Deltia is growing fast, and we need someone to own the operational backbone that makes that possible. As our People Operations Manager, you'll work directly with the founders and our Talent & People Manager to scale our team from ~30 to 100+ people over the next two years. This is a hands-on, high-ownership role at the intersection of compliance, process design, and employee experience.

What you'll own

- Employment & legal: End-to-end management of employment contracts, work permits, and visa processes in Germany and internationally, including EOR arrangements

- Payroll: Running and overseeing monthly payroll, ensuring accuracy and compliance across entities

- Benefits: Managing our existing benefits stack and proactively identifying, proposing, and implementing new offerings as we scale

- Team culture: Planning and coordinating team events and off-sites, both locally and abroad

- Office operations: Acting as the point of contact for our coworking space and handling day-to-day operational needs

- HR processes & compliance: Designing, documenting, and improving people processes as we grow, with a strong eye on German labor law and cross-border compliance topics

Room to grow
Depending on your interests and background, there's space to own more:

- Onboarding & offboarding: Design and iterate the full employee lifecycle experience as we scale

- HRIS & tooling: Own the evaluation and rollout of our HR system of record

- People analytics: Build lightweight reporting on headcount, attrition, and hiring velocity to support decision-making

- Learning & development: Lay the groundwork for how Deltia invests in its people as the team matures

What we're looking for

- 2-4 years in People Ops, HR, or a closely related role, ideally in a fast-growing startup

- Solid understanding of German employment law; experience with international hiring or EORs is a plus

- Structured, hands-on, and comfortable operating with limited oversight

- Fluent in...