Head of People (f/m/d)
Berlin
People Team /
Full-time /
On-site
GO2 Markets connects buyers and sellers globally to facilitate the trading of various environmental products and provides advisory services for sustainability strategies.
As Head of People, your mission is to drive sustainable team growth and cultivate a thriving, inclusive, and purpose-driven workplace. You will lead our People strategy across recruitment, organisational development, and HR operations. In close collaboration with leadership, you’ll implement fair, transparent, and scalable practices that support a culture of growth, inclusion, and compliance. If you are passionate about building sustainable work cultures, value-driven leadership, and helping people to thrive in their roles, this position is for you.
The position is offered full-time in Berlin and is available immediately.
Your responsibilities at GO2 Markets
- You will work closely with our Talent Acquisition Manager(s) to drive sustainable team growth and constantly improve our hiring process.
- You will lead the growth planning process, aligning on hiring priorities with leadership and key stakeholders.
- You will step in as needed to support the team with interviews and/or Senior or Lead positions.
- You will mentor hiring teams and conduct recruitment trainings to ensure best practices.
- You will champion diversity and embed equitable practices across the employee lifecycle.
- You will oversee and support the onboarding and offboarding processes to ensure smooth transitions.
- You will act as a strategic advisor to the CEO and leadership team, guiding all people topics and fostering collaborative, safe leadership practices.
- You will help design and implement career development frameworks and evolve our compensation and benefits system to ensure transparency, fairness, and competitiveness.
- You will coordinate and facilitate feedback and performance management processes and cultivate a culture of continuous, constructive feedback.
- You will gather regular feedback from the team and turn insights into meaningful action plans to increase engagement and retention.
- You will identify training needs across the organisation and set up internal workshops and external learning opportunities.
- You will manage contracts and amendments and ensure legal compliance across all people’s operations.
- You and your team respond to HR admin queries and are the go-to person for visa topics, preparatory payroll, and labour law matters.
- You will be responsible for ensuring that our HRIS (Personio) and documentation are complete and up to date.
- You will collaborate closely with our Office Manager on Occupational Health & Safety topics, ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for everyone.
Recruitment & Growth
Organisational & People Development
HR Admin, Compliance, & Labour Law
Your profile
- You have a background in Organisational Psychology, Human Resources, or a related field and 7+ years of work experience in an HR Generalist role, including significant experience leading an HR team.
- You bring comprehensive German labour law and HR compliance knowledge, a strong operational foundation, and fluency in German (native level) and English.
- You are an expert user of HR tools and software (we currently use Personio, Lever, and CultureAmp) and know how to turn HR data into insights.
- You are an empathetic and inclusive leader who balances empathy with accountability and drives structured execution.
- You are highly structured, process-driven, and thrive translating strategy into repeatable systems and scalable practices.
- Additional qualifications in coaching, conflict mediation, and/or GDPR are a plus.
What we offer
- A spacious, dog-friendly office loft at the canal in Berlin Kreuzberg.
- While we have an office-first culture, we offer opportunities to work from home and to plan workations.
- Continue your career in a purpose-driven organisation and be a Sustainability ambassador.
- Be part of an international team that embraces diversity and ownership across all job levels.
- We support your development with an annual learning budget as well as regular internal workshops and training.
- We promote sustainable commuting with the Deutschland Ticket for eco-friendly travel across Germany and a job bike program to encourage cycling to work.
- We offer a city-wide gym and sports membership, along with professional mental health support through our partner Nilo. health, empowering you to achieve both physical and emotional well-being.
- We provide a corporate pension plan to help you build financial security for the future.
- Drinks, Fruit, Snacks, and team events, as well as meaningful volunteering opportunities are a given.
We are looking forward to getting to know you!
