Head of People and Culture

**bonial helps you save time, money and paper** We are a digital advertising partner for offline businesses - we support retailers in their marketing activities and help them find a new audience.** Would you like to join and be a part of digitalisation of retail?** bonial is part of **Axel Springer SE** and is the leading "Drive to Store" partner in Germany and France. Every day we inspire millions of users by connecting them to their favourite shops and brands via our platforms "**kaufDA**" and "**MeinProspekt**" in Germany, and “**bonial**” in France. As the Head of People and Culture (f/m/x), you will ensure that our P&C Department continues to operate efficiently, empowers the organization, and effectively prioritizes its resources. This role will report directly to the CFO and will serve as a trusted partner to the Leadership Team, providing guidance and expertise on all people and culture-related topics. **Context**: The People & Culture Department is undergoing a shift in how it delivers value to the organization. Going forward, it will be critical that the following topics are prioritized: - Driving a performance-culture across the company - Empowering our leaders, helping them operate with less dependence on the P&C Department - Helping the organization drive efficiency, focusing on short-term and long-term business-success - Supporting the organization shift to an office-first culture, leveraging in-person interactions - Partnering with our Works Council to best address the needs of our business and our people **Your responsibilities**: - Drive the strategic design and execution of a performance culture across the company - Together with our People Business Partners, continually optimize internal processes for efficiency, ensuring that our Leaders and business teams are empowered, educated and supported to lead their teams and address related challenges - Ensure the People Operations Team has the support, resources and guidance they need to succeed and flourish in a dynamic environment - Design strategies to ensure the retention and growth of key talent, as well as developing rigor around individual and team goal-setting and performance management - Partner together with our shareholder, Axel Springer, on group-wide initiatives and complex employment law-related matters - Lead the relationship management of our Works Council, partnering with them to ensure that both the needs of the business and the employees are considered when taking critical decisions - Act as a sparring partner across all P&C functions, providing expert guidance on complex topics and identifying practical solutions **Your profile**: - Extensive leadership or comparable experience in senior HR functions - Experience in managing organizational change would also be highly valued - Proven experience in working together with German Works Councils and in-depth knowledge of German labor law (experience with French labor law would also be beneficial, but not required) - Excellent communication skills in German (C2) and English (min. C1); French is beneficial, but not required **Ideally, the following statements will resonate with you**: - You maintain a commercial and business mindset - You believe that driving a performance-culture is a key ingredient to business success - You lead through empowerment & professional development - You bring empathy, build trust and encourage cross-team collaboration - You operate with a sense of urgency and accountability - You value creativity and an open mindset - Your actions and decisions are driven by data, KPIs and measurable results - You take ownership in your work, and in the work of your teams **What we can offer you**: **Diversity** - proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we aim to enable everyone to show up as their full selves. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and to being a safe space regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender expression. **Development** - strong support for your professional development, backed-up by a feedback culture to help you identify your strengths and opportunities. **Wellbeing** - we believe mental health is as important as being fit. That's why we're giving you free access to nilo.health, a mental health app. In terms of physical training, other than our awesome gym in the office, we also cover part of the subscription to the Urban Sports Club. We can also offer you a corporate pension scheme so you don't have to worry about your retirement. **Sustainability** - together with our Green team, we offer you the opportunity to engage in projects that promote sustainability, environmental development and the impact that we make on our planet. **Flexibility** - we offer flexible hours and 28 days of holiday. Additionally, you get an extra day for each calendar year (up to 30 days) and other occasions (moving, working on a social project, etc). **Modern office**