About the company
HelloFresh is a global meal-kit company. We are looking for an experienced Director, People Technology to lead the People Technology function.
Responsibilities
- Own the People Technology strategy and roadmap, aligned to People, Technology and Operations priorities.
- Lead the evolution of the People Technology operating model across Operations, Functional Development, Integrations and Programme Management.
- Ensure Workday and related People Technology platforms are stable, scalable, secure and fit for purpose.
- Own the technology performance of business-critical workforce processes, including Time Tracking, Absence and time clocking across distribution centres.
- Partner with Operations stakeholders to ensure workforce technology supports reliable execution in frontline and operational environments.
- Define and drive the People Technology AI strategy, including internal productivity, automation, service improvement and delivery effectiveness.
- Partner with People leaders to identify, prioritise and deliver responsible AI-enabled solutions for People function customers.
- Establish appropriate governance for AI use across People Technology, including risk, data protection, adoption, measurement and change management.
- Set priorities for major initiatives, balancing delivery ambition, operational risk, capacity and long-term platform health.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex delivery, operational, vendor or system-risk issues.
- Partner with Technology leadership on architecture, security, integrations, data and platform sustainability.
- Represent People Technology in senior leadership forums and cross-functional decision-making.
Requirements
- Significant experience in People Technology, HR systems or enterprise SaaS leadership roles.
- Experience with Workday-centric technology landscapes, including implementation, optimisation and operational support.
- Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technology teams across operations, delivery, integrations and specialist domains.
- Experience supporting technology used in frontline, operational or distribution-centre environments.
- Practical experience identifying and deploying AI or automation opportunities in an enterprise function.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI adoption, including governance, data, risk, change management and measurable business value.
- Strong judgement in balancing transformation, system stability, governance, operational risk and business continuity.
- Experience operating in global, complex organisations with senior cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to translate People, Technology and Operations priorities into clear, executable plans.
- Comfortable making and owning difficult prioritisation and trade-off decisions.
- Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.
Conditions
- Enjoy a discount on HelloFresh meal kits, delivered straight to your door.
- Build for the long-term with our company pension scheme (not available for interns/working students).
- Benefit from discounted memberships with Urban Sports Club and John Reed, yoga classes, and access to Headspace and Spill.
- Balance your work and life with flexible hours, Work From Home/Abroad options, and a home office setup budget.
- Receive childcare support (not available for interns/working students).
- Get a monthly allowance for the Deutschlandticket to support sustainable commuting.
- Embrace "Learning Never Stops" with access to internal trainings and a central L&D budget (remove for interns).
- Work from a modern, comfortable office in Berlin-Kreuzberg and enjoy social events like team outings, Friday beers, and company runs.