HRD / HR Business Partner (Investment Platform & Portfolio Companies)

Role overview

This opportunity is being shared on behalf of a partner organization, which will handle all applications and the following recruitment steps. The hiring company is seeking an HRD / HR Business Partner for its investment platform and portfolio companies, with the role based in Germany and performed remotely.

You will help define and execute the people strategy for a rapidly growing international technology environment that supports teams across multiple countries. In this position, you will collaborate closely with leadership to strengthen organizational performance, improve employee engagement, and support long-term business growth. The role blends strategic HR leadership with hands-on delivery, so it calls for strong commercial thinking, adaptability, and comfort working in a multicultural, distributed setup.

Your work will influence hiring, development, performance, retention, and the overall employee experience across the business.

Key accountabilities

• Work with business leaders to improve organizational effectiveness and make sure employees are aligned with strategic priorities and business outcomes.
• Lead workforce planning and staffing efforts so teams have the right people, skills, and structure to support expansion.
• Strengthen employee engagement, retention, and satisfaction by helping create a workplace where people stay motivated, productive, and committed.
• Shape and improve HR processes throughout the employee journey, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, development, succession planning, and exit management.
• Use HR data, employee feedback, engagement results, turnover trends, and business context to generate insights and practical recommendations.
• Coach managers on people topics, support leadership decisions, and help embed effective management practices.
• Track the performance of HR initiatives and continuously enhance the employee experience for internationally distributed teams.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of successful experience in a comparable HR Business Partner or HR Director position within an international digital, technology, or product-led company.
• Hands-on experience managing the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, onboarding, learning and development, performance reviews, succession planning, and termination processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work with HR measures such as payroll budgets, engagement, retention, turnover, and workforce efficiency, with clear examples of business impact.
• Practical exposure to compensation and benefits processes, HR analytics, and data-informed decision-making.
• Strong project management capability, with the ability to balance several priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• A highly results-focused approach, with persistence, ownership, and the ability to convert ideas into measurable outcomes.
• Confidence working with numbers, business objectives, and performance indicators to guide strategic decisions.
• Resilience, flexibility, and comfort operating in ambiguous or complex situations.
• Fluency in both Russian and English.

Benefits and perks

• Fully remote, full-time working arrangement.
• Competitive pay, with exact salary details to be discussed during the hiring process.
• 28 calendar days of paid annual leave.
• 7 additional wellness days each year for rest and personal needs.
• Referral bonus of up to $5,000 for successful recommendations.
• 50% reimbursement for professional training, international conferences, and industry events.
• Corporate discounts for English lessons.
• Health support that includes reimbursement of up to $1,000 gross per year for eligible healthcare expenses.
• Support for your work setup, including equipment provided or reimbursement for home office and coworking costs.
• An internal recognition program with rewards redeemable for merchandise, team activities, and wellness experiences.
• Opportunity to collaborate with a diverse international team across several countries and cultures.

Application and data notice

The partner company is responsible for reviewing applications and managing next steps such as interviews and assessments. A matching process is used to evaluate applications against the role’s main requirements before a shortlist is shared with the hiring company.

By applying, candidates acknowledge that personal data may be processed to assess eligibility and shared with the employer as part of the recruitment process. The processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws, including GDPR. Applicants may exercise rights such as access, correction, deletion, and objection at any time.

Some parts of the hiring workflow may use artificial intelligence tools to help review applications, analyze resumes, assess responses, and flag possible inconsistencies or verification signals. These tools support the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment, and final hiring decisions are made by people.