Junior People Operations Manager (m/f/d)

Explore a new world of possibilities HomeToGo is Europe’s leading vacation rental group with the vision of unlocking better stays. Our team is united by a passion for travel, driven by innovation and impact, and guided by open-minded leaders at every level. Our commitment to recognizing and empowering exceptional talent is the foundation of our growth. We are actively hiring candidates from all around the world, including sponsoring visas for Germany. An amazing journey of opportunity with an international team lies ahead - join us! Your future contribution As a Junior People Operations Manager, you will be the operational backbone of our day-to-day HR workflows and help us build the automation layer of People Operations. Our team keeps HomeToGo's people processes accurate, compliant, and trusted across the business, and we want to go further: quicker answers for our colleagues, less repetition in the day-to-day, and more room for the work that needs real judgment. Your attention to detail, hands-on mentality, and ability to work well both in a team and independently will help you take on a variety of people-related projects and make a real difference to how our HomeToGoers experience their day-to-day. You'll also bring an AI-native mindset to a function that today still runs on a lot of manual work — there's plenty to automate, and we're looking for someone who naturally spots those opportunities. How you’ll add value Own the core daily administration of our workforce and our on- and offboarding from end to end. Make our most common employee requests noticeably faster to resolve by turning the highest-volume topics into self-serve or automated workflows. Spot friction and build automations that turn our daily administrative experience into improvements - using AI tools to automate high-volume requests and streamline repetitive admin tasks Become a confident second pair of eyes on our monthly payroll process. Document what you build, so anyone on the team can run and extend it. Help lift the team's AI capability, so automation becomes a shared habit rather than one person's side project. You’ll be successful in this role if you Build with AI. You have made something work, not just used a tool: an automation, an agent, a prompt library, a document generator, a workflow that saved someone time. It can come from your professional experience, your studies, or your own time outside of work. We care what you built and how you worked it out, far more than where you did it. Bring People Ops exposure or relevant studies. Either time in a People or HR team (as a working student/intern or junior role) or a degree in HR. Show sound judgment. You can say which work deserves automating and which needs a person, and defend the line. Demonstrate learning velocity. You can walk us through unfamiliar ground you took on: the assumptions you started with, what you tested, what you dropped, and what changed your mind. Take ownership. You carry a problem to completion rather than to the point of handover, and you fix small things without waiting for permission. Bring precision and discretion. You show meticulous attention to detail in repetitive tasks and maintain total confidentiality regarding sensitive information, such as compensation, exits, and personal matters, which you'll handle regularly. Have a service instinct. You genuinely like helping colleagues, and you treat a clear answer to a small question as a meaningful part of your work. Speak German and English. German at B2 or above, alongside excellent written and spoken English. Nice to have German labour law. Any grounding in it. HRIS experience. Any system, with Personio a clear plus. Enabling others. You have taught someone else to work with AI, or documented something well enough that others adopted it. What we offer AI-first culture: Leverage a world-class AI ecosystem with Google Enterprise+, Slack AI, and SOTA model access via Copilot, Claude or LiteLLM. By using our custom agents for automation and knowledge management, you’ll become a first-class adopter of the AI workflows defining industry best practices. Flexible hybrid work: Work remotely up to 50% of the year, including up to 63 days of "work from anywhere" within the EU and UK.* Competitive compensation: Market-aligned salary plus stock options for eligible roles. Generous time off: 27 vacation days to start, increasing with tenure to up to 32 days. Dog-friendly offices: Bring your four-legged friend along – our offices welcome well-behaved dogs. Relocation & visa support : Full visa sponsorship and relocation support for international hires joining our Berlin office.* Growth & development : German classes, masterclasses, and cross-team mentoring. Commuter & mobility perks: Monthly subsidy for the Deutschland-Ticket and tax-advantaged bike leasing via salary conversion. Wellbeing & fitness: Mental health support resources and subsidized sports memberships. Travel & lifestyle perks: Exclusive discounts via HomeToGo_Friends, Travel Industry Card deals, and 20% off Union Berlin fan gear. Climate responsibility: We practice responsible stewardship daily and embed ESG at the heart of our operations, while collaborating with Plan A to stay accountable for our carbon footprint and environmental impact. *Certain conditions apply. Protect Yourself From Recruitment Scams At HomeToGo, we care deeply about the integrity of our hiring process and the safety of our candidates. Please note: All legitimate job opportunities are listed on our official Careers Page. Any communication from us will come from an @hometogo.com email address. If you come across a suspicious job posting, receive an unsolicited offer, or are unsure about the legitimacy of a communication claiming to be from HomeToGo, please reach out to us for verification via [email protected].