The position

As our VP People (f/m/d), you will ensure that Hive is both a high-performing team and a caring, supportive employer. This role includes ownership of all people functions, including business partnering, people ops, office management and talent acquisition. With your team of initially 5-10 members, you will shape and grow Hive exponentially.

• Dynamic and Impactful Role: As VP People you drive how well our team collaborates, grows and thrives. You can have an impact on 300+ current Hive team members plus many more who will join Hive.
• Global Role: You'll have the unique opportunity to coordinate our people efforts across our teams based in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK, ensuring our people strategy translates to each location while remaining compliant with local employment laws.
• A lot of ownership: You own and shape all things people at Hive will have the opportunity to strongly influence how our team works, based on your expertise and experience, also as trusted advisor to our C-level.

Your profile

We know - sometimes, you can’t tick every box. We would still love to hear from you if you think you’re a good fit!

• People Leadership Experience: You have been a successful people leader (Head+ level) in a startup/scaleup, ideally for the stage Hive is going into now (Series B/C), showcasing strong results, thoughtfulness, drive and knowledge on best practices.
• Team Leadership Experience: You were responsible for a team and helped them grow, develop and thrive through your leadership.
• Strategic & Analytical Mindset: Your analytical and strategic thinking skills enable you to identify and execute on people initiatives by making data-driven decisions that align with the company's objectives.
• Problem-Solving Skills & Attention to Detail: You have a proactive and solution-oriented approach, able to anticipate challenges and address them effectively to keep projects on track and always think one step ahead to be on top of the details.
• Language Proficiency & Communication Skills: Exceptional communication skills in English are required, and additional fluency in German, French, Italian, Spanish, or an other European languages is advantageous due to the multinational scope of the role.
• You are based in or willing to relocate to Berlin: We believe that in-person collaboration & communication makes people leader more successful, therefore this is a hard requirement for this position.

Our offering

• Be part of the Hive.
  Join a dynamic, high-performing team of exceptional people with diverse expertise. Our team includes professionals from McKinsey, Amazon, Shopify, Google, Flink, Blackstone, J.P. Morgan, and DHL. At Hive, we foster a culture of trust, collaboration, empowerment, and constructive feedback, creating a positive and inspiring work environment.
• Make an impact.
  Be part of a fast-growing company with an entrepreneurial spirit, operating at lightning speed. This is your chance to grow alongside us, shaping the future of commerce operations.
• You will be valued.
  We offer competitive compensation packages, including virtual employee stock options for all full-time team members. You’ll also receive a macbook as main hardware for work and tools that best suit your working style.
• We support your well-being.
  Enjoy 30 vacation days per year, with the option for a sabbatical after every three years. We also provide a dedicated monthly wellness and productivity budget to help you stay at your best.
• We’ve got you covered.
  We provide the operating system, apple hardware, and additional tech equipment you need to do your best work—screens, gadgets, and more.
• And there’s more!
  Flexible working hours, free drinks and snacks in our office locations Be part of regular team events, including workations that bring the Hive together.

About us

We're revolutionizing e-commerce operations.

At Hive, we empower brands to excel in the digital commerce era through our innovative operations platform. By combining cutting-edge technology with a curated network of top-tier operations partners, we deliver measurable results.

Our comprehensive platform streamlines the entire operational chain through a single, intuitive interface. Since our founding in 2020, we've rapidly grown to become one of Europe's leading operations platform, partnering with hundreds of innovative brands. With strategic locations in Berlin, Paris, Milan, Madrid, London, and Amsterdam. Backed by prestigious investors including Tiger Global, Earlybird, and Picus Capital, we're scaling our impact across Europe.

Diversity and inclusion are core to our success. We actively cultivate an environment where every team member, regardless of background, can thrive. We welcome talent from all walks of life, regardless of religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability. At Hive, authenticity and professional growth go hand in hand.