Technical Program Manager

Personio's intelligent HR platform helps small and medium-sized organizations unlock the power of people by making complicated, time-consuming tasks simple and efficient. Our growing team of 1,800+ Personios across Europe and the US are building user-friendly products that delight our 15,000+ customers and their 1.5 million employees. Ready to make an impact from day one?

The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio
This role requires 3 days per week in the office and is based in Berlin.
Working in HR within an organization that builds market-leading HR technology solutions offers a unique opportunity. As valued partners at Personio and thought leaders in the HR industry, our People, Workplace and IT team not only powers the growth of our company but also directly influences the future of the industry.

As our Technical Program Manager (d/f/m), you'll lead the execution of Personio's most critical internal IT initiatives—from global onboarding optimization to support transformation, compliance, and automation. You'll drive structured program execution, cross-functional alignment, and strategic prioritization while maintaining a portfolio view across all internal IT projects to ensure predictable delivery and clear reporting to leadership.

Role Responsibilities: What you'll do

• Program Delivery: You own end-to-end delivery of large, cross-functional programs within Internal IT, leading scoping, timelines, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation.
• Portfolio Management: You maintain a central view of all IT initiatives, tracking dependencies, progress, blockers, and outcomes to ensure alignment with department strategy and company goals.
• Delivery Enablement: You drive consistent delivery practices across IT teams through planning cycles, retrospectives, and milestone check-ins, escalating blockers to keep initiatives on track.
• Stakeholder Alignment: You act as the connector across IT, People, Security, Legal, Finance, and Workplace, ensuring programs are visible, well-communicated, and appropriately supported.
• Strategic Initiatives: You help deliver Personio's most impactful Internal IT programs, including onboarding redesign, automation rollout, and organizational efficiency improvements.
• Financial & Resource Tracking: You track budget and vendor spend for owned programs and monitor resource allocation across initiatives in collaboration with team leads.

Role Requirements: What you need to succeed

• Proven Experience: You have 6+ years in technical program or project management, ideally in IT infrastructure, internal systems, or enterprise SaaS environments.
• Cross-Functional Program Leadership: You have a proven track record of leading large, complex, cross-functional programs end-to-end with measurable outcomes.
• Internal IT Expertise: You have deep understanding of how internal IT teams operate, including support, infrastructure, workplace, security, and engineering functions.
• Structured Delivery Practices: You maintain strong project discipline through clear documentation, structured communication, proactive risk management, and well-defined ownership.
• Stakeholder Management: You work effectively across technical and non-technical teams, building trust and alignment at multiple organizational levels.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: You use relevant data and insights to create accurate forecasts, track progress, and make informed prioritization decisions.
• Tool Proficiency: You're comfortable working with collaboration and project management tools like Confluence, Jira, or similar platforms to drive transparency and execution.

Why Personio
Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.

At Personio, we value in-person collaboration while also offering flexibility. This role is office-based, with 3 days per week required in your contracted office location. The remaining days can be worked from home or in the office if you prefer. In addition, you'll have 20 Flex Days per year to work remotely from other locations.

Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

• Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
• Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years
• Make an impact on the environment and society with 1 Impact Day per year
• Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities
• We enjoy gathering for meals, cultural initiatives, and events like local Summer Sessions and year-end celebrations. There's also healthy snacks, drinks, and a weekly catered lunch.