At Picnic, we’re revolutionizing the way people buy groceries with our innovative and sustainable app-only service. We do almost everything in-house, developing cutting-edge technologies and processes to ensure we continue to grow rapidly without missing a beat. If you’re an experienced HR Business Partner with a passion for creating structure in a chaotic scale-up environment, we’re offering you the opportunity to join our diverse German team and make a real difference.
🥜 In a nutshell
Picnics central team is build up out of 1000 talented individuals spread across three main locations: Amsterdam, Paris and Düsseldorf. The people team consists of 15 HR BPs that take full responsibility for the development and organization of everyone in the central team. Currently the 250 central employees work in the fast growing Düsseldorf office.
As the People Team lead for Germany, you’ll hold a key position in which – together with now two HR BPs – you will be responsible for the fast growing German team. Your tasks will include ensuring our processes and systems are compliant, conducting reviews and regular check-ins, working on people-related projects, deciding on staffing of new joiners and having development conversations with our talent. You’ll combine your thought leadership in the area of people and HR with a solid understanding of the business.
🎯 What you’ll do
- Guide, develop and support the German HR BPs – aligning with the international HR BP team and people director.
- Oversee the development of the people in your scope. Conduct check-ins and bi-annual reviews to ensure you can support them best
- Conduct all admin-related tasks around development agreements, contracts, and compensation - help in handling workplace investigations, disciplinary and termination procedures for your scope
- Initiate and drive people-related initiatives, provide insightful data to guide decision-making, and implement proactive solutions
- Design and improve people programs (including staffing, onboarding, learning & development, and rotation processes)
- Build organizational health by ensuring that the organization is structured to achieve business objectives and by keeping a close eye on engagement scores of all teams
- Ensure consistency in data, systems and processes within the organisation (in - and outside the German team)
- Manage talent to ensure the right people are in the right roles
- Enable business leaders to cultivate an effective leadership pipeline
⭐ About you
- Master's degree in Psychology or Science (or similar background)
- 6 to 8 years of experience as a strategy or organizational consultant and/or experience in a tech start-up/scale-up environment and / or hands-on experience with HR . Ready to lead a team.
- Passion for technology and people
- Project management and operations experience
- Experience in Human Resource disciplines and fundamental knowledge in employment law
- Fluent in English, German fluency is a plus
Please submit your application in English. Thank you!
📖 Picnic Perks
Make a difference
- You’ll work in an awesome scale-up environment with the freedom to drive your own projects and create a visible impact.
- Our fully electric vehicles and sustainable business model mean you’ll also be contributing to making the world a better place!
Teamwork makes the dream work
- With more than 80 nationalities across 3 countries, you’ll be part of a diverse company with plenty of cool stuff to get involved with, from board game evenings to after-work drinks to our company ski trip and more!
You are what you eat
- You’ll get freshly prepared, healthy lunches and snacks (with plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and halal options).
Stay healthy
- Mental health is important. As well as having the option to speak with Picnic colleagues who act as confidential advisors, our collaboration with OpenUp gives you easy access to professional psychologists, along with workshops and materials.
- There are plenty of sports communities and events to get involved with, from tennis to yoga to climbing!
Attractive package
- We offer competitive compensation and a pension plan that looks out for your future self as well as 30 vacation days per year, so you can recharge your batteries
Commitment to equal opportunities
Picnic is an equal opportunity employer—this means that all decisions regarding applications will be based on qualifications and merit. Applicants will be regarded independently of age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, skin color, civil status, religious beliefs, physical or mental disability, or any other factors protected by law.
At Picnic, we celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.