Global People Business Partner

Decisive Point; München; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

30 days vacation

Meal benefits €19 lunch + €19 dinner

Learning & development budget €965

Fitness budget €580

Wellpass membership

Deutschlandticket €25/month

Parental leave

Zusammenfassung

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking an experienced People Business Partner to shape and scale our people strategy across global teams.

You will advise leadership, drive cultural impact, and enhance operational excellence while overseeing talent management, employee relations, and workforce planning. The role requires 5+ years in HR within fast-paced tech, strong Workday experience, and native German with fluent English.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in HR, People Ops, or Generalist roles in fast-paced tech.
• Hands-on Workday experience and data hygiene.
• Multi-country European HR practices knowledge.
• Experience handling employee relations and coaching.
• Strong organizational skills and data-driven mindset.
• Native German and fluent English required.

Aufgaben

• Own and drive People functions for client groups.
• Lead manager enablement, workforce planning, change mgmt, analytics.
• Oversee performance management, compensation, succession planning.
• Manage employee relations and investigations as needed.
• Partner with managers to improve performance and retention.

Kenntnisse

People Ops

HR Generalist

Data Analytics

Workday

German (native)

English (fluent)

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in HR

Tools

Workday

Jobbeschreibung

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the role

We are looking for an experienced, strategic People Business Partner to join our team to shape and scale our people strategy. This role will directly influence leadership, drive cultural impact, and enhance operational excellence across the company. As a trusted advisor, you will lead key initiatives and support managers and employees to build a strong, high-performing organization.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Own and drive key People functions for your client groups, including manager enablement (talent management, coaching, training), business strategy alignment (workforce planning, change management, analytics), people program development (performance management, compensation, succession planning), and employee relations (PIPs, investigations, terminations, compliance).

• Use periodic evaluations and frequent touchpoints to identify individual, team, and manager development needs, make recommendations, and partner closely with managers to implement strategies that measurably improve performance, engagement, satisfaction, and retention.

• Provide guidance and leadership in the following areas: total rewards, leveling, employee engagement, culture development, organizational design, change management, employee communications, and people development.

• Own the entire employee lifecycle for performance management, development, and advancement.

• Execute on other People or general operations responsibilities as required by the People team on an ad hoc basis.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience in a progressive HR, People Operations, or Generalist role within a fast-paced environment.

• Hands-on experience navigating Workday, running workflows, and maintaining clean data.

• Solid understanding of core HR procedures, documentation standards, and multi-country European HR practices.

• Experience handling employee relations, manager coaching, or supporting performance review cycles.

• Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and a "can-do" attitude to identify gaps and build processes proactively.

• Hands-on operational experience facilitating people programs and a thorough knowledge of HR procedures and policies.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to organize and interpret data.

• Native-level German and fluency in English are required (additional European languages are a plus).

Nice to have:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, or a related field.

• Experience scaling teams in a high-growth tech company through an IPO.

• Experience partnering with founders to shape people strategies that drive performance, engagement, and organizational success.

• Experience working in an international company, with a preference for experience in Germany, UK and Sweden.

Benefits:

• 30 days of paid vacation per year

• Daily meal benefits: €19 lunch budget and €19 dinner budget, free breakfast, snacks, and drinks in the office

• You’ll receive €965 annual learning & development and €580 annual fitness budget

• Subsidized Wellpass membership, giving you access to thousands of gyms, studios, and wellness facilities across Germany

• €25 monthly contribution to your Deutschlandticket for regional public transport across Germany

• Generous parental leave: on top of statutory parental leave

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
If you require an accommodation please contact [e-mail]. We will work with you!