HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

Maltego Technologies GmbH; München; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Mental health support

Language course subsidies

Team events

Job summary

Maltego Technologies is seeking an HR Business Partner to support managers with practical HR guidance, enhance performance management, and lead workforce planning for its Munich-based teams. You will partner across People Ops, Talent Acquisition and L&D, driving improvements and engaging with leadership to align people strategies with business goals.

The role requires at least 3 years in HR advisory, strong German employment-law knowledge, and fluency in German and English.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an HR Business Partner, HR Generalist or similar HR advisory role.
• Experience in a SaaS/tech/fast-growing company.
• Working knowledge of German employment law.
• Strong communication skills and ability to advise and influence managers.
• Proven ability to manage priorities and run projects from start to finish.
• Comfort with people data and building clear reports.
• Business fluent German and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day people partnering for assigned teams, advising managers on hiring, performance, development and team topics.
• Deliver performance review and calibration cycles, and coach managers on giving clear feedback.
• Analyze headcount, attrition and engagement data; propose actions to managers and leadership.
• Support workforce planning with functional leaders and Finance by preparing headcount data and scenarios.
• Manage employee relations cases with fair, pragmatic, legally sound approaches; escalate complex matters.

Skills

HR advisory

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

Bilingual English/German

Tools

Jira

Personio

Lattice

Claude AI

Job description

Why we need you

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 peopleprocessesand deliver your first improvements to our performance and workforce planning cycles.

Location:Munich, Germany (hybrid, at least 3 days working from the Munich office)

What to expect

• 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

Your profile in short

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 Personioand HR platformssuch asLattice
• 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

Why you will love Maltego

Maltego is a scale-up company. We provide you the benefits and security of larger corporations, coupled with the dynamic and fast-paced work environment and flat hierarchies of a start-up. We are proud to have a large global community that loves our product because it helps to solve the investigations that are most important.

Here are some of the reasons why you will love Maltego:

• Make an impact: Work in a scale-up environment with the opportunity to take ownership and make a direct, lasting contribution.
• 30 days of paid vacation to relax, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work
• Your wellbeing matters: Access mental health support and 1:1 sessions with certified psychologists through Nilo
• Keep learning: Maltego supports your development, including subsidies for eligible language courses
• Connect beyond the day-to-day: Join company events and celebrations that bring our international community together.
• Collaborate with talented and mission-driven teams across the business.

At Maltego, we are committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our organization.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

Location

Based in our Munich office, with a flexible hybrid working model requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.