People and Culture Specialist (d/f/m)

Aignostics; Berlin; Remote; EUR 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 vacation days

Flexible hours

Remote work

L&D budget

Language classes

Mentoring program

Family & pet friendly

Parental leave

Transport/sports/wellbeing membership

Pension scheme

Job summary

Aignostics is hiring a HR Generalist in Germany. You will own day-to-day people operations, from onboarding to offboarding, and partner with managers to manage contracts, payroll inputs, and HRIS data. The role requires strong knowledge of German labor law, payroll, and HRIS experience (Personio).

Fluency in English and German is essential, and prior startup experience is a plus. The team values discretion, collaboration, and scalable processes in a mission-driven company.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as HR Generalist or similar in startups/scale-ups.
• Solid knowledge of German labor law, employment contracts, and payroll.
• Proficiency with HRIS tools (e.g., Personio) is a plus.
• Must be discreet with confidential matters; able to work independently.
• Fluent in English and German (C1+).

Responsibilities

• Manage the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding.
• Prepare employment contracts, amendments, and reference letters; maintain HRIS data.
• Advise employees and managers on policies, work time, leave, benefits, and relations.
• Support performance, engagement, and team events programs.
• Improve HR policies and workflows using AI tools where appropriate.

Skills

German labor law

Employment contracts

Payroll preparation

HRIS e.g. Personio

Discretion & independence

Communication & collaboration

Organized & results-driven

English & German fluency

Tools

Personio

Job description

Why us

Aignostics is a spin-off from one of Europe's largest and most prestigious university hospitals (Charité), with employees in Berlin and New York. We have received over €50M in funding from leading investors and are a growing team of over 80 interdisciplinary professionals. We work with leading global life sciences companies as well as academic partners.

We believe that AI has the potential to revolutionize how cancer and other complex diseases are diagnosed and treated. Without access to high quality data and a scientifically rigorous, transparent approach to model development, AI is just a buzzword. That's where we come in.

The role

You'll be the main contact for our employees and managers on everything across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding. Your work will keep our people operations running smoothly and support a culture where employees can do their best work.

This is a chance to own day-to-day People operations at a mission-driven scale-up, contribute to ongoing projects and help shape how we grow as an organization. The right candidate brings sound judgment, discretion, a collaborative mindset and the ability to turn complex people topics into clear, practical solutions.

What you will do

• Manage the employee lifecycle: Help make onboarding, contract changes, leave administration, and offboarding smooth and well organized for every employee.
• Oversee people operations: Prepare employment contracts, amendments, and reference letters; keep employee data up to date in our HRIS; and work with our external payroll provider to prepare monthly payroll inputs.
• Advise employees and managers: Be a friendly first point of contact for questions about policies, working time, leave, benefits, and employee relations, offering practical guidance grounded in German labor law.
• Support people programs: Help bring performance and feedback cycles, engagement initiatives, and team events to life, strengthening our culture along the way.
• Improve processes: Spot ways to simplify and scale our policies, tools, and workflows, and help put improvements into practice. Use Claude and other AI tools where appropriate.
• Contribute to team success: Share what you know, support your colleagues, and help create a positive, inclusive, and high-performing work environment.

What we are looking for

• Relevant experience: You have 3+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or in a similar role, ideally at a startup or scale-up.
• HR expertise: You have solid working knowledge of German labor law, employment contracts and payroll preparation. Experience with HRIS tools such as Personio is a plus.
• Ownership and judgment: You handle confidential matters with discretion, get up to speed quickly and work independently when things are ambiguous or changing.
• Communication and collaboration: You build trust quickly with people across teams, backgrounds and levels of seniority.
• Organized and results-oriented: You juggle competing priorities, meet deadlines and keep your standards high.
• Languages: You are fluent in English and German (C1 or higher).
• Nice to have experience in recruitment and people partnering.

Our offer

• Competitive remuneration, 30 vacation days, flexible hours and remote work
• €1,000 annual L&D budget (+ 2 L&D days), language classes, mentoring program
• Family & pet friendly with flexible parental leave
• Subsidized transport/sports/wellbeing membership and social events
• Optional pension scheme

Join us to make a difference!

We are committed to equal opportunity and welcome applicants of all identities, backgrounds, and experiences. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, ethnicity, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diverse and inclusive teams are stronger, more creative, and better equipped to serve our customers and communities.

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