Why Scout24?
With the leading online marketplace ImmoScout24, Scout24 brings millions of users into their new home every year. For more than 25 years we have been revolutionising the property market in Germany and Austria. Our goal is to build a digital ecosystem that brings together homeowners, seekers and estate agents. Finding the right flat or property is one of the most important decisions in life. The same applies to your career! #WorkingatScout24 means being part of a diverse and inclusive team of around 1100 colleagues and 58 nationalities. We embrace differences and celebrate individuality. By promoting openness and authenticity, we enable a genuine learning culture and lay the foundation for personal development. Mistakes are an opportunity to grow and to be innovative. Together we act proactively, want to get better all the time and take responsibility. We talk about success and challenges and treat each other with respect, because we are #OneTeam.   

If this sounds interesting to you, we look forward to welcoming you to our team!  Even if you do not meet all the requirements of the role, we are keen to see the added value you can bring to our team. Grow with us! Welcome home!    

Besides our employees and our corporate culture, we offer great benefits that make Scout24 a fantastic place to work!   

• Salary: A competitive salary package and a bonus on top.    
• Flexibility: We offer a hybrid working model with three days of on-site office work per week, and you can organise the remaining days as you wish. We offer you 30 days of holiday per year.
• Work abroad: We give you the opportunity to work abroad for 10 days per year, provided this is compatible with the business needs of the company and the team.
• Relocation: Our relocation agency supports you with your visa process and offers you an attractive relocation package.   
• Use our products: As an employee you can use our Plus membership for tenants on ImmoScout24 to find a new flat.   
• Further development: Monthly learning time, online courses at our ScoutAcademy, regular book challenges, structured feedback, "Lunch & Learn" events and individual career paths to take your career to the next level.
• Do you have children? We support you with a professional family service that helps you find childcare or offers emergency childcare. For special circumstances we also have a parent-child room.  
• Wellbeing manager on four paws: Bring your dog to work (only with prior written approval).
• Mobility: We subsidise public transport or Job Bikes.   
• Commitment to sustainability and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI): We have clear goals in environmental and climate protection and engage in social activities and for non-profit organisations throughout the year. We live diversity. Our theme weeks on diversity, mental wellbeing and other social topics give us time and space to develop further in DEI and sustainability.
• Retirement provision: We offer an occupational pension scheme and support your own contributions with an attractive subsidy.
• The most innovative office: Our office is barrier-free and located in the heart of Berlin right next to the main station. It has been awarded for the most innovative office concept. We have our own fitness studio with regular classes, a quiet room, a roof terrace, organic coffee, a canteen, 100% green electricity and a masseuse who visits once a week.
• Health: Life situation coaching, regular health checks.
• We are a tech company: We work with the latest technical tools and state-of-the-art hardware.

Your team and your mission

Good People Operations is recognisable by things working: contracts are there on time, salaries are right and employees get clear answers. You ensure this with your team - and at the same time think ahead: what can we simplify, automate or completely redesign?

You lead our five- to six-person People Experience and Payroll team and are responsible for the operational HR processes for our supported companies in the DACH region. The team is part of Employee Tech. You report to the Head of Security & Employee Tech and work closely with People, Finance, Tax and Compensation & Benefits.

What do we expect from you?

• You take responsibility in day-to-day business. Together with your team you steer the employee lifecycle from entry to exit. The operational support of our Executive Leadership lies directly with you - from contract changes and promotions to special payments.

• You hold People Operations and Payroll together. You ensure that payroll-relevant changes are complete, correct and received on time. You also coordinate topics such as bonus and LTI payments, headcount cost forecasts and assignments to Spain with the relevant specialists.

• You lead with clarity and support. You develop your team, set comprehensible priorities and guide change. Even when payroll close, audit and urgent requests coincide, you provide orientation and set constructive boundaries.

• You shape our automation. Together with development teams you drive our PEX Hub forward: from handling HR requests through digital approvals and payroll checks to recruiting handovers and synchronisation with Workday. You translate functional requirements into practical improvements.

• You ensure reliable processes and controls. You support audits and inspections, ensure traceable documentation and identify risks early. You keep employees proactively informed; you give management clear bases for decisions.

What do you already bring?

• Solid HR operations experience: You have already held a comparable role in a company with at least around 500 employees or a similarly complex structure with several companies. You understand the employee lifecycle and its effects on payroll, compliance and audits holistically.

• Professional confidence and good judgement: You apply German employment law confidently in daily work and know when to involve payroll, tax or HRBP expertise. You do not need to run payroll yourself, but you can reliably assess its requirements and dependencies.

• First leadership experience: You have already led and developed people. You are approachable, provide orientation and strengthen collaboration - especially when tasks and ways of working are changing.

• Clear communication and structure: You communicate fluently in German and English, prioritise even under pressure and raise risks early. You can confidently and solution-oriented represent a "For that we first need the approval" even to the Executive Leadership.

• Very good German and English skills (C1)

• An automation-first mindset: You question routines, recognise duplicated work and implement improvements. You bring initial practical experience with Workday or a comparable enterprise HRIS as well as in using AI. You critically check results and know where human judgement and controls remain indispensable.

We want to further expand the diversity of our company and support people with disabilities accordingly in their careers. We have a representative body for severely disabled employees, which supports you in the further application process. Should you need this support, please let us know in advance.