(Junior) People & Culture Manager (m/f/d)

Are you passionate about People & Culture topics, have you already gained initial experience in HR, and enjoy a generalist, varied role? Then you've come to the right place! Together with Gina and Carlotta, you will design and manage all People & Culture topics for around 70 employees at BUILD A ROCKET. You will particularly support our Team Lead Gina in processing operational topics and in developing conceptual content and processes.

Must Have

• Employee support: Accompany team members from start to exit, central contact for People-related questions.
• People Administration: Maintain Personio tool with current data, contracts, overseeing the People lifecycle.
• Recruiting & On-/Offboarding: Manage application processes for international positions, organize new employee onboarding/offboarding.
• Payroll: Support preparatory payroll accounting, structure all relevant data.
• Personnel Development: Support development topics like new learning formats, leadership development, or bi-annual Development Dialogues.
• Research: Research current People & Culture topics, prepare them appealingly and target-group-oriented.
• Student Employee Support: Contact person for all topics related to student employees.
• Presentations: Create presentation slides for company-wide Monthly Meetings, present topics.
• Contribute creative ideas for Employer Branding or Personnel Development, support Carlotta and Gina as needed.
• Completed degree with HR focus (Pedagogy, Psychology, Business Psychology, Business Administration or similar) or comparable training.
• Experience in People & Culture and knowledge of standard HR processes.
• Good sense for people & enjoyment in being an open ear for everyone at BUILD A ROCKET.
• Very independent, solution-oriented, structured work style, and strong organizational talent.
• Strong communication skills - open and honest.
• Pragmatism and creative (but data-driven) problem-solving are your strengths.
• True People all-rounder, interested in both operational and creative tasks, eager to learn new topics.
• Enjoy juggling many topics and concerns.
• Fluent in German and English, both verbally and in writing.

Good to Have

• Experience with our HR tool Personio.
• Easily visualize content appealingly in Powerpoint.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
• Available at least 32-40 hours per week.

Perks & Benefits

• Scale-Up atmosphere: exciting projects with creative freedom and an environment for personal development.
• Urban Sports Club membership: subsidized M (9.90 Euro) and L (49.90 Euro) memberships.
• nilo.health: access to psychological counseling sessions and various training formats for mental health and personal development.
• Vacation: 30 days for full-time, plus extra days for Christmas, New Year's Eve, and Cologne's Rose Monday.
• Wednesday Lunch: Free lunch in the office every Wednesday.
• Office Refreshments: Selection of changing drinks and (in summer) ice cream in the office.
• Company Parties: Seasonal celebrations (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) at various locations in Cologne.
• Corporate Benefits: Discount codes for various brands (fashion, travel, electronics, furniture, etc.).
• Company Pension Scheme: Advice and security for your future.
• Flexible Working Hours: Core hours 9:30-16:00, compensation days for overtime, for work-life balance.

HEY YOU!

Are you passionate about People & Culture topics, have you already gained initial experience in HR, and enjoy a generalist, varied role? Then you've come to the right place!

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

Together with Gina and Carlotta, you will design and manage all People & Culture topics for around 70 employees at BUILD A ROCKET. You will particularly support our Team Lead Gina in processing operational topics and in developing conceptual content and processes.

Your tasks include:

• Employee Support: You accompany our team members from their first day until their departure and are the central contact person for all People-relevant questions.
• People Administration: You maintain our People tool Personio with the current data, contracts, etc., and thus keep an overview of the entire People lifecycle.
• Recruiting & On-/Offboarding: You manage application processes for your own (international) positions and organize the onboarding and offboarding of new employees.
• Payroll: You support in preparatory payroll accounting and structure all payroll-relevant data.
• Personnel Development: You support development topics such as the introduction of new learning formats, in leadership development, or in our semi-annual Development Dialogues.
• Research Activities: You research current topics around People & Culture and prepare them appealingly and target-group-appropriately.
• Student Employee Support: You are the contact person for all topics related to our student employees.
• Presentations: For our company-wide Monthly Meeting, you create presentation slides and present your topics.
• Further Topics: You contribute creative ideas, e.g., on Employer Branding or personnel development, or support Carlotta and Gina in their topics as needed.

TO SUCCEED YOU NEED

• You have a completed degree with an HR focus (Pedagogy, Psychology, Business Psychology, Business Administration or similar) or comparable training (or you are simply really good at what you do)
• You have experience in the People & Culture area and are familiar with standard HR processes
• You have a good sense for people & enjoy being an open ear for everyone at BUILD A ROCKET
• You possess a very independent, solution-oriented, and structured way of working and convince us with your organizational talent
• Communication skills - open and honest - are among your strengths
• Pragmatism and creative (but data-driven) problem-solving are your strong suits
• You are a true People all-rounder and are interested in both operational and creative tasks and are eager to learn new topics
• You enjoy juggling many balls in the form of topics and concerns
• You can communicate fluently in German and English, both verbally and in writing

EVEN BETTER IF

• You already have experience with our HR tool Personio
• Visualizing content appealingly in Powerpoint comes easy to you
• You feel comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• You are available to us at least 32-40 hours a week

YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH

• Scale-Up Atmosphere: exciting projects with a lot of creative freedom and an environment where everyone can develop freely
• Urban Sports Club Membership: We support your health with a USC membership M for 9.90 Euro and L for 49.90 Euro
• nilo.health: We invest in your mental health and personal development with our tool nilo.health with access to psychological counseling sessions and various training formats
• Vacation: We value your recovery with 30 days of vacation for full-time employees as well as additional free days for Christmas, New Year's Eve, and for the Cologne 'Jeck:innen' Rose Monday
• Wednesday Lunch: Every Wednesday, your lunch in the office is on us
• Refreshments in the Office: Enjoy a selection of changing drinks as well as (in summer) ice cream in the office
• Company Parties for every season: Spending time together is important to us - celebrate with us at the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter festivals at various locations in Cologne
• Corporate Benefits: Benefit from discount codes for various brands in fashion, travel, electronics, furniture, etc.
• Company Pension Scheme: Get advice and security for your future
• Flexible Trust-Based Working Hours: Find the right work-life balance for you with core working hours from 9:30 to 16:00 and compensation days for your overtime.

AND NOW?

We firmly believe that the best ideas come from a colorful mix of perspectives, which is why everyone is welcome here! Regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, or whether you have a disability – we look forward to your application.

Do you want to launch the rocket with us? Then let's go, we look forward to your application!