Head of People

vor 9 Minuten

Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland WLDM Vollzeit

Head of People (Part-Time, Remote – 15–20 hrs/week) $17–$23 per hour (pro-rata, based on a full-time monthly salary of $3,000–$4,000)

 Location: Eastern Europe (Remote)

Reports to: COO & CEO

Department: People & Culture

About the role

We're looking for a Head of People & Performance to own performance, incentives, and people risk across the business. This is a leadership function focused on building a high-performing, accountable team while ensuring people's decisions are fair, compliant, and aligned with the long-term interests of the business.

You'll work closely with the CEO and COO to set clear performance expectations, support difficult conversations, and ensure people's decisions are fair, compliant, and well-documented.

Key responsibilities

Performance & accountability

  • Design and own the company's performance management framework
  • Establish clear review cycles, expectations, and success metrics
  • Support leaders with underperformance and improvement plans

Performance conversations

  • Coach leaders through difficult feedback, performance issues, and exits
  • Ensure consistency, fairness, and documentation in all people decisions

Incentives & retention

  • Design short-term and long-term incentive structures
  • Align compensation, bonuses, and progression with performance and business goals

Business protection

  • Oversee employment risk, compliance, and people-related documentation
  • Partner with legal where needed to mitigate exposure
  • Ensure terminations and disputes are handled cleanly and defensibly

Leadership & org design

  • Advise leadership on role clarity, team structure, and growth planning
  • Act as a strategic thought partner on people decisions

Ideal profile

  • 8–12+ years experience in senior HR / People leadership roles
  • Strong background in performance management and employee relations
  • Comfortable handling high-stakes, sensitive conversations
  • Commercially minded and risk-aware
  • Able to operate independently in a fast-moving environment

Preferred / Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience supporting international or fully remote teams.
  • Familiarity with platforms such as Deel, Workable, , or other global HR systems.
  • Experience mentoring, training, or supporting HR or admin team members.

What We Offer

  • Flexible working hours (15–20 hours/week) with potential to scale to full-time as we grow.
  • 100% remote-first work environment.
  • Opportunity to build and improve HR systems—not just maintain them.
  • Collaborative team of experienced recruiters and an HR assistant.
  • Direct access to company leadership and exposure to a fast-scaling global agency.
  • Attractive salary and benefits package.

Working Conditions & Logistics

  • Part-time: 15–20 hours per week, with flexible scheduling.
  • Compensation: $17–$23 per hour (pro-rata, based on a full-time monthly salary of $3,000–$4,000)
  • Fully remote; Eastern European timezone preferred.
  • Reports directly to the COO and CEO.

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