People Partner

About the role

The People Partner will build the foundations of the People Operations function at a rapidly scaling aerospace startup. This role involves creating scalable, low-friction people practices and fostering a culture of excellence while supporting technical and operational teams. You will partner with leadership to drive talent development, performance management, and effective employee lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve core People Operations, including the employee lifecycle, onboarding, offboarding, and straightforward people processes.
• Stay close to the people doing the work, building trusted relationships across technical and operational teams and understanding their business context.
• Partner with leaders to build an effective, engaged workforce and support sound people decisions that meet the needs of the business.
• Strengthen talent development, performance, feedback, and manager practices as the organisation grows.
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition to create a high-quality onboarding experience and a coherent, world class employee lifecycle that retains and develops our world class talent.
• Build and improve scalable people processes that are simple to use, low-friction, and proportionate to the organisation’s needs.
• Reduce unnecessary administration and bureaucracy so employees and leaders can focus on the work at hand.
• Help foster a culture of high standards, collaboration, and enjoyment in the work.

Required skills

• People Operations
• HR Business Partnering
• Process Improvement
• Talent Development
• Performance Management

Nice to have

• German language
• German employment law
• Aerospace industry experience
• Defense industry experience

Qualifications

• Experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, or People Operations role

Benefits

• Stock options
• Relocation support
• Flights
• Shipping assistance
• Visa support
• Daily lunch
• Daily dinner
• Daily drinks
• Shared company housing

About the Company

We are a Germany-based rocketry startup currently in stealth mode, scaling up rapidly to meet the demand for high-performance, reliable, and scalable solid propulsion technologies for space and defense applications. We are already launching suborbital and ballistic rockets on a regular basis and are working toward the development of an orbital rocket.