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People Operations Manager (m/f/d)

Role overview

Summary

This role supports employees throughout their lifecycle at the company, managing documentation and payroll processes. You will be part of a growing People & Culture team that focuses on building scalable HR structures and improving operational HR processes.

Qualifications

  • At least two years of experience in an operational HR or People Operations role.
  • Experience creating and managing employment-related documentation.
  • Knowledge of payroll preparation and payroll-related processes.
  • Strong understanding of German employment law.
  • Fluent in German (C2 level) and strong English language skills.

Responsibilities

  • Support employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding.
  • Prepare employment contracts, contract amendments, certificates, and other employment-related documentation.
  • Maintain and manage personnel files and HR systems.
  • Coordinate and manage absences, parental leave, and other employee-related topics.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Digitization
  • Detail Oriented
  • Communication

About the company

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Polarise

  • Cloud & IT Infrastructure
  • 51–200
Polarise is Europe's gateway to sovereign AI. We build and operate highly efficient AI Factories, dedicated AI Private Clouds, and our own cloud platform for GPUaaS and Managed Inference. Three principles drive us: - Sovereignty: 100% EU law, no US Cloud Act exposure - Speed: brownfield sites that go live in months, not years - Sustainability: renewable energy and efficient cooling ☑️ Official NVIDIA Cloud Partner ☑️ Certified to ISO 27001, ISO 9001, EN 50600, BREEAM ➡️ Currently available: NVIDIA HGX B300 NVL16, as Bare Metal or GPU-as-a-Service.

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Job description

Your mission

  • You support employees throughout the entire employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding.
  • You prepare employment contracts, contract amendments, certificates, employment references and other employment-related documentation.
  • You maintain and manage personnel files and HR systems.
  • You prepare payroll-related data and act as the interface to our external payroll provider.
  • You coordinate and manage absences, parental leave, maternity protection matters, and other employee-related topics.
  • You organize and administer international assignments and secondments.
  • You support audits, HR reporting, and the continuous improvement of operational HR processes.
  • You serve as a point of contact for employees regarding administrative and employment-related questions.
  • Optionally, you support recruiting activities and applicant management.

Your profile

  • You have at least two years of experience in an operational HR or People Operations role.
  • You have experience creating and managing employment-related documentation.
  • You possess knowledge of payroll preparation and payroll-related processes.
  • You have a strong understanding of German employment law.
  • You work in a structured, detail-oriented, and self-driven manner.
  • You are confident using HR systems, ideally Personio.
  • You are fluent in German (C2 level) and have strong English language skills.
  • You are willing to travel to Düsseldorf 1-3 times per quarter for 1-2 days at a time.
Ideally, you also bring
  • Experience supporting international employees and a solid understanding of international assignments and secondments.
  • Experience working with international payroll providers.
  • Previous experience in a fast-growing, international company environment.
  • An interest in digitalization, process optimization, and modern HR technologies.
  • Experience optimizing, standardizing, or improving HR processes.
  • Initial experience with HR analytics, reporting, or the automation of HR processes.


Why us?

  • Meaningful Impact: Help shape the story of one of Europe’s most exciting AI infrastructure companies from an early stage and contribute to strengthening Europe’s technological independence in the field of AI.
  • Build, Don’t Just Maintain: Join a fast-growing organization and actively contribute your ideas to the development of our People and Recruiting processes. You will help build modern, scalable HR structures that have a lasting impact on our company culture and employee experience.
  • Remote-First Working Model: Work in a way that helps you truly balance your professional, family, and personal life.
  • Thoughtful Onboarding: Benefit from a structured onboarding plan, a welcome package, and all the equipment you need to be successful in your role from day one.
  • Scaling team: Join a growing People&Culture team that values collaboration, trust, and continuous learning. Together, we establish clear responsibilities, implement best practices, and continuously improve how we work as a team and support the wider organization.
  • Learning and Development Opportunities: We support your professional and personal growth through regular feedback, new challenges, and tailored learning and development opportunities. This enables you to continuously expand your expertise while growing alongside the company.
  • Attractive Benefits: Enjoy employee discounts and exclusive offers with a wide range of brands and providers, JobRad bike leasing, contributions to your company pension plan and Germany ticket, as well as the opportunity to work temporarily from other EU countries. As a growing scale-up, we continuously evolve and expand our benefits offering.

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