As an intuitive cloud accounting software, we empower founders, self-employed individuals, and small business owners to focus on what truly matters. Our product offers them a smart accounting tool to save time in their daily activities. As a company, we aim for excellence, continuously expand our horizons, and strive for daily improvement of our product and our daily work life. In pursuit of these goals, we rely on our strong culture, innovative spirit, and unwavering passion. In the future, we hope to count you among our dedicated team members.
Your Mission
As VP People & Culture (m/f/x) you are going to lead and evolve the HR functions of sevDesk. Reporting to the CEO, the role will be focused on the development of sevDesk as a whole. You will manage all aspects of human resources, from talent acquisition to retention strategies, ensuring compliance with German employment laws and regulations.
Here's how you'll make an impact:
- You will lead and evolve the HR strategy to support the company's changing needs and growth, ensuring alignment with its financial and operational objectives.
- You are going to design and implement HR policies on a strategic level that promote our company's mission, vision, and values. I.e. you will ensure role clarity and establish a robust career framework that aligns with the company’s strategic objectives.
- You are tasked with driving organizational development initiatives that foster a high-performance culture, employee engagement, and continuous learning.
- You will collaborate with senior leadership to support business strategies through HR initiatives, including change management, leadership development, and succession planning.
- You are going to lead and develop the People & Culture organization such as Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partnering, People Development & Engagement, People Operations & Controlling. In that way you will be responsible for strategies tailored to meet the needs of a dynamic, technology-driven environment.
- You must ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations of countries we operate in (DE and AT) and manage employee relations matters with professionalism and integrity.
- You should possess a bachelor's or master’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field and have at least eight to ten years of HR experience, with a significant portion in a leadership role, preferably within the SaaS or tech industry.
- You should demonstrate a proven track record in managing and developing HR functions in a similar-sized technology start-up/scale-up (around 250 employees).
- In addition to your strong analytical skills and business acumen, you should describe yourself as a hands-on/agile problem solver with exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Due to our plans regarding internationality, it is essential for you to be fluent in both German and English.
- You possess a strong understanding of everything related to both candidate and employee experience like local labor law.
- Our headquarter and roughly 70% of our employees are located near Offenburg, Germany. Being present there regularly is required.
