People Operations & Partnerships Team Lead, Appinio
Real-time market research
Open for applications
Real-time market research
201-500 employees
Open for applications
201-500 employees
Company mission
To spread the power of consumer opinions.
Role
Who you are
- You have a Degree in Business, Economics, HR Management, or related field, or 5+ years of relevant experience in People Operations
- You are an inspiring leader with 2+ years of people management experience, ideally in a fast-paced, international environment
- You bring expertise in operational People functions and a passion for driving HR innovation
- You bring strong stakeholder management skills, with proven ability to coach and support managers and senior leaders
- You are fluent in English (German a plus), with excellent communication skills
- You are organized, pragmatic, and empathetic, with a proactive, data-driven approach to decision-making
- You are hands-on, with a focus on building scalable processes and keeping stakeholders informed
What the job involves
- As Team Lead, you’ll inspire a team of (Senior) People Operation Partners, turning routine HR tasks into seamless, high-quality experiences
- From onboarding to offboarding, payroll to workplace management, you'll ensure the employee lifecycle runs smoothly, exceeding traditional HR expectations
- A key contributor to our distinctive culture, you’ll partner with leaders across the organization to create global frameworks that streamline operations and enhance the employee experience
- Our People Team takes a product mindset, focusing on transparency and collaboration. We aim to meet the needs of our customers—our employees—prioritizing successful adoption over simply completing tasks. We’re trusted partners to the business and problem solvers company-wide
- This role reports to the Director of People & Culture
- Lead and inspire a global team of People Operations Partners, transforming traditional HR into true business partnerships
- Oversee the full employee lifecycle—contract management, onboarding, payroll, offboarding, and workplace operations—ensuring a premium employee experience
- Collaborate with leadership, providing guidance on People matters while addressing broader business needs
- Scale international payroll processes across multiple markets, working closely with our employer of record partner
- Partner with IT, Finance, Legal, and other departments to streamline people processes across the organization
- Act as a key member of the People Leadership team, driving frameworks for performance management, internal events, and workforce planning
Our take
Businesses across industries are adopting more customer-centric operations, which means that they need to know what consumers want. Appinio is a DIY survey platform that can be used to generate representative results for individual target groups, collecting thousands of opinions globally from specific consumer groups to validate decisions and ideas in minutes.
Appinio was founded in 2014 to combat slow, expensive, and complex traditional market research methods. Its all-in-one platform allows users to design surveys, analyse and export results, create customised reports, and share insights. According to the company, its gamified approach results in highly engaged respondents which yields better data quality than alternatives.
Appinio serves a wide portfolio of companies in sectors such as food, education, and automotive, with notable clients including Netflix and Samsung. It boasts an impressively high net promoter score which, as a measure of customer loyalty and satisfaction, bodes very well for its continued success.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Nice people
"The people at Appinio are so supportive and positive. It doesn't matter from which department, everyone has a great energy. "
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2018
$1.7m
SEED
May 2016
$1.1m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $3.4m
Company benefits
- Flexibility Policy - Our flexibility policy means there is no hard cap on the number of vacation days you can take.
- All the hardware you need and your own MacBook
- In case you’re located in one of the cities where most of our fellow Appinioneers are (Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, London, Madrid, Barcelona, or New York), you can get access to our Co-working spaces.
- Work-from-anywhere Policy - If you're based in the EU, you can work outside your country of residence for up to 180 days per year. 🇪🇺
- If you are located in Hamburg or Berlin, you'll get a Deutschland ticket or access to a mobility budget with the NAVIT app to get you to and from the office space. 🇪🇺
- If you are located in Germany or Spain, you will have access to a Subsidised Urban Sports Club membership. 🇪🇺
Company values
- Be positive
- Show that you care
- Own your results
- Think 10x
Company HQ
Hamburg-Neustadt, Hamburg, Germany
Leadership
Jonathan Kurfess
(Chairman)Attained a Bachelors in Business, Management and Marketing before going onto found Appinio in 2014.
Max Honig
(CEO)After working at Amazon as a Transportation Development Analyst, they became Operations Manager at Rocket Internet. After 1 year here, co-founded Appinio.
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