About this role
What you'll do
Core Mission:
Build and operate scalable HR processes for Hypersonica DE using AI automation. Own onboarding, employee lifecycle management, compliance, and performance coordination - with a focus on designing repeatable, AI-enabled workflows that grow with our company.
Support our Head of People and Performance across day-to-day people operations like
- Onboarding & Lifecycle:
Execute end-to-end new hire onboarding: documentation, contracts, culture, system setup, compliance checks
- Design AI-assisted workflows to automate repetitive tasks and scale seamlessly
- Data & Systems
Maintain clean, accurate employee records in HiBob/SAP SuccessFactors
- Implement AI-driven validation and anomaly detection to ensure data integrity
- HR Processes
Coordinate performance cycles (probation, objectives, feedback, documentation)
- Ensure compliance with German employment law, security, and data protection
- Build reusable templates and workflows managers can execute independently
- Automation & Iteration
Identify broken or slow processes; redesign using AI tools for efficiency
- Continuously test, measure, and optimize workflows for scale
- Reduce manual touchpoints through intelligent automation
- Reporting & Insights
Create dashboards for headcount, onboarding, probation, turnover, absence
- Use AI to surface trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Cross-Functional Coordination
Partner with our Talent, IT, Finance, Security, Facilities teams on employee onboardings and transitions
- First point of contact for German employees on onboarding, benefits, policies
Who you are
- Proven HR operations background with German employment law in a start-up or fast-moving business.
- Hands-on experience building and using AI tools for HR automation, data analysis, and document generation.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement scalable, complex processes.
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms (HiBob, SuccessFactors, or equivalent).
- Data-driven mindset, s trong written communication skills. Able to work with senior leaders, managers, engineers, and new starters with confidence and professionalism.
- Discreet, mature and trusted with confidential people matters.
- Proactive by default. Comfortable operating in a high-performance environment where standards are high, pace is fast, and people decisions matter.
- Experience in aerospace, defence, engineering, manufacturing, technology, or another high-consequence environment preferred.
- Bachelors degree, or similar professional qualification in HR, Business or similar subject is preferred.
- Motivated by building a people function that increases company velocity, protects standards and helps exceptional people do their best work.
- Fluent in German and English
What success looks like
- New starters are onboarded cleanly, quickly and with no avoidable confusion.
- HRIS tools and people records are accurate, complete and audit-ready.
- Our processes like probation, performance, and onboarding are tracked and followed through and can scale.
- HR administration is compliant, fast, and reliable.