Team Lead People Operations & Payroll (d/w/m)

The role

You will lead the People Experience and Payroll team, managing operational HR processes for companies in the DACH region. You will oversee the employee lifecycle, coordinate payroll-related changes, and drive automation projects with developer teams.

What you will do

• Manage the employee lifecycle from entry to exit
• Provide operational support for Executive Leadership
• Ensure payroll-relevant changes are complete, correct, and timely
• Coordinate bonus and LTI payments, personnel cost forecasts, and assignments to Spain
• Lead and develop the team
• Drive the PEX Hub automation alongside developer teams
• Translate functional requirements into technical improvements
• Accompany audits and operational inspections
• Ensure traceable documentation and identify risks

Required qualifications

• HR-Operations experience in a company with at least 500 employees or similar complex structure
• Holistic understanding of the employee lifecycle and its impact on payroll, compliance, and audits
• Secure application of German labor law
• First leadership experience in managing and developing people
• Fluent German and English (C1)
• Practical experience with Workday or a comparable Enterprise-HRIS
• Practical experience in the use of AI

Nice to have

• Automation-first-Mindset

Benefits

• Competitive salary package and bonus
• Hybrid work model with three days in the office
• 30 days of vacation per year
• Ability to work abroad for 10 days per year
• Relocation support and package
• Use of ImmoScout24 Plus membership for renters
• Monthly learning time and ScoutAcademy online courses
• Book challenges, structured feedback, and Lunch & Learn events
• Professional family service for childcare search or emergency care
• Parent-child room
• Dogs allowed in the office (with prior written permission)
• Subsidized public transport or Job Bikes

Before you apply

• People with disabilities can request support from the representative for severely disabled persons

About the company

Scout24 is a leading online marketplace with ImmoScout24 that brings millions of users to their new homes. The company is a diverse team of approximately 1100 colleagues from 58 nationalities.