Interim Change Manager

HR Hints; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 140,000 - 162,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work with client-site travel

100% funded English classes

Medical care

Access to Akademia Lepszej Pracy

Flexible working hours

Job summary

HR Hints is seeking an Interim Change Manager for hybrid engagement in Kraków. You will deliver long-term HR consulting, shape People & Culture frameworks, and work with founders and leaders to improve organizational performance.

We expect strong HR experience, SME/startup knowledge, and fluency in Polish plus English (B2+). The role offers flexible engagement and travel to client sites, with a focus on impact and resilience.

Qualifications

• Experience working with an owner or founder; if none, minimum 8 years of HR experience.
• Hands-on involvement in key HR processes including performance management, organizational culture, recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, and leadership development.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on, long-term business consulting to external clients (founders, owners, leaders) to build people-focused organizations.
• Solve critical business challenges for clients across SMEs, startups, investors, and growing companies.
• Set up all people-related processes to improve efficiency and employee experience.
• Design and implement hiring processes, profile new roles, and support recruitment panels.
• Analyze industry trends and translate insights into client processes and advice.
• Develop and implement the Culturivy method on the client side and participate in Institute initiatives.
• Represent HR Hints at conferences and events.

Skills

Polish fluency

English (B2+)

HR experience

SME/startup knowledge

Consulting experience

Owner/founder collaboration

People & Culture frameworks

Job description

The ranges given refer to the fixed part of the remuneration, additionally the offer includes a bonus model.

We are looking for someone for full project engagement or parti-time freelance cooperation, depending on your availability.

What should you know about us?

HR Hints is a group of Interim Managers responsible for organizational transformations in the People area and for implementing real processes – as an integral part of the organization, working together with owners, corporate leaders, managers, HR teams, and employees. We step in during crises, periods of stagnation, as well as times of rapid scaling.

A couple words that describe our work the best: 100% focus on clients, 100% ownership, 100% of hard work, 100% of resilience and not giving up.

Our mission is to empower founders, owners, and managers to build organizations fueled by engaged individuals who deliver exceptional results. And that's not all! We actively collaborate with leaders and top companies, sharing our insights as speakers at major events such as the European Economic Congress, Forum Ekonomiczne, InfoShare, InternetBeta, InvestCuffs, and many others.

We had the pleasure to be responsible for the people area in companies like i.a. Kulczyk Investments, Inglot, La Mania, Kubota, Codewise (by CentralNic), Going (by empik), Inovo Venture Partners, Singu, Ramp Network, Zowie, Infermedica, LiveKid, Vue Storefront, Foodsi, edrone, Market One Capital, uPacjenta, Ringiel Axel Springer, Kubota, Autenti, Grupa Pracuj, Endego (by Abris Capital), Webcon (by MCI Capital) and over 300 more!

Based on our experiences with such a large number of great organizations, companies, and their cultures, we decided to publish the book describing our method of work, "Culturivy: The Power of Changing a Workplace", which premiered in 2023 in the USA. We also kicked off the Culturivy Institute, dedicated to promoting and universalizing the Culturivy method. It is the only institution in the world with the right to use, educate leaders, and implement this method in organizations.

Culturivy Institute powers the podcast "Ludzie z pracy" and runs the Akademia Lepszej Pracy - a place where employees, leaders, and managers improve their relationship with work and people at work.

Currently, we are looking for another person to join the Interim Change Managers team led by Katarzyna Mierzejewska. If you wish to check out our other team members, they are listed here on LinkedIn.

What is this role about? Your 'general scope' will look more or less like this;

• providing hands-on, long-term business consulting to external clients (founders, owners, and leaders) to build effective organizations by establishing People & Culture frameworks through an HR subscription model;

• solving critical business challenges for clients across small & medium businesses, startups, investors, and growing companies across all sectors;

• setting up all people-related processes in order to improve business efficiency and employee experience.

• designing and implementing hiring processes by helping to profile new roles, establishing effective selection strategies, and supporting recruitment panels;

• analyzing industry trends, drawing strategic insights, and incorporating these findings when developing processes and advising clients;

• developing and implementing our original method Culturivy on the client's side;

• being part of the initiatives organized by Culturivy Institute;

• representing HR Hints at conferences and other events.

What do you need to succeed as an Interim Change Manager at HR Hints?

Knowledge, experience, and skills specific to the role:

• experience working with an owner or founder; if none, minimum 8 years of HR experience, preferably as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager, HR Generalist and similar roles, with hands‑on involvement in key HR processes including performance management, organizational culture, recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, and leadership development;

• experience in consulting and running your own business is a strong advantage,

• knowledge and understanding of small and medium‑sized enterprises (SMEs) and startup environments,

• fluency in Polish is a must,

• knowledge of English, min. B2+.

Intrapersonal competencies:

• advanced problem‑solving skills that demonstrate clear value to clients,

• ability to prioritize and adapt quickly to client needs,

• resilience: mental toughness, perseverance, and rapid recovery from challenges,

• dealing with ambiguity: taking effective action without complete information,

• growth mindset: embracing challenges, learning from criticism,

• self‑reflective feedback skills: adapting behavior based on insights.

Interpersonal competencies:

• strategic influence and persuasion skills to drive organizational behavior,

• highly developed active listening to quickly understand and respond to client needs,

• ability to articulate and quantify work results with clear business value,

• constructive feedback skills: giving, receiving, and implementing lessons learned,

• adept at navigating diverse team dynamics and interpersonal relationships,

• team-oriented approach: supportive collaboration and professional discretion.

Mindset:

• proactiveness: consistently anticipating client needs and implementing strategic actions,

• passionate problem‑solver: viewing organizational challenges as engaging opportunities to drive meaningful improvements. If you know about yourself that difficulties do not paralyse you but are an interesting puzzle to solve, we will get along,

• the desire and excitement (which we also have) to build Poland's first HR consulting for small & medium enterprises in all sectors.

How do we measure success in this role in the first six months?

Implementing a client's work standard according to our method Culturivy and implementing valuable change for the client!

What do we want to offer you if join HR Hints?

• Active contributor to the development of our original method Culturivy,

• No possibility of getting stuck: development, successes, failures (no, there will be no text about comfort zone here), ongoing feedback, lots and lots of learning, and knowledge exchange deeply embedded in the routines and processes of the organization.

• Working with the real Game Changers of the HR world, with the hope that our collective efforts can make a meaningful impact on the world in general, even if it's just a small one - we're on board!

• Mutual support in the team via wingman function - we help and support each other!

Contract and compensation:

• B2B contract,

• salary within the range of 12 500 - 14 500 PLN net, depending on expertise + performance-based commission,

• unlimited paid days off,

Some perks:

• hybrid work with regular travels to client sites (we also have an office in Cracow, that is always open for you but with no parity of time spent there)

• 100% funded English classes in Fluentbe or the language school of your choice within the same budget,

• 100% funded medical care (Inter Polska),

• free access to our online classes in Akademia Lepszej Pracy,

• flexible working hours (with taking into consideration the internal meetings and routines with clients).