a job - its your opportunity to develop as a professional and as a person while shaping the future of snacking. Our mission is to make low sugar the new standard and we pour that ambition into every product we create. Youll become part of a team where international talent startup drive real impact and true ownership come together.
This role is based in Hamburg with the flexibility of up to 2 home office days per week and the option to work from abroad for agreed upon periods. If this resonates with you you can dive into the next steps as outlined below!
- Hypergrowth Environment: If youre looking for greenfield creative freedom and real impact youre in the right place. Were a team that is scaling fast - with purpose
- Great Workspace: A central office in the heart of Hamburg near the Alster top equipment (MacBook) snacks drinks plenty of Ahead products - and yes a ping-pong table. Were also pet-friendly so you can always bring your furry friend along
- Amazing Team: Young international ambitious - inspiring colleagues who collaborate support each other and genuinely enjoy working together
- Career Growth: Develop through cross-functional projects structured feedback cycles and a steep learning curve in a dynamic high growth environment. We offer a fair attractive salary with role-dependent bonus opportunities
- Great Benefits: Fuel yourself with ahead snacks drinks and merch - weve got you covered. On top: a 50 monthly allowance to spend as you like - Urban Sports Club mobility options or vouchers from your favorite brands (IKEA MediaMarkt Lego and more)
- Events & Offsites:Regular after-work hangouts and legendary annual team offsites you wont forget
This role is based in Hamburg with the flexibility of up to 2 home office days per week and the option to work from abroad for agreed upon periods. If this resonates with you you can dive into the next steps as outlined below!
YOUR NEXT STEPS WITH US
Lets get started! Heres what the application process looks like:
Send us your resume and a few reasons why you want to be a part of ahead.
Just reach out to us for a chat!
Send us your resume and a few reasons why you want to be a part of ahead.
- We will get back to you as soon as possible to schedule an interview.
- After our initial meeting youll work on a case study to give you a sense of the tasks youll be handling.
- Meet our team and the founders Johannes and Philip during the interview process and case study presentation.
- If both sides are happy you can start as soon as possible!
Just reach out to us for a chat!
CONTACT US!
Disclaimer
ahead GmbH is an equal opportunity workplace and is devoted to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or gender identity.
About us
At ahead were transforming indulgent snacks into great-tasting better-for-you treats. Using innovative food technology we replace refined sugar and empty calories with nutrients your body actually needs. With ahead you can enjoy delicious snacks that satisfy your cravings without compromising your health.
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At ahead ® , we're transforming indulgent snacks into great-tasting better-for-you treats. Using innovative food technology, we replace refined sugar and empty calories with nutrients your body actually needs. With ahead, you can enjoy delicious snacks that satisfy your cravings – wit ... View more
