The Role: How you'll make an impact at Personio
This position can be office-based or fully remote from one of the following countries: Germany. Exceptions can be discussed on an individual basis.
At Personio, your work transforms the way millions of people experience work every day. Join our Product & Technology team that drives our customer's outcomes by designing, developing and delivering innovative and high quality products. Be empowered to take ownership of your areas and make an impact on your team, our product, and our customers.
We are looking for an experienced (Senior) Product Compliance Expert to join our Compliance Center of Excellence for Germany and take ownership of product compliance for your specified country. The Product Compliance Expert needs to be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in terms of the product they are responsible for, fostering a strong relationship with product teams as well as customer-facing teams, being at the intersection between compliance and product.
This position will work closely with other Compliance SMEs, Product, Engineering, Customer Experience, Growth, and Sales within Personio to drive success.
Role Responsibilities: What you'll do
- Research new and existing local legal requirements in the HR, Time & Absence space and provide detailed information on the same to the relevant internal teams
- Connect legal/compliance requirements to existing product features of Personio and benchmark those against the existing product roadmap
- Discover and research industry best practices and impact, also looking at Personio competitors
- Describe the local compliance asks Personio is trying to solve for clearly
- Support Personio Product Managers in defining acceptance criteria as well as verification of the same
- Proactively anticipate future legislative changes where possible and identify which impact those will have on Personio
- Coordinate cross functionally by helping teams finding and accessing compliance information in a structured manner
- Support in sourcing external compliance knowledge
Role Requirements: What you need to succeed
- At least 6-7 years of experience working in HR & Time Management / Attendance / Absence compliance teams
- Experience working with product and engineering teams
- Experience working in a complex compliance-heavy area using analytical problem-solving skills to make decisions
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership; ability to work collaboratively in a result-oriented way
- Nice to have: Experience in a SaaS environment of a B2B or B2C multi-product international company
- Native or fluent in German. Advanced English skills.
Why Personio
Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.
Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:
- Receive a competitive reward package - reevaluated each year - that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
- Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
- Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days - one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
- Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
- Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
- Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
- Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
- Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
We believe small and medium-sized organizations are the backbone of global economies, and their most valuable asset is the people they employ. But many of their HR teams are held back by complicated, time-consuming processes and admin. We’re changing that with our all-in-one HR solution that transforms the way millions of people experience work every day.
At the core of our people-focused product are the individuals who craft it: We proudly identify as Personios. As we build on our success as Europe’s leading HR platform for SMEs, we are looking for the brightest minds to bring their own innovative ideas to the table. When you join our team of 1800+ across Europe and the US, you’ll have an impact from day one – for our 12,000+ customers and the 1.5 million employees we serve.
Why Work With Us
Personio is one of the most valuable tech startups in Europe, but we're just getting started with revolutionizing HR for the 1.7 million small and medium-sized organizations still stuck in the spreadsheet era. Now we need your experience scaling tech companies to take us to the next level.
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