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HR Manager (m/f/d) – Startup Environment

HR Manager (m/f/d) – Startup Environment

As HR Manager, you will build and run a practical HR setup for a growing company. You will own core HR processes end-to-end from hiring and onboarding to performance, policies, and employee relations while ensuring compliance for Germany and/or the Netherlands.

HR Manager (m/f/d) – Startup Environment

Company: IProLoop (Germany UG / Netherlands B.V.)
Location: Any Region (remote / hybrid)
Contract: Full-time / Part-time / Payroll or Contractor
Experience: Minimum 5 years, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment

About IProLoop
IProLoop is an international business services company helping organizations scale performance through structured execution, expert delivery, and measurable outcomes across Procure+, Secure+, and IProLoop Academy. We operate across Germany and the Netherlands with cross-border teams and partners.

Key Responsibilities
Hiring & Onboarding

  • Own end-to-end recruitment for internal roles and expert/partner onboarding
  • Improve hiring processes, interview structure, decision-making, and documentation
  • Deliver professional onboarding plans and ensure fast, smooth ramp-up


HR Operations & Employee Lifecycle

  • Manage HR administration: contracts coordination, personnel records, HR documentation, offboarding
  • Support managers with performance check-ins, feedback cycles, and development plans
  • Build scalable HR processes suited for a startup environment


Policies, Compliance & Employee Relations

  • Develop and maintain HR policies, templates, and guidelines (remote work, leave, conduct, etc.)
  • Ensure HR compliance under German and/or Dutch employment practices (with external payroll/legal partners as needed)
  • Handle employee relations topics with a pragmatic, people-first approach


Compensation, Benefits & Payroll Coordination

  • Support salary benchmarking and compensation structure development
  • Coordinate with payroll/accounting providers (DE/NL), track changes and approvals
  • Maintain clean HR reporting and dashboards for leadership


Culture & Internal Enablement

  • Support team culture, internal communication, and leadership routines
  • Implement lightweight learning and development practices aligned with business needs


Minimum Requirements (Must-Have)

  • 5+ years HR experience (HR Generalist/HR Manager/People Operations), ideally in a startup/scale-up
  • Hands-on recruitment and HR operations experience (end-to-end)
  • Strong knowledge of HR processes and documentation standards
  • Jurisdiction requirement: working knowledge of German HR practices or Dutch HR practices (ideally both)
  • Excellent communication skills and high confidentiality/integrity
  • Professional English required; German and/or Dutch is a strong plus
  • Excellent MS Office skills, especially Excel and Word (reports, templates, tracking)


Nice to Have

  • Experience working with external payroll providers and cross-border teams (DE/NL)
  • HRIS/ATS familiarity (e.g., Personio, HiBob, Greenhouse, Lever, etc.)
  • Experience supporting contractors, freelancers, and partner networks
  • Basic employment-law familiarity (in coordination with legal counsel)


What We Offer

  • High-impact role with ownership to build HR foundations from early stage
  • Remote-first setup with purposeful on-site days in Germany/Netherlands
  • Fast decision-making, direct access to leadership, and meaningful influence on growth
  • Opportunity to shape culture, processes, and scalable people operations


How to Apply
Send your CV or LinkedIn profile and a short note/motivation including:
your HR scope (recruitment, ops, policies), 2) your jurisdiction coverage (DE and/or NL), 3) one example of a process you built or improved in a startup to hr@iproloop.com.

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