HR Expert - People Operations (m/f/d)

DTCP; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Office snacks

Fresh fruit

Beverages

Uber Eats after 7pm

Free Now ride home after 9pm

Bean-to-cup coffee

Growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

DTCP seeks a proactive HR Expert People Operations (m/f/d) in Frankfurt to run the employee lifecycle end-to-end, from recruitment through offboarding. You will administer Personio, coordinate payroll, and ensure compliant handling of data across eight offices.

You will report to the Manager People Operations and collaborate with the Head of Strategy Office & Operations. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in operational HR, strong organisational and communication skills in English, and a

Qualifikationen

• Operational HR with experience in HR shared services and end-to-end employee lifecycle.
• Experience with HRIS systems, preferably Personio.
• Strong organisational and communication skills in English.
• Comfortable handling confidential data and payroll basics.
• Familiarity with employment law and GDPR considerations.

Aufgaben

• Run the employee lifecycle end-to-end: recruitment, offers, onboarding, changes, payroll coordination and offboarding.
• Administer Personio as the HR system of record and ensure data accuracy across entities.
• Serve as first point of contact for HR queries, supporting employees and managers.
• Prepare people reporting and workforce metrics (headcount, recruitment, absences).
• Support HR compliance, GDPR, and internal policies; flag changes for decision.
• Maintain and improve People Operations processes with documentation and automation.
• Assist audits and regulatory requests; harmonise processes with global teams.

Kenntnisse

Operational HR

HR Shared Services

English communication

Organisational skills

HR data handling

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Personio HRIS

Payroll fundamentals

Employment law awareness

Data privacy

Tools

Personio

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT US

DTCP is an independent investment management firm with EUR 4.5 billion in assets under management and over 90 professionals. With a focus on digital transformation, the firm invests across three core strategies:

DTCP Infra focuses on digital infrastructure investments in the European mid-market, developing and operating essential assets such as data centers, mobile towers, and fiber networks for the digital economy. DTCP Growth partners with leading enterprise software and deep tech entrepreneurs in Europe, the United States, and Israel, backing growth-stage companies in cybersecurity, enterprise AI and AI / data infrastructure, cloud technologies, physical AI and new space. DTCP Defence invests in mission-critical technologies along the entire digital defence infrastructure to strengthen European sovereignty and strategic resilience.

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive HR Expert People Operations (m/f/d) to join our Frankfurt office. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, international environment where you will provide essential HR support across the employee lifecycle. You will run the operational backbone of HR for our people across eight offices - contracts, onboarding and offboarding, payroll coordination, and our HR systems and data. DTCP is small enough that you will see the whole employee lifecycle rather than one slice of it and own your part of it end to end. You will report to the Manager People Operations and in addition, work closely with the Head of Strategy Office & Operations.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Run the employee lifecycle end to end, from recruitment and offer management through onboarding, contractual changes, compensation and performance cycles, payroll coordination and offboarding, ensuring accurate documentation, HRIS updates and compliant handling of employee data


• Administer Personio as the firm’s HR system of record, ensuring employee data is accurate, complete, up to date and audit-ready across all entities


• Act as a first point of contact for HR queries, supporting employees and managers with day-to-day People matters and coordinating with external providers where required


• Prepare People reporting and workforce metrics, including headcount, recruitment, absence and other relevant data


• Support day-to-day HR compliance, including employment law, regulatory requirements, GDPR and internal policies, and flag changes to the Manager People Operations, General Counsel and external advisers for decision


• Maintain and improve People Operations processes, including clear process documentation, identifying opportunities to streamline and automate workflows through HR technology and AI tools


• Support audits, regulatory requests and broader People initiatives and work with global teams to implement best practices and harmonise processes across entities

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Essential Attributes:

• Demonstrable experience in operational HR, HR shared services, or a comparable business-operations role (2+ years preferred)


• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail


• Strong communication skills in English (both written and spoken)


• Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment


• Strong digital aptitude and enthusiasm for leveraging new technologies to improve efficiency and productivity


• Legally authorized to work in Germany


• Discreetly handling confidential personal and compensation data, with sound judgment on what to escal ...


• Practically familiar with Personio (HRIS) or a comparable HR information system, and confident in PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook


• Reliably knowledgeable about employment law, social security and payroll fundamentals

Preferred Attributes:

• Ideally experience in Private Equity, Venture Capital, consulting, finance or insurance sector


• Experience working in an international or multi-jurisdictional environment


• Technically curious about HR automation and AI tooling
  
• Additionally fluent in a further European language, particularly German

WHAT WE OFFER

• A stable and highly valued role within a leading international investment firm


• A modern office


• Direct exposure to DTCP's AI programme


• Weekly delivery of office snacks, fresh fruit, and beverages


• Unlimited freshly brewed coffee from our bean-to-cup coffee machine


• Company-paid Uber Eats when working in the office after 7:00 pm


• Company-paid Free Now ride home when working in the office after 9:00 pm


• Opportunities to contribute to firm-wide initiatives and grow within a collaborative, international environment