Head of People & Culture
UXCam
About The Role
Your Mission at UXCam
As our new Head of People & Culture, you'll lead our People & Culture function with vision and strategy—building a culture where high performance and trust go hand-in-hand. You’ll develop and execute an HR strategy that aligns with UXCam’s growth, ensures transparency, drives employee engagement, and supports our team across locations.
What You’ll Be Doing
Strategic Leadership
Own and drive UXCam’s long-term People & Culture strategy, including team growth, culture, and leadership development.
Define and execute HR initiatives that align with company goals while supporting each team member's career trajectory.
Act as a trusted strategic advisor to leadership and team members, bringing both business needs and employee well-being together.
Culture & Leadership
Champion a people-first, transparent culture across all locations and functions.
Define and embody core company values; ensure they’re consistently applied across hiring, performance, and communication.
Serve as a bridge between leadership and the team—building trust, addressing conflicts, and ensuring open, honest feedback flows both ways.
People Development & Performance
Design and implement a personal development framework, including active leadership training and development plans for all levels.
Establish a fair and aligned performance management (PM) process that recognizes high performance and supports underperformance constructively.
Define success plans for critical roles and map talent against business needs to ensure organizational resilience.
HR Operations & Compliance
Establish reliable and transparent HR procedures—including salary benchmarks, hiring practices, and payroll compliance.
Own payroll strategy and execution across relevant countries; ensure legal compliance and scalable HR operations.
Create and maintain standardized hiring processes, including structured interviews, consistent assessments.
Remote & Hybrid Work Strategy
Develop and manage a clear remote work framework, including country limitations, payroll considerations, and cultural alignment.
Ensure inclusion and engagement across remote and in-office teams, with special focus on our vibrant Berlin HQ.
Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
Conduct ongoing org mapping and workforce planning to anticipate needs, address gaps, and ensure a scalable structure.
Develop clear growth paths for all roles and functions to increase retention and internal mobility.
What Success Looks Like
A clear, transparent HR strategy adopted company-wide.
Stable and motivating team environment across locations.
Employees have clarity on development, performance expectations, and compensation.
Leadership trusts HR as a strategic business partner, not just an operational function.
UXCam continues to attract, develop, and retain outstanding talent who enrich our culture.
What You’ll Need to Succeed at this role
We’re looking for someone who brings both strategic vision and operational execution. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in People & Culture, with the following experience and traits:
Professional Experience & Skills
International HR experience, having worked in culturally diverse and fast-scaling tech companies.
Prior experience in tech companies of 60–100 people, ideally with rapid growth trajectories.
Proven track record in creating, owning, and implementing a People & Culture strategy across functions.
Strong experience in HR Business Partnering, performance management frameworks, and team development.
Solid understanding of German labour law and contracts, including compliance and legal responsibilities.
Experience creating structured HR and workforce planning processes that scale.
Familiar with payroll strategy and execution across multiple countries.
Background in setting up and maintaining salary bands and benchmarks.
Personal Attributes
German speaker, with strong communication skills in both German and English.
Assertive, concise, and organized, able to lead with clarity and drive action.
Trustworthy and reliable, respected by leadership and team members alike.
Able to give and receive direct, constructive feedback with empathy and professionalism.
Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
Open to challenges, can meet the business where it is while pushing for progress.
Hungry to learn and grow, not afraid to tackle complex or ambiguous problems.
Comfortable being on-site in our Berlin office 5 days per week, to be present, available, and deeply embedded in our culture.
What we'll offer you
About us
Are you ready to do the best work of your career? At UXCam, you'll work alongside self-driven, creative, and entrepreneurial-minded individuals. We're looking for people who feel empowered by flat hierarchies and want to make an impact at our hyper-growth stage startup.
At UXCam, diversity is our strength. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment and looking for team members from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. If you're ready for your next big career challenge, we want to hear from you.