Head of People

Founded in 2019, Qualifyze is a leading company in supply chain compliance management in the Life Sciences industry, trusted by over 1,600 pharmaceutical and healthcare companies globally. Our digital suite of solutions connects manufacturers, suppliers, and a global network of more than 250 auditors and quality experts.

With a track record of over 4,500 audits across 85+ countries and the largest and most accurate supplier network and data analytics tools, Qualifyze stands as the all-in-one partner for quality compliance and supply chain risk mitigation in the Life Sciences sector.

We are looking for a Head of People who will own the operational infrastructure that lets Qualifyze hire, pay, develop, and retain people effectively: Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Performance Management, Payroll, Compensation & Benefits Administration, and Compliance. Reporting directly to the SVP of Finance, you are the backbone of the People function.

You'll have end-to-end ownership. Every area below is yours, from design through execution to results. You don't hand work off and step back. When something breaks, you fix it, then fix the process behind it

You'll shape the team, hire into new roles, and set the standards the People function runs on.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading and developing a high-impact team:

  • You'll lead a lean, pragmatic team across People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and Business Partnering, setting clear priorities and performance expectations while carrying your own operational workload.

  • You'll coach each team member through regular 1:1s, reviews, and growth plans, building a team that becomes a trusted advisor to managers and business leaders as the business scales, hiring into open roles, and putting shared processes in place so delivery stays consistent across every location.

• Driving end-to-end hiring & Employer Branding initiatives:

  • You’ll deliver the hiring plan across all entities, owning the full recruitment process from sourcing and interviews to hiring manager enablement and offer management, while strengthening our employer brand to attract the talent we need.

  • You bring a data-driven mindset, tracking and acting on metrics such as time-to-hire, pipeline health, and source effectiveness to set priorities.

• Building scalable People Operations & HR Systems:

  • Own and continuously improve Personio and end-to-end People Operations across our entities ensuring accurate, compliant, and scalable processes throughout the employee journey.

  • Oversee accurate and timely payroll across all entities and jurisdictions, in collaboration with Accounting and external partners, while managing benefits administration and vendor relationships.

  • Drive operational excellence through automation, self-service, and AI-enabled solutions that improve the employee and manager experience, focusing on outcomes rather than activity.

  • Ensure compliance with local labour laws, maintain employment policies, contracts, and the employee handbook, and handle employee relations cases in partnership with legal counsel.

• Driving our rewards policy & high-impact performance:

  • Own compensation reviews, promotions, compensation ranges, and progression frameworks, ensuring fair and consistent outcomes.

  • Maintain compliance with EU Pay Transparency requirements and related audits and reporting.

  • Lead the performance review cycle across all entities, including manager enablement, calibration, and consistent, well-documented outcomes.

  • Design and continuously improve performance frameworks, ensuring successful rollout and adoption.

• Workforce Planning & Organisational Effectiveness:

  • Partner directly with Finance to build and maintain workforce planning models, budget-to-actuals tracking, and headcount reporting.

  • Provide the data and process rigour needed to support organisational design and restructuring decisions.

• Creating and Engaging Workplace & Culture:

  • Ensure the smooth running of our offices in Frankfurt, New Jersey, Hyderabad, and Barcelona, creating environments that support productivity, community, and employee well-being.

  • Lead culture and key company initiatives, including global and local office events.

Main requirements:

• 7+ years in people, HR, or shared services roles, with direct, hands-on ownership of talent acquisition, performance management, payroll, HRIS, and compliance.

• Experience in high-change environments. Multi-country and multi-entity experience is a strong plus.

• Comfortable managing complexity across multiple jurisdictions. Practical experience with Spanish and/or German labor law is a strong plus.

• A track record of personally owning the operational execution of people processes at scale, and of managing teams across multiple locations.

• Tech-savvy with a mindset for adopting AI, automation, and process optimization.

• Fluent English is required. Spanish and/or German are a plus.

• An organized, structured thinker with a pragmatic approach to finding solutions in a fast-paced environment.

💰 Salary:

At Qualifyze, our salary ranges are transparent internally, and we aim to follow a similar approach externally. For this role, we’re happy to share a reference point within the band: the expected salary range is around 80,000 - 85,000 €, centred around the median.

Final compensation will depend on experience and performance during the process, with some flexibility within the range.

What We Offer:

• 💰 Competitive, annually reviewed compensation package

• 🌴 Country vacation package that increases with your tenure 

• 🏋️ Country specific benefits offering incl.private health care, fitness and meal allowances

• 🚀 Annual personal development budget to increase your impact 

• 🌍 Hybrid working mode, plus up to 3 months of the year work from anywhere. 

• 💻 All the best kit and tools to work effectively 

• 🎉 Annual in person all company event and celebration in Europe

•  Working with an exceptional team, doing some of the best work of your career

Use of AI in Our Recruitment Process:

We believe in a humanled hiring process. All applications are reviewed manually by our Talent Acquisition team, and neither Talent Acquisition nor Hiring Managers use AI to screen, filter, rank, assess, or make decisions about candidates, including during interviews and assessments. During interviews, AI may be used only to support note-taking and transcription.  All hiring decisions are made by people!

Diversity & Inclusion at Qualifyze: 

At Qualifyze, we value diversity and inclusion, recognizing the strength that complementary talents and perspectives bring to our team. Join us and help drive innovation, tackle challenges, and create meaningful change. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, or age. Our hiring practices are rooted in fairness and respect, and we strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered.