HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

About this role

The HR Business Partner is responsible for supporting our managers with practical, timely people advice, ensuring teams are well supported and set up to perform. This role owns the people agenda for the teams it supports, works closely with People Operations, Talent Acquisition, L&D and Finance, and contributes to improvements in performance management, employee relations and people analytics. Success in this role requires sound judgement, a proactive approach to delivering milestones and consistent delivery aligned with company standards.

In the first phase, you will build trusted relationships with your managers, learn our people processes and deliver your first improvements to our performance and workforce planning cycles. Location: Munich, Germany (hybrid, at least 3 days working from the Munich office) Own the day-to-day people partnering for your assigned teams, advising managers on hiring, performance, development and team topics Deliver our performance review and calibration cycles, and coach managers on giving clear feedback Analyse people data on headcount, attrition and engagement, and propose actions to managers and the leadership team Support workforce planning with functional leaders and Finance by preparing headcount data and scenarios Manage employee relations cases with a fair, pragmatic and legally sound approach, escalating complex matters where relevant Coordinate with employer of record partners to give remote colleagues a consistent and compliant experience Improve and optimise HR processes and manager toolkits, from onboarding to offboarding Drive people projects end to end, such as engagement actions or process changes, and propose solutions based on what you learn Required qualifications (must have): Minimum 3 years of experience in an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist or similar HR advisory role Experience working in a SaaS, tech or fast growing company Working knowledge of German employment law Strong communication skills and the ability to advise and influence managers Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and run projects from start to finish Comfort with people data and building clear reports AI savvy: curious and confident using AI tools in your daily work to work faster and smarter, with good judgement on data privacy and quality Language requirements: business fluent German and English, written and spoken Preferred qualifications (nice to have): Exposure to organisational change, M&A integration or multi country teams, including employer of record providers Experience with an HRIS such as Personio and HR platforms such as Lattice Experience with Jira for tracking and managing work Hands on experience using Claude or similar AI assistants to support HR work Knowledge of compensation benchmarking or job levelling A coaching qualification or systemic HR methodology Maltego is a scale-up company.