People Operations Managment / HR General Operations Partnering

Blackwave GmbH; Potzham; Hybrid; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading aerospace company in Germany seeks a People Operations Manager to oversee HR operations. This role involves managing payroll, compliance with labor laws, and enhancing employee lifecycle processes. The ideal candidate has experience in HR, strong knowledge of German laws, and is fluent in German and English. Offering flexible working hours and individual benefits, this position promotes a supportive work culture while ensuring company growth.

Leistungen

Flexible working hours

Mobile working options

Germany Ticket or tax-free benefit

Fresh daily lunches

Professional growth opportunities

Team culture events

Qualifikationen

• At least two years of experience in People Operations / HR Operations / HR Generalist roles.
• Strong knowledge of German labor and social security law.
• Reliability and ownership mentality.

Aufgaben

• Ownership of payroll operations in collaboration with external providers.
• Drafting and managing employment contracts and documentation.
• Ensuring compliance with German labor law and regulations.
• Managing all aspects of the employee lifecycle.

Kenntnisse

Hands-on mindset

Attention to detail

Service-oriented approach

Experience in fast-paced environments

Fluent in German

Fluent in English

Tools

Personio

Jobbeschreibung

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

The What: As our People Operations Manager, you are the backbone of our HR operations. You ensure that our employees are supported throughout their entire lifecycle – professionally, compliantly and with empathy. From payroll and contracts to policies and offboarding, you combine legal accuracy with a pragmatic, hands-on approach and a strong focus on scalable processes.

The Why: As we grow and expand internationally, our people operations are becoming more complex. This role ensures compliant, reliable, and scalable People operations, creates a consistent employee experience, and brings structure and clarity to our processes—while freeing up leadership to focus on growing the business.

• Ownership of payroll operations(Germany and international) in collaboration with external providers

• Drafting, managing and maintaining employment contracts and accordingly the documentation

• Ensuring compliance with German labor law, social security and regulations

• Managing all aspects of the employee lifecycle (onboarding, offboarding, leave management, employee inquiries and benefits administration)

• Maintaining and continuously improving the employee handbookand People operations policies

• Supporting visa, relocation and international People operations topics

• Supporting, coordinating and managinginternal events and people initiatives

• Maintaining People operations data, reports and systems (e.g. Personio)

• Proactively identifying opportunities for process optimization, automation and smart tooling

YOUR PROFILE

• At least two years of experience inPeople Operations / HR Operations / HR Generalist roles

• Strong knowledge ofGerman labor and social security law

• Hands-on mindsetand comfort in a broad, end-to-end People operations role

• High attention to detail, reliability and ownership mentality

• Service-oriented, supportive and solution-driven approach

• Experience in fast-paced environments (startup / scale-up) is a plus

• Familiarity with HRIS systems (e.g. Personio) and interest in automation & AI

• Fluent in German and English (both C-level)

WHAT WE OFFER

• Personal responsibility & creative freedom:You actively contribute to the further development of our production technologies.
• Flexible working hours & mobile working:Work-life balance is not an empty promise with us. Choose up to 2 remote working days and you can choose between our locations (Garching or Taufkirchen). Part-time is possible (at least 4 days per week and at least 25hours per week possible)
• Start-up spirit meets aerospace: flat hierarchies, short decision-making processes and room for innovation.
• Individual benefits:Choose between the Deutschland Ticket, Egym-Wellpass or a tax-free benefit with the Give Card (50€ net each month).
• Fresh food every day:Shared lunch break with healthy, varied dishes.
• Alpine view included: Our roof terrace invites you to relax after work in Taufkirchen
• Further development guaranteed: You will grow both professionally and personally through exciting projects and exchanges with experts.
• We live and breathe team culture: whether it's a tech talk, team event or after-work - we celebrate successes together.