Team Lead People Operations & Partnerships (m/f/d)

Posted 12 Days Ago
8 Locations
Senior level
Marketing Tech • Analytics
The Role
As Team Lead for People Operations & Partnerships, you will manage a global team, overseeing the entire employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding, while ensuring a premium employee experience. You will collaborate with leadership to streamline operations and act as a key member of the People Leadership team, focusing on HR innovation and process optimization.
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Allow us to introduce ourselves

Hello there! We’re Appinio, the fastest (and coolest) market research platform. On a mission to make the world a little more fact-based, we help companies understand how consumers think and make better data-driven decisions.

We started out in Hamburg back in 2014 but we’re now humbled to call the world our playground, with over 260 employees spread across 15 countries (we’re remote-first), 2600+ international clients, delivering research from +190 markets, globally.

Want to be a part of the Appinio movement? 🚀

Here at Appinio, we value transparency in our recruitment process, and we've created a blog to share what to expect during each step of our journey together: here
Your mission as a Team Lead People Operations & Partnership

We’re seeking an experienced and passionate Team Lead for People Operations & Partnerships to join our People Team, crafting unique employee experiences at Appinio that support our global growth.
As Team Lead, you’ll inspire a team of (Senior) People Operation Partners, turning routine HR tasks into seamless, high-quality experiences. From onboarding to off boarding, payroll to workplace management, you'll ensure the employee lifecycle runs smoothly, exceeding traditional HR expectations.
A key contributor to our distinctive culture, you’ll partner with leaders across the organisation to create global frameworks that streamline operations and enhance the employee experience.

About the team:
Our People Team takes a product mindset, focusing on transparency and collaboration. We aim to meet the needs of our customers—our employees—prioritising successful adoption over simply completing tasks. We’re trusted partners to the business and problem solvers company-wide.

This role reports to the Director of People & Culture.

What you’ll be doing 

  • Lead and inspire a global team of People Operations Partners, transforming traditional HR into true business partnerships.
  • Oversee the full employee lifecycle—contract management, onboarding, payroll, offboarding, and workplace operations—ensuring a premium employee experience.
  • Collaborate with leadership, providing guidance on People matters while addressing broader business needs.
  • Scale international payroll processes across multiple markets, working closely with our employer of record partner.
  • Partner with IT, Finance, Legal, and other departments to streamline people processes across the organization.
  • Act as a key member of the People Leadership team, driving frameworks for performance management, internal events, and workforce planning.

You will thrive in this role if

  • You have a Degree in Business, Economics, HR Management, or related field, or 5+ years of relevant experience in People Operations.
  • You are an inspiring leader with 2+ years of people management experience, ideally in a fast-paced, international environment.
  • You bring expertise in operational People functions and a passion for driving HR innovation.
  • You bring strong stakeholder management skills, with proven ability to coach and support managers and senior leaders.
  • You are fluent in English (German a plus), with excellent communication skills.
  • You are organized, pragmatic, and empathetic, with a proactive, data-driven approach to decision-making.
  • You are hands-on, with a focus on building scalable processes and keeping stakeholders informed.

What’s in it for you?

  • Flexibility Policy - Our flexibility policy means there is no hard cap on the number of vacation days you can take.
  • Work-from-anywhere Policy - If you're based in the EU, you can work outside your country of residence for up to 180 days per year. 
  • All the hardware you need and your own MacBook
  • If you are located in Hamburg or Berlin, you'll get a Deutschland ticket or access to a mobility budget with the NAVIT app to get you to and from the office space.
  • If you are located in Germany or Spain, you will have access to a Subsidised Urban Sports Club membership.
  • In case you’re located in one of the cities where most of our fellow Appinioneers are (Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, London, Madrid, Barcelona, or New York), you can get access to our Co-working spaces.

Kind reminder: Please ensure that your application is submitted in English.

This post not only outlines our ideal candidate but also serves as an inspiration for what this role can evolve into. Even if you consider yourself an 80% fit but have a genuine passion for this position, we encourage you to apply. We're eager to hear from individuals who share our enthusiasm.

Appinio is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Learn more about us:

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Top Skills

Hr Management
The Company
Hamburg
254 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

At Appinio, we help companies always make the right decisions through real-time market research. As the world’s largest opinion network, every day we collect millions of responses from consumers to allow our clients to move from questions to insights in minutes. Over 2000 companies worldwide rely on us to understand how their consumers think. Want to get to know us better? Follow us on Instagram @appinio! Social media privacy policy: appinio.com/en/imprint-social-media Privacy policy: https://www.appinio.com/en/privacy

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