Your mission
People Operations
Own all core HR processes end-to-end (contracts, payroll interface, benefits, policies)
Ensure legal compliance and smooth day-to-day operations
Manage external partners (payroll, legal, advisors)
Translate business priorities into people initiatives
Talent & Performance
Oversee ongoing hiring processes together with hiring managers
Drive performance management cycles (goal setting, feedback, reviews)
Support managers in leadership, feedback, and people decision
Culture
Drive the development of our company culture and ensure it scales with the organization
Address employee relations topics Drive initiatives that support team engagement and retention
Your profile
Several years of experience in a senior People / HR role, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment
Strong hands-on mindset — you are comfortable doing the work yourself
Solid knowledge of labor law and HR best practices
Experience building and developing people structures, processes, and tools in a growing organization
Confidence working closely with the leadership and senior leaders
Pragmatic, calm, and structured — especially in ambiguous situations
High level of trustworthiness, discretion and emotional intelligence when dealing with sensitive topics
Strong communication skills in English and German
Our Benefits
Dynamic and diverse mission-driven team from more than 25 different countries
A fast growing company with opportunities for personal development
Flexible working hours with entitled Home Office days in an innovative and agile working environment
Gym Membership, language classes or an attractive alternative from our benefit program
Flat hierarchies and short decision paths
Great team events such as “lunch & learn”, “Demo Day”, cultural celebrations and food tastings
Drinks, cereal bar and fresh fruit at the office, our home products tasting session for new employees
Lastly, join us in the journey as we change the food system as we know it!
About Us
Infinite Roots® is a biotech company based in Hamburg, Germany. We tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges through products we develop by leveraging the fungal kingdom. Our team of 60+ people from 25 nationalities — 55% women and 10 PhDs strong — shares one mission: to unlock the full potential of fungi for a more sustainable future.
