<p><strong>Location:</strong> Vienna (Hybrid) | <strong>Reports to:</strong> Head of People Operations | <strong>Scope:</strong> Austria & Germany, multiple legal entities</p> <h3> </h3> <h3><strong>The role in a snapshot</strong></h3> <p> </p> <p>Love making things work better - and making work better for people? Then let’s talk.</p> <p> </p> <p>We are a tech-first scale-up, and our People Operations team runs like one. As People Operations Manager DACH, you will own HR operations for Austria and Germany across multiple legal entities. You are the go-to person for employees and managers and the one who keeps contracts, payroll inputs and policies spot-on. Beyond the day-to-day, we are excited to see you implement your own ideas for automation and improvements, or join existing initiatives we run to streamline our day-to-day and drive operational excellence. You will team up with our Head of People Operations, our People Systems & Payroll Specialist and P&O colleagues across all our markets.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Employee relations & compliance</strong></h3> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Be the trusted voice on employee relations and labour-law compliance in Austria and Germany across multiple legal entities, pulling in internal and external legal counsel when it counts.</li> <li>Be the first stop for P&O questions from employees and managers across our Austrian and German entities - with answers people actually understand.</li> <li>Coach managers on P&O policies and procedures, so doing the right thing becomes the easy thing.</li> <li>Bring group P&O policies to life locally, create DACH-specific ones where needed, and be our partner to the Works Council.</li> <li>Be the DACH point of contact for internal and external audit</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Employee lifecycle, contracts & payroll</strong></h3> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Own the full employee lifecycle - onboarding, contract changes, leave and offboarding - and make every step feel smooth.</li> <li>Own employment contracts, amendments and templates for our DACH entities, in line with the applicable collective agreements (KV).</li> <li>Own the monthly DACH payroll inputs: prepare and validate the variables (joiners and leavers, contract changes, absences, commissions), and get them into Deel before cut-off. You are also the payroll backup for our People Systems & Payroll Specialist.</li> <li>Keep time & attendance, leave data and local benefits in great shape.</li> <li>Keep DACH employee data in Deel accurate and complete - the foundation everything else runs on.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Talent, culture & engagement</strong></h3> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Advise our Talent Acquisition team on local hiring practice (contract types, KV classification, salary minimums) and steer relocation and work-permit cases with our external partners.</li> <li>Run exit interviews, find the patterns and turn them into action plans that keep great people with us.</li> <li>Help shape group P&O initiatives such as performance reviews, people development and compensation reviews.</li> <li>Be a Culture Ambassador: organize office events and engagement activities together with our Global Facilities Manager.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Process excellence & projects</strong></h3> <p> </p> <ul> <li>Make things run better: pick up automation and process-excellence projects - from smarter workflows to AI-supported tools - and bring your own ideas. We love new ones.</li> <li>Lead P&O projects from concept to go-live, bringing stakeholders from across the business along.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>What you will bring</strong></h3> <p> </p> <ul> <li>At least 2-3 years of HR operations experience in Austria, including employee relations and working with a Works Council. Experience in Germany is a big plus.</li> <li>Solid knowledge of Austrian labour law and collective agreements (KV), plus working knowledge of German labour law.</li> <li>Hands-on preparatory payroll experience in Austria; Personalverrechnung know-how is a plus.</li> <li>Experience with Deel or a comparable HRIS, and you are at home in Excel / Google Sheets.</li> <li>Curious about tech: we are a tech-first startup, and you enjoy trying new (AI) tools - and building better ways of working yourself.</li> <li>A strong communicator in German and English, written and spoken.</li> <li>A trusted, pragmatic partner to managers: hands-on in day-to-day operations, with sound judgement on when to escalate.</li> <li>A passion for employee experience</li> <li>Experience leading HR projects from concept to implementation across different stakeholder groups, such as new tools or policy roll-outs.</li> <li>Comfortable working with group P&O colleagues to bring policies and programs to life locally.</li> <li>Committed to a positive and inclusive workplace, championing DEI and engagement.</li> <li>Data-literate: you use HR metrics like turnover and absence to spot issues early and propose improvements.