Senior Manager of People Operations

Join Bunch, a rapidly growing company with a diverse workforce across multiple locations in Europe. As the Senior Manager of People Operations, you will take full ownership of core People Operations topics, design and implement automated workflows, coordinate payroll, maintain compliance, and support employee inquiries. You will play a crucial role in streamlining processes and ensuring data accuracy. Enjoy flexible hours, remote work, and a culture of inclusion.

• Take full, end-to-end ownership of core People Operations topics, including onboarding, offboarding, contracts, leaves, absence, payroll, immigration cases and documentation.
• Design, build, and roll out automated, AI-supported workflows and integrations across our tools to eliminate manual work and connect our systems.
• Coordinate monthly payroll across Germany, the UK and the Netherlands and in the near future, Luxembourg, with our external providers.
• Experience supporting a varied, international workforce across different contract types, legal entities, locations and working models
• Hands-on ownership of an HRIS — Personio ideally, or a comparable system you have configured and maintained — plus confidence connecting tools such as Notion to build efficient workflows
• Excellent judgment and communication skills, with the ability to act as a trusted advisor to employees, managers and senior stakeholders
• Fluency in English; German is a plus
• Strong data literacy: you can build reliable reports, spot inconsistencies and investigate until the numbers are trustworthy
• Payroll coordination experience with external providers in at least one European country, owning accurate inputs, deadlines and provider relationships
• 4+ years of experience in People Operations or HR administration, ideally in a fast-paced, international or scaling startup environment
• Proven end-to-end ownership of operational topics
• A strong track record in automation, including designing and implementing workflow integrations or AI-supported solutions in an HR or operations context
• Knowledge of German employment law and compliance requirements; UK or Luxembourgish employment law is a plus