HR Manager – People & Culture (m/f/d)

Location: Berlin, Germany; remote, hybrid, or in-office work in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Part-time schedule of 20–32 hours per week.

Company

hirify.global is a Berlin-based B2B SaaS startup developing digital workplace-safety solutions that help protect lone workers in emergencies.

What you will do

• Manage operational HR processes across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, personnel administration, contracts, compensation, absences, and monthly payroll coordination with a tax consulting firm.
• Design and optimize recruiting processes, plan staffing needs, create job descriptions, conduct interviews, source candidates, and build long-term talent pools.
• Support employees and managers with HR questions, performance reviews, conflicts, and labor-law measures, coordinating complex matters with external labor-law counsel.
• Develop the People & Culture strategy, strengthen feedback and employee-development processes, support managers, and improve employee retention and experience.
• Manage HR systems such as Personio and JOIN, automate workflows, develop scalable processes and policies, and implement legal and regulatory requirements.
• Compile HR metrics, support workforce planning, develop benefits, and help organize internal programs and team-building events.

Requirements

• Typically 5+ years of experience in a generalist HR role, with independent responsibility for HR processes and their further development.
• Extensive experience in HR administration and payroll preparation, plus a solid foundation in German labor law.
• Confidence handling complex HR matters and communicating empathetically, clearly, and respectfully with employees and managers.
• Experience in recruiting, including independently managing application processes, with interest in active sourcing and talent-acquisition development.
• Extensive experience with HR systems; experience with Personio, JOIN, or similar tools is particularly helpful.
• Ability and motivation to shape People & Culture, challenge existing structures, and develop solutions for a growing company.
• Structured, independent, hands-on working style with clear prioritization and personal initiative in driving projects.
• Very good command of German and good written and spoken English.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote, hybrid, or in-office work with flexible working hours arranged in consultation with the team.
• 30 vacation days per year based on a five-day workweek.
• Fair, market-rate compensation plus a bonus and tax-free benefits such as transportation allowances and vouchers.
• High personal responsibility, creative freedom, short decision-making processes, and an open culture based on trust, respect, and teamwork.
• Meaningful work supporting workplace safety, plus team events, an annual retreat, a Christmas party, and regular feedback meetings.