People Partner Lead - Berlin (Hybrid)

Get to know us

At eyeo, we transform the internet into a trusted, sustainable and accessible place where users regain control over their experience, content creators and publishers are rewarded for their content, and advertisers and consumers can connect on mutually agreed terms.

eyeo’s market-leading ad-filtering technology powers products like Adblock Plus and AdBlock as well as technical integrations for popular browsers. Our solutions empower users to control their online experience and privacy, while providing monetization for content creators, publishers and advertisers. 

In combining our partnerships and our subsidiary products, our technology reaches 350 million monthly active users worldwide.

eyeo is a global employer of over 300 people working remotely in more than 30 countries (predominantly North America and Europe) with our HQ in Berlin and small offices in Cologne, Toronto and NYC (planned soon).

How we work

eyeo has colleagues based all over the world. We love our diversity and take great pride in our company culture. We practice an independent, remote workstyle with work distributed in cross-functional matrix teams that span predominantly EST and CET time zones. If working remotely isn’t for you, we also have a large office in Berlin and soon in NYC that you can choose to work from. We meet twice a year as a team and host once a year an all-company retreat, our Summer Week. By enabling remote work and in-person sessions, we have built a culture that provides a unique dynamic of flexibility and belonging.

What you'll do

You’ll be joining our People and Culture team as the fourth People Partner, becoming the go-to person for our middle management and C-level to elevate career development, performance and personal growth to nurture and retain top talent. Proactively, you will tackle all people-related topics while further contributing to a positive organizational culture. 

As a strategic advisor, you’ll drive change initiatives within the business while building strong relationships with our stakeholders. In this role, you’ll be expected to confidently make independent decisions regarding people-related matters and projects on behalf of the People & Culture team. While we will collaborate to define guidelines, we place a high level of trust in your judgment and expertise.

Your day-to-day activities: 

• Provide support to your business unit across all stages of the employee lifecycle, including career growth, employee retention, performance evaluation and conducting empathetic offboarding
• Align HR practices with the organization’s long-term business objectives and drive company-wide HR initiatives
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering guidance on complex HR matters, including organizational development, leadership coaching and succession planning
• Manage complex and sensitive employee relations issues with expert conflict resolution and ensure legal compliance
• Support managers in addressing team-related performance, behavior or engagement issues, and fostering a productive work environment
• Contribute to global People Partner projects focused on development, compensation, engagement and other strategic topics
• Leverage advanced HR analytics to drive data-informed decisions and provide strategic insights that shape HR policies and organizational direction
• Lead a team of people partners 

What you bring to the table

• Proven track record as an HR business partner in a global 300+ company, particularly in  leading large-scale HR initiatives, advising senior leaders and driving organizational change and talent strategies at a senior level
• Ability to quickly adapt to change and thrive in an ambitious, performance-driven culture
• Proven project management skills for planning and implementing People & Culture initiatives
• Capacity to navigate ambiguity with a constructive and positive mindset
• Comfortable with initiating and driving difficult conversations with company decision-makers, prioritizing empathy
• Knowledge and experience in labor law in Germany and other countries 
• Excellent communication skills in German and English, coupled with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset

What we offer

• Work in a hybrid model from our office in Berlin and remotely
• Full package of benefits (health insurance, choice of hardware, paid vacation days, professional development and relocation budget, sabbatical leave, etc.)
• Offsite team days and the annual summer company retreat

Helpful links

• Monetization: https://eyeo.com/blog/acceptable-ads-evolution-feature-ecosystem
• eyeo in the news: https://eyeo.com/press/
• Blog updates: https://eyeo.com/blog/
• Life at eyeo: https://eyeo.com/careers/working-at-eyeo
• The team at eyeo: https://eyeo.com/team
• Open Source repository: https://github.com/adblockplus, https://gitlab.com/eyeo

Privacy Notice

eyeo is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. When you apply, you’ll be automatically forwarded to our recruitment platform operated by an external service provider called Greenhouse (seated in the US). Greenhouse collects some information on its website, such as anonymous usage statistics, by using cookies, server logs, and other similar technology. For more information, please refer to Greenhouse’s Privacy Policy. All documents and information provided by you are stored with Greenhouse. In order to ensure an adequate level of data protection, eyeo and Greenhouse have entered into the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (“processors”) - Commission Decision C(2010)593. You can request a copy of this by contacting us at privacy[at]eyeo.com. If you don’t want your data forwarded to Greenhouse, please do not apply. For detailed and further information, please refer to our Privacy Policy at https://eyeo.com/en/privacy.