Head of People Operations & Transformation (f/m/d)

Payroll, compliance & policy

• Own payroll governance and vendor coordination across our entities.
• Coordinate our Employer of Record (EOR) relationships.
• Ensure GDPR compliance and labour law alignment across a multi-entity, multi-country setup.
• Own policy creation and maintenance – clear, compliant, and actually used.

Strategic flex capacity

Take on projects beyond Ops (org design, talent, performance, comp & ben…) as priorities shift.

What you bring

• Senior People professional with a track record spanning both Business Partnering and People Operations – you’ve done both, and consciously chose to specialise in Operations
• Experience across start-up, scale-up, and enterprise environments, with the judgement to know what to borrow from each
• A genuine, provable track record of using AI and automation to redesign People processes – this is central to the role, not a nice-to-have
• People leadership experience: you’ve led, developed, and grown a team
• You naturally question inefficient processes instead of accepting them.
• Personio (or comparable HRIS) super-user experience
• Multi-country experience: experience running complex ER cases, GDPR, and payroll coordination across Europe; US exposure a plus
• Fluent in German and English, spoken and written
• Based in or willing to relocate to the Stuttgart area, with regular presence at our Ludwigsburg HQ

Your benefits

• Flexible work schedule
• 30 vacation days plus 5 special leave days and 5 baby leave days
• Discounts on sustainable online shops
• Join a company at the forefront of innovation
• Provision of a MacBook

This is Instagrid

Pure instant power. Anywhere. We have created the world’s most advanced portable power supplies, bringing freedom to the way our customers work. With you we want to shape a world where advanced technology meets environmental responsibility and create lasting impact. Driven by our curiosity and the desire to leave tomorrow's world cleaner than we found it yesterday. Join us in transitioning away from combustion generators to a cleaner alternative for fast, measurable, and real outcomes. What we’ve achieved so far is just the beginning.

At Instagrid, we are deeply committed to equal employment opportunities as we believe in the power of diverse teams. We do not just accept diversity but actively search for the best talent regardless of gender, ethnical origin, age, religion, sexual orientation or place of origin. Working as a team, we treat each other with respect and value each other’s opinions to achieve our common goals.

We are looking forward to receiving your application!