Senior People & Culture Manager (m/f/d) - (Limited)

Your missionPeople Operations • Own all core HR processes end-to-end (contracts, payroll interface, benefits, policies) • Ensure legal compliance and smooth day-to-day operations • Manage external partners (payroll, legal, advisors) • Translate business priorities into people initiatives Talent & Performance • Oversee ongoing hiring processes together with hiring managers • Drive performance management cycles (goal setting, feedback, reviews) • Support managers in leadership, feedback, and people decision Culture • Drive the development of our company culture and ensure it scales with the organization • Address employee relations topics Drive initiatives that support team engagement and retention Your profile • Several years of experience in a senior People / HR role, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment • Strong hands-on mindset — you are comfortable doing the work yourself • Solid knowledge of labor law and HR best practices • Experience building and developing people structures, processes, and tools in a growing organization • Confidence working closely with the leadership and senior leaders • Pragmatic, calm, and structured — especially in ambiguous situations • High level of trustworthiness, discretion and emotional intelligence when dealing with sensitive topics • Strong communication skills in English and German Our Benefits: • Dynamic and diverse mission-driven team from more than 20 different countries • A fast growing company with opportunities for personal development • Flexible working hours with entitled Home Office days in an innovative and agile working environment • Gym Membership, language classes or an attractive alternative from our benefit program • Flat hierarchies and short decision paths • Great team events such as “lunch & learn”, “Demo Day”, cultural celebrations and food tastings • Drinks, cereal bar and fresh fruit at the office, our home products tasting session for new employees • Lastly, join us in the journey as we change the food system as we know it! About usInfinite Roots® is a biotech company based in Hamburg, Germany. We tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges through products we develop by leveraging the fungal kingdom. Our team of 60+ people from 25 nationalities — 55% women and 10 PhDs strong — shares one mission: to unlock the full potential of fungi for a more sustainable future.