People Operations Manager

You will own the operational and data backbone that the rest of the People function depends on. bunch is around 155 people across Berlin, London, Amsterdam, and Luxembourg, on the way to roughly 200 in 2027. This person will take full, end-to-end ownership of core People Operations topics and design automated, AI-supported workflows to eliminate manual work.

What you'll do

• Take full, end-to-end ownership of core People Operations topics — including onboarding, offboarding, contracts, leaves, absence, payroll, immigration cases and documentation — from decision-making through execution.
• Design, build, and roll out automated, AI-supported workflows and integrations across our tools — including Personio (HRIS) and Notion — to eliminate manual work and connect our systems.
• Coordinate monthly payroll across Germany, the UK and the Netherlands and in the near future, Luxembourg, with our external providers.
• Maintain the compliance calendar and the documentation behind it, working with external counsel where local employment law is involved.
• Be the first line for employee questions on policy, contracts, leave and benefits — and steadily reduce that volume by making the answers self-serve in our handbook.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date HRIS data as a reliable single source of truth, and support strategic reporting and people analytics to inform business decisions.

What you'll need

• 4+ years of experience in People Operations or HR administration, ideally in a fast-paced, international or scaling startup environment
• Proven end-to-end ownership of operational topics across the employee journey
• A strong track record in automation, including designing and implementing workflow integrations or AI-supported solutions in an HR or operations context
• Strong data literacy: you can build reliable reports, spot inconsistencies and investigate until the numbers are trustworthy
• Knowledge of German employment law and compliance requirements; UK or Luxembourgish employment law is a plus
• Payroll coordination experience with external providers in at least one European country, owning accurate inputs, deadlines and provider relationships
• Hands-on ownership of an HRIS — Personio ideally, or a comparable system you have configured and maintained
• Fluency in English; German is a plus.

What they offer

• Customizable benefits package covering wellbeing, sport, mobility, food and more
• 28 days of vacation, plus two company days and local public holidays
• Remote-flexible hybrid work with three days per week in the office
• Up to 6 remote calendar weeks per year
• A great tech and work setup