HR Business Partner (German speaking)

ABOUT KOLSQUARE

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Kolsquare is the #1 Influencer Marketing software solution in Europe, used by marketing professionals for managing KOL Marketing campaigns (K.O.L for Key Opinion Leaders, aka Influencers), and designed to optimize brand communication strategies in response to new digital challenges.
Using our technology, professionals can identify the best KOL profiles, fully manage their KOL Marketing campaigns and measure their results and performances.

Kolsquare offers hundreds of customers (Coca-Cola, Danone, Publicis, Orange, Sézane, Decathlon, etc.) the latest Big Data, AI and Machine Learning technologies to activate inspiring and genuine partnerships with over 3M KOLs (Key Opinion Leaders) with more than 5,000 followers in 180 countries on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter (now X), Facebook, Snap and YouTube.

In 2024, Kolsquare joined the team.blue group, one of the largest private tech companies in Europe, with a culture of innovation and excellence, to further fuel its impressive track record of outstanding profitable growth.

KOLSQUARE MISSION
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Kolsquare is a Benefit Company, certified B-Corp in 2024.

Kolsquare exists to help you reach your greatest potential. And positively impact the world.

Influencer Marketing is today described as a revolution, a 30B$ market that is a major transformation in the media and digital world. It has also become a real gold mine, creating high hopes but also bringing its share of myths and legends. Everyone knows it works and can have an amazing impact on brand awareness or customer acquisition, but not everyone knows exactly how to do it. At Kolsquare, we firmly believe in this new media and are convinced that it's the best way for ideas, people and organisations to grow and reach their greatest potential. We also believe that it's a great way to create positive impacts for a better world. Our mission is therefore to give everyone access to the power of KOL Marketing.

KOLSQUARE CULTURE & VALUES
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• Deliver WOW

• Be Responsible in your actions

• Pursue Growth & Learning

• Be passionate and determined

• Share your Power, Knowledge & Wealth

• Build Authentic relationships

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

More info about culture here in our Culture Book.

THE ROLE
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In 2024, Kolsquare joined the team.blue group, one of the largest private tech companies in Europe,. Since then, Kolsquare has grown through acquisition, welcoming Storyclash in Austria and Inflead in Italy in 2025.
Today, Kolsquare is also partnering with helloCash, another well-established Austrian SaaS company within team.blue, to help professionalize its People function as it scales.

Kolsquare and helloCash together represent 160+ people, mainly across Austria, France, Spain, Italy and other European entities.
You'll split your time 4 days/week with Kolsquare and 1 day/week with helloCash, supporting a population of around 35 people managers group-wide.

You'll report to Tatiana, VP People at Kolsquare, and work closely with Larissa, our People & Culture Manager already on the ground in Austria with Kolsquare & Hellocash, bringing seniority and support on the more complex topics (employee relations, works council, manager coaching).

Much of the HRBP function doesn't exist yet in its target form here. In year one, your main focus will be the Kolsquare–Storyclash integration, and alongside it, making visible progress on a few foundational areas (performance management, manager coaching and succession planning for critical roles).

What success looks like in year one:

• a performance management cycle with manager accountability, and clear development paths across the team

• measurable progress on engagement and retention

• the Storyclash integration meaningfully advanced

• constructive social dialogue with employee representative bodies where they apply

YOUR MISSIONS
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1) Strategic HR Partnership & Org Design

• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and leadership, translating business needs into HR initiatives, org design, and workforce planning

• Support workforce planning and advise on headcount decisions with Finance and Talent Acquisition

2) Change Management & Integration

• Lead the people's side of the Kolsquare–Storyclash integration and future group-wide change initiatives

• Assess organizational readiness for change and design communication and adoption plans

• Help employees and managers navigate change with structure and empathy

• Spot friction early — between teams, processes, and ways of working — and address it before it compounds

3) Performance, Talent & Succession

• Build and drive the performance management cycle (goal-setting, calibration, ratings consistency)

• Coach managers on feedback, underperformance, and team development

• Facilitate talent reviews and succession planning for critical roles

• Partner on retention strategies for critical talent, using turnover and risk analysis to target interventions

4) Employee Relations & Works Council

• Advise managers on complex employee-relations matters, conflict resolution, and sensitive conversations

• Serve as the main HR contact for the Austrian Works Council (Betriebsrat) and other employee representative bodies where they apply

• Balance business needs, fairness, and legal risk, partnering with external counsel where needed

5) Engagement & People Data

• Interpret engagement survey results and co-create action plans with managers, tailored to each company

• Use people data (engagement, turnover, performance) to diagnose issues and shape recommendations for leaders

6) Talent Acquisition Support (helloCash)

• Open and coordinate helloCash role openings (on average 3 job openings per year) in collaboration with team.blue's central Talent Acquisition team, who lead full-cycle recruiting

• Partner with hiring managers to define profiles and provide input throughout the process
  

YOUR PROFILE
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Must-haves

• 5+ years of HRBP experience, ideally in a fast-growing tech or SaaS environment (50-150 employees a strong plus)

• A generalist grounding across talent, employee relations, performance, and engagement, with experience advising and influencing senior leaders

• Strong knowledge of Austrian labor law; experience with collective agreements and works councils

• Comfortable building HR processes and tools from the ground up, not just running an established framework

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, high emotional intelligence, and real conflict-navigation skills

• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken); French/spanish is a plus

Nice-to-haves ✌️

• Experience partnering across a multi-entity or multi-brand group, or in a post-acquisition/integration context

• Data-driven mindset with experience in HR reporting and people analytics; familiarity with HRIS platforms (e.g. HiBob) and engagement tools (e.g. Culture Amp) is a plus

• Proven experience managing full-cycle recruiting and supporting hiring managers in defining role profiles

WHAT WE OFFER?
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• Full flexibility: full remote work with European hubs and 400+ coworking spaces worldwide.

• Monthly and quarterly highlights in person to get together with other Kolsquarians for great team-building events.

• The stability and resources of a profitable group, with the agility of a scale-up.

• Continuous training opportunities and career development support.

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
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Our hiring process consists of 6 steps:

1. Talent Acquisition interview – 30 min

2. Tatiana, VP People at Kolsquare – 45 min

3. Annamarie Zalesak, People Lead at helloCash – 45 min

4. Alexis, CFO – 30 min

5. Julia, External Coach – 30 min

6. Quentin, CEO – 30 min

The process is designed to give you the opportunity to meet key stakeholders across Kolsquare and helloCash and get a good understanding of the role, the team and the broader context.

LOCATION
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Remote first in Europe, preferably residing in Spain or Austria.