StepStone

applike group GmbH

Jobbeschreibung

As Head of HR Operations, your responsibility together with a team of HR Managers will be managing all HR processes across the entire employee life cycle to drive an exceptional employee experience in our 6 companies. You will work very closely with the Senior Management of all companies including our 2 Founders. We are growing quickly and are looking for an experienced HR Leader who wants to contribute to our hyper growth phase.

The applike group is committed to creating engaging experiences for every app user around the world. We are passionate about creating market-changing products, technologies and companies. We have already founded 5 companies. Our ventures are independent business units that benefit from each other's technologies, expertise, and market access to become even more successful: adjoe is developing a breakthrough mobile advertising solution that enables app publishers around the world to grow their advertising revenues. justDice is the market leader in Mobile Gaming Loyalty Programs. Sunday is a next generation hybrid casual mobile game publisher. justtrack offers a unique software to automate the entire mobile users acquisition process and Tabbler creates engaging mobile games for the world's biggest brands. Yet more to come.

Under the umbrella of the media company Bertelsmann, we have access to a global network of experts and strong financial support. By developing a state-of-the-art tech stack and highly skilled workforce, we aim to reach more mobile users than any other company in the world. If you want to challenge yourself and work in a high-performance yet fun environment, you've come to the right place!

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  • You will ensure efficient delivery of HR support for our staff (currently about 300 employees, mostly in Germany but with a growing presence e.g., in the US and APAC)
  • You will focus on creating an exceptional employee experience based on well-designed, highly automated end-2-end HR processes to contribute to work satisfaction and retention
  • You will lead projects aimed at ensuring continuous improvement and operational excellence particularly through process digitalization and automatization
  • You will ensure the accuracy of monthly payroll activities being executed by our external service provider
  • You will ensure excellent quality of data handled by the team in accordance with Data Privacy rules
  • You will take over operational HR tasks on a regular base as well - depending on team capacity and volume of requests
  • You will ensure the development and engagement of team members like e.g., recognition, performance reviews, promoting career development and giving space for personal and professional growth

  • You have a relevant university degree combined with 6+ years of experience as an HR professional (including Payroll and Relocation processes) - ideally you already have experience with HR processes outside of Germany
  • You have at least 3 years of HR leadership experience
  • You are familiar with HR IT Systems (ideally Personio) and how to optimize and leverage them for process automation
  • You have a demonstrated mindset of driving excellent HR experiences for employees
  • You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
  • You have the ability to deal with change, prioritize, act quickly and pragmatically in a fast-paced environment
  • You are a strong problem solver and decision maker, act service driven and with a strong continuous improvement mindsetYou have a strong focus on compliance and data protection
  • You have a learning mindset and want to learn something new every day
  • You are fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

  • Work-Life Package: 2 remote days per week, 30 vacation days, 3 weeks per year of remote work, flexible working hours, dog-friendly kick-ass office in the center of the city.
  • Relocation Package: Visa & legal support, relocation bonus, reimbursement of German Classes costs and more.
  • Happy Belly Package: Monthly company lunch, tons of free snacks and drinks, free breakfast & fresh delicious pastries every Monday
  • Physical & Mental Health Package: In-house gym with personal trainer, various classes like Yoga with expert teachers & free of charge access to our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) to support your mental health and well being
  • Activity Package: Regular team and company events, hackathons.
  • Education Package: Opportunities to boost your professional development with courses and trainings directly connected to your career goals
  • Wealth building: virtual stock options for all our regular employees


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