People & Culture Manager

About the role

You will join our People & Culture team and work closely with your fellow P&C Manager to jointly own the full employee experience for our 130-person team.

What you'll do

• Acting as the primary point of contact for employees and managers across your assigned teams, providing trusted, day-to-day HR support and guidance on all people-related matters.
• Owning and continuously improving core HR processes, including onboarding, offboarding, performance cycles, probation reviews, and absence management.
• Building strong relationships with team leads and managers, coaching them on people management best practices and navigating team dynamics.
• Driving our Learning & Development agenda: identifying development needs, curating and coordinating training programmes, and supporting individual growth plans.
• Supporting compensation and benefits processes, including salary review cycles, benchmarking, and ensuring our offering remains competitive as we grow.
• Advising on and handling employee relations matters with sensitivity and professionalism, escalating where appropriate.
• Maintaining accurate people data and HR systems, and producing regular reporting and analytics to support data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborating on cross-functional P&C projects such as culture initiatives, organisational design support, and process automation.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in roles like HR Generalist, HRBP, or People & Culture Manager, ideally within a fast-growing startup or scale-up environment.
• Solid hands-on experience running HR processes end-to-end, from onboarding to performance management.
• A genuine passion for Learning & Development and experience designing or coordinating training programmes that have a real impact.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Data-literate: comfortable working with HR metrics, producing reports, and using data to support your recommendations.
• Fluent in English; German language skills are a strong advantage given our Berlin base and local regulations.
• Familiarity with German labour law or hands-on experience working within a German-based company.
• Experience with HRIS systems is essential, preferably Personio.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with ATS systems (e.g. Ashby, Greenhouse, or similar).

What they offer

• Hybrid working model.
• Office in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg — dog-friendly, with free drinks and snacks.
• Employee discounts on Yepoda products for you, friends, and family.
• Urban Sports membership package.
• Room for professional growth and advancement from day one.