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**About Shopfully**

We are the platform turning browsing into shopping. We connect 200 million shoppers with deals they love while boosting local sales for hundreds of top retailers and brands. We help consumers save time and money while making smart shopping decisions, and we support retailers and brands in engaging customers from online research to in-store purchases.

**Our Team**

We're a team of 450 people (and counting!), from 30 different nationalities. We're on a mission to innovate, and we believe the key to that is seeing the world through a variety of perspectives. That's why building a more diverse team, as well as bringing in even more talent, is so important for us.

**Our Culture & Values**

- **Progress Over Perfection**: We move forward. Always. In a fast-moving world, speed with purpose beats certainty without action. Momentum matters—not for its own sake, but because it drives results.

- **Clarity Through Transparency**: We bring each other along. We work in teams, not silos. Transparency gives context, and context enables action. That means we share decisions early, publish work in progress, and document outcomes so others can learn, move faster, and build better.

- **Learn Loudly**: We grow by doing and by daring. Big bets unlock big breakthroughs. But real innovation demands risk, and risk always carries the possibility of failure. That's not a flaw. It's the price of ambition.

- **Challenge with Empathy**: We speak up, even when it's hard—because candor shows care, and leads to better outcomes. Listening deeply is how we grow. Disagreeing openly is how we build trust.

- **Always Build Better**: We are builders—of products, systems, and ideas. But more than that, we are builders of better. Better has no finish line. It's a mindset.

**What You'll Find at Shopfully**

- An opportunity to thrive in a rapidly scaling multinational company
- A vibrant, informal, and inclusive work environment
- Autonomy, flexibility, and a hybrid work model, empowering you to own your work
- Access to learning opportunities and regular feedback sessions
- Central, modern offices featuring fresh snacks, coffee (including vegan options!), and ergonomic setups
- Meaningful team events: offsites, happy hours, company parties and celebrations that unite us beyond daily tasks
- All necessary equipment to work effectively and set up your workspace, wherever you are
- Additional country-specific advantages based on local contracts and practices

## People Operations Specialist (Contract)

**Location:** Berlin, Germany  
**Employment Type:** Freelance / Contract (12-month fixed-term)  
**Department:** HR

### Role Overview

As People Operations Specialist for Germany & Eastern Europe, you will play a critical role in stabilizing and elevating People Operations across the Eastern Europe and DACH cluster during an upcoming maternity leave period. You will work hand-in-hand with the Senior People Operations Specialist, owning and executing the day-to-day operational lifecycle of employees in Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. This is a high-trust, high-autonomy role for someone who thrives in multi-country complexity, partners credibly with People Business Partners and external providers, and brings discipline and care to every contract, payslip and HRIS record.

### Key Responsibilities

**Employee Lifecycle Management (DE, AT, BG, PL, HU, RO, CZ, NL)**
- Manage day-to-day employee lifecycle activities across Germany and Eastern European countries, including onboarding, contract changes, leave administration, and offboarding
- Draft and review local-language and English employment contracts, contract amendments and supplementary agreements, partnering with external legal/tax providers where applicable
- Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data, ensuring a high standard of data integrity and employee experience
- Support employees and managers with HR-related inquiries, policies, documentation, and operational processes

**Payroll & Vendor Coordination**
- Partner with external payroll providers to support accurate and timely payroll processing across assigned countries
- For Germany and Austria: critically review test payslips, apply the four-eyes principle with the Senior People Operations Specialist, and ensure full accuracy before sign-off, including variable compensation, statutory deductions and benefits-in-kind
- Prepare and validate payroll inputs, including new hires, terminations, compensation changes, bonuses, and leave-related updates
- Support payroll-related employee inquiries and collaborate closely with Finance and external vendors

**Compliance & Reporting**
- Support compliance with local labor laws, policies, and employment documentation requirements, particularly within Germany
- Assist with audits, statutory reporting, and required employee documentation
- Help maintain compliant and scalable People Operations processes across the region

**HRIS Data & Administration**
- Maintain accurate employee data and documentation within the HRIS system, ensuring records remain current and audit-ready
- Support HRIS transactions and employee lifecycle updates, including hires, job changes, leave management, and terminations
- Monitor data quality and resolve discrepancies related to employee records, time-off balances, and payroll inputs
- Generate and support reporting requests for People, Finance, and leadership stakeholders as needed

**Continuous Improvement**
- Identify opportunities to improve People Operations processes, workflows, and documentation across the region
- Contribute to the development of scalable and efficient operational practices that enhance the employee experience
- Support process standardization and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the EU People Operations team

### Required Qualifications

- 2+ years of experience in People / HR Operations, ideally with multi-country EU exposure and a strong focus on Germany
- Solid hands-on experience with German labor law, contract drafting and German payroll preparation/verification; familiarity with Austrian payroll and labor law strongly preferred
- Working knowledge of at least two of: Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Czech or Dutch HR/payroll requirements (typically via external providers)
- Experience managing external payroll, tax and legal providers (e.g., DATEV, Rödl, Vetax, Crowe, Libraconsult, DEEL) and/or operating an EOR relationship
- Proficiency with HRIS platforms; direct experience with HiBob (Bob) is strongly preferred
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage many concurrent priorities across countries and time zones without losing accuracy
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in both English and German (written and verbal); additional EU languages are a plus

### Additional Notes

Resumes/CVs should be submitted in English, as it is the primary business language across teams and regions. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract role. The company values diversity and encourages applications from candidates who may not tick every box but are excited about the role and believe they could grow into it.

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