Senior People Partner (f/m/d)

Senior People Partner (f/m/d) ABOUT US At Upvest, we are on a mission to make investing as easy as spending money. Upvest empowers businesses to offer a wide range of investment products and the best experience in the field of capital market investment and retirement planning. Upvest’s Investment API is easy to integrate so that fintechs and financial institutions can save resources and fully focus on their core business. We are proud to partner with Europe’s leading Fintechs and financial institutions such as DKB, Revolut, N26 and Raisin. Founded in 2017 by Martin Kassing, Upvest now brings together over 270 talented professionals from more than 70 nationalities. Upvest is backed by €280M in total funding from world-class investors, including BlackRock, Tencent, Sapphire Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners, Earlybird, Notion Capital, and Motive. Our latest €110M funding round in March 2026 - led by Sapphire and Tencent - serves as a massive catalyst for our growth, allowing us to offer premier investment experience. YOUR ROLE - Act as a strategic partner to the business, aligning people initiatives with overall company objectives. - Manage the end-to-end performance appraisal system, linking people performance directly to business outcomes, acting as the internal expert on performance management. - Drive leadership excellence, design and implement leadership development programs that scale with the business; foster a vibrant Leadership Community to promote peer-to-peer learning and alignment across the organisation. - Lead the evolution of our job architecture and career frameworks, ensuring every Upvenger has a clear, transparent path for progression and skill development. - Lead salary benchmarking initiatives and the creation of scalable salary bands to ensure competitive compensation. - Adopt a consultative approach to partner with leadership on organisational design, workforce planning, and talent challenges. - Utilise a data-driven approach to analyse organisational health and develop targeted interventions for continuous improvement. - Ensure compliance and provide guidance on employment relations and employment law matters across Germany, the UK, and Europe. WHAT YOU BRING: - Proven experience as a Senior People Partner or HR Business Partner in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. - Expertise in performance management, with a track record of managing complex appraisal systems end-to-end. - Extensive experience building and implementing Career Frameworks and Job Levels in a high-growth or scaling environment. - Deep knowledge of salary benchmarking methodologies and experience building structured salary bands. - Proven experience in building leadership frameworks and nurturing a collaborative leadership culture, moving beyond traditional training to create sustainable communities of practice. - Strong command of German employment landscape, with additional knowledge of UK and European regulations. - Advanced analytical skills with the ability to translate organisational health data into actionable strategies. - A consultative mindset with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change. - Exceptional communication skills and the ability to simplify complex people topics for various audiences. - A proactive, owner-oriented approach to solving problems and delivering results. IT'S GREAT IF YOU HAVE: - Experience in the Fintech or financial services industry. - Experience working in a multi-hub or remote-first European organization. - Familiarity with HR tech stacks and data visualization tools for people analytics. - Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., LLMs, predictive analytics, or AI-driven HRIS features) to streamline people consultation, enhance data analysis, or improve the leadership experience. HOW WE UPVEST IN YOU: - Impact-driven work: We’re building the infrastructure that will power the future of investing in Europe. It’s complex, ambitious, and meaningful. ... (truncated, view full listing at source)