THE ROLE
About The Position
Department: People & Organizations
Locations: Berlin (or Munich)
Remote status: Hybrid
Number of positions: 1
Duration: 1-year contract
This position follows a hybrid work model and requires at least
two days per week in the office. We have three locations in Germany: one in the beautiful Bavarian city of Munich, and our headquarters in Berlin. The whole company comes together once a year to celebrate our successes together. This is a temporary position with 1 year duration.
What You Will Be Doing
As People & Organization Lead (all genders) you will ensure the smooth execution of all people-related operations. With a focus on maintaining efficient HR processes, compliance, end-to-end recruiting, and employee experience, you will be the go-to person for all things “people.” This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a hands-on environment, is passionate about streamlining operations, and enjoys fostering a positive and supportive workplace.
HR Operations
- Ensure smooth execution of core HR processes, including payroll, benefits administration, and employee lifecycle management (onboarding, offboarding, etc.).
- Maintain and improve HR systems and tools for efficiency and scalability.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regulations, maintaining up-to-date policies and procedures
- Oversee accurate and secure employee record management.
Employee Relations & Engagement
- Act as the primary point of contact for employee queries and concerns, fostering a positive and open workplace culture.
- Lead initiatives to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction, including pulse surveys and follow-up actions.
Talent Acquisition & Performance Management
- Own and drive the end-to-end recruiting process, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding new employees.
- Support managers with performance review cycles, goal-setting, and coaching for employee development.
Communication & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with other teams to ensure HR initiatives align with overall business objectives and drive organizational success.
- Plan and execute initiatives to enhance cross-functional communication and collaboration.
- Regularly assess and refine HR processes to ensure they meet the evolving needs of the organization.
What You Bring To The Team
- 5+ years of experience in HR, People Operations, or related roles, ideally in a growing company, with a strong ability to manage and improve core HR processes and systems.
- Solid knowledge of employment law and compliance requirements in Germany; knowledge of Spain, Poland, or Italy would be a plus.
- Strong experience in full-cycle recruitment and talent acquisition, including developing hiring strategies and supporting workforce planning.
- A people-first mindset: passionate about creating an excellent employee experience, highly organized, proactive, and adaptable to a dynamic environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with a collaborative and solution-oriented mindset, comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Fluent in German and English
Why Qwist?
- Work with a true open banking pioneer and witness the journey/revolution from open banking to open finance and beyond. Work with colleagues with years of experience in the industry and a true passion and vision for the future of open banking.
- Healthy work-life balance: Time is precious. Make it count. We enable all our employees to organize their living and working hours flexibly, making it possible to combine personal life with work life!
- We are ever-evolving and so are you. We have business goals (OKRs) but also personal development goals. Our formalized bi-annual feedback process, regular Engagement checks and personal development budget are available to make sure that we grow together and find everyone's perfect spot at the table.
- You will become part of a cross-functional environment where you will be empowered through ownership and collaboration;
- While we offer you the opportunity to work at our Berlin and Munich offices with all its amenities, we have a distributed working style, with semi-regular in-person events and meetings. Productive at home? So are we.
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Qwist we value diverse perspectives and experience. If you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
Qwist is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
About Us
At
Qwist we free Financial Data to improve, ease and enable. We drive real consumer, business and societal change from Open Finance. For over a decade, we’ve powered the largest banks and led the way in the Open Finance ecosystem.
Join our team and be part of empowering everyone to access fair and transparent financial services. Get ready to make a significant impact as we are the leading technology and solution provider for Open Finance.
Qwist is dedicated to accessing, analyzing and harnessing financial data and connecting third-party providers with banks’ account information.
We envision ourselves as pioneering the future of Open Finance.
To achieve this goal, we encompass the entire Open Finance ecosystem and offer products for all key users and needs.
Based on our experience – as we power the largest banks for more than a decade – we can connect to 99% of customers bank accounts so, when you need the data on your customer, we will have it. As a regulated financial institution, we are entitled to supply data to your business, even if you don’t have a licence.
Qwist has around 120 employees in 4 countries and serves more than 100 customers in the DACH region as well as in Spain and Portugal, including well-known banks, insurance companies and leading automotive platforms.
