People Partner, Operations & Experience (m/f/d)

As People Partner, you’ll help shape the employee experience at Qwist across the full People lifecycle. 

The role has a strong People Operations foundation: you’ll own core topics such as payroll coordination, HR administration, onboarding and offboarding, employee lifecycle processes and international employment. At the same time, because we’re a small People team, your scope will go well beyond operations. You’ll also contribute to areas such as performance and development, employee engagement, recruiting support, policies and broader People initiatives. 

This role is ideal for someone who combines a strong hands-on mindset with high attention to detail and the ability to execute in a fast-paced environment. You enjoy taking ownership, bringing structure to moving parts and turning ideas into processes that actually work.

• You have 3–5+ years of experience in People & Culture, HR or a similar generalist role, ideally in an international environment.
• You bring strong experience in People Operations, payroll coordination, onboarding, offboarding and HR administration and are comfortable taking ownership of the operational backbone of a People function.
• You have strong knowledge of German payroll, HR administration and employment law, and are comfortable working with external payroll providers.
• You have hands-on experience with Personio and are confident not only using it, but also reviewing and improving the setup, workflows, data quality, and day-to-day administration.
• You have a hands-on, execution-focused mindset. You are comfortable moving from problem to solution without needing everything to be perfectly defined first.
• You have very strong attention to detail and understand that accuracy matters when it comes to payroll, contracts, employee data, and compliance.
• You are able toprioritize and execute in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple topics in parallel, and stay reliable when priorities shift.
• Beyond operations, you’re comfortable contributing to broader People topics such as performance, engagement, development and recruiting.
• You communicate clearly in German and English and handle sensitive employee topics with discretion and good judgement.

Big plus:  

• You are fluent in Polish and have a good practical understanding of Polish employment practices, employment law and HR administration.
• You have experience supporting an international workforce. Experience working with EOR providers or multi-country employment setups is a strong advantage.