This position is based ideally in London.

Personio is a modern all-in-one HR platform that customers love. As one of Europe’s fastest-growing technology companies, we are helping back-office teams across the continent become more effective, efficient, and strategic. Our core purpose is to enable better organizations by helping businesses put their people first.

Market Expansion is one of Personio’s strategic pillars, on a mission to make Personio feel & act like a local in any country. Localization is just the visible tip of the iceberg – the dedicated engineering team is problem-focused, driving impact across Personio’s product and organisation to achieve its mission. In the hidden part of the work you find the complexity of local regulations, traditions, business practices & peculiarities to be translated into simple & functional products. This new team is on the critical path to enable Personio’s international success and is missing an experienced, technically-minded Engineering Manager. 

Like all our teams we are a cross-functional group of engineers, designers, and product managers from many different nationalities and backgrounds, spread across different locations, primarily in the UK / London, as we continue to grow in 2024. Join us and help shape the market expansion journey for Personio.

• Strategy: You participate in defining & executing the Market Expansion strategy, setting clear goals and objectives to drive business growth and user engagement.

• Hiring: You recruit, hire, and onboard top engineering talent to build a high-performing and collaborative team. You share the cookies with your team.

• Technical Leadership: You provide technical guidance and leadership to the engineering team, and across organisations, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and excellence.

• Delivery: You oversee the planning and execution of Market Expansion development projects, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality applications.

• Partnership: You collaborate closely with product management, design, and other stakeholders to align initiatives with business objectives and user needs.

• Innovate: You stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and industry best practices in development, and drive innovation within the team

• Communication: You effectively communicate strategy, progress, and outcomes to senior management and cross-functional teams.

• You have 5+ years of management experience. You’ve managed and grown high-performing teams, and learned from your failures.

• Your strong leadership skills attract, motivate, and inspire new engineers to achieve exceptional results.

• You have the ability to lead and make decisions to push forward. You’re comfortable owning even the most ambiguous problems and defining the road ahead.

• You manage complex development projects, including planning, resource allocation, and risk management.

• Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills allow you to effectively present ideas, influence stakeholders, and build relationships.

• You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve technical challenges and make data-driven decisions.

• You lead from the front and are ready to roll up your sleeves to help your team in any way

• You have a pragmatic understanding of building reliable distributed systems and have experience with microservices architecture

• (Bonus) At least 1-2 years of experience managing Managers.

Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.

Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:

• Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
• Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years (because we love what we do, but we also love vacation!)
• Make an impact on the environment and society with 2 (fully paid) Impact Days –  one for an individual project of your choice and one for a company-wide initiative
• Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities with PersonioCares
• Find your best way to work with our office-led, remote-friendly PersonioFlex! Most teams offer a roughly 50% remote, 50% in-office working framework
• Invest in your development with an annual personal development budget to use on professional memberships, external certifications, conferences, and more
• Connect with your fellow Personios at regular company and team events like All Company Culture Week and local year-end celebrations
• Engage in a high-impact working environment with flat hierarchies and short decision-making processes