HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

About us::
SRLabs is home to knowledge leaders securing critical infrastructures in finance, energy, and telecommunications. We focus on hands-on hacking resilience – not compliance –, which we shape by combining our hacking research with impactful consulting work for innovation leaders that have a natural thrive for cutting-edge technologies.

What makes us unique?
We come from diverse backgrounds from all over the world, and that's just the way we like it. From coding, reverse engineering, penetration testing, exploit scripting, process design, research and consulting skills, our mix of colleagues possesses a vast set of qualifications, that equips us to influence design decisions of large-scale organisations.

Your responsibilities:
Job brief:
As an HR Business Partner, you work closely with our Head of People & Culture and People Team, focusing primarily on employee life cycle management and to ensure the company runs smoothly. 

Your responsibilities:
Business Partnering & Employee Support
• Serve as the main HR point of contact for all employees and team leads.
• Build strong relationships with leaders to understand their needs and advise on HR-related topics (performance, development, team dynamics, conflict management).
• Coach team & project leads on people leadership, employee engagement, and effective communication.
• Support change management initiatives across the company.

Performance & Talent Management
• Support the biannual SMART goal process, ensuring clarity and fairness in performance evaluations.
• Partner with managers to identify development needs and create individual development plans (IDPs).
• Promote internal mobility and succession planning in collaboration with leadership.

Policies, Processes & Documentation
• Maintain and continuously improve our HR wiki and onboarding documentation.
• Ensure policies, systems (Personio) and processes are up to date, transparent, and compliant with German labor law (i.e. Payroll).
• Collaborate on revising and issuing work contracts in both German and English.

Onboarding & Employee Experience
• Oversee the end-to-end onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth and welcoming start.
• Monitor and improve employee satisfaction, including running and analyzing our eNPS survey.
• Contribute to People team projects aimed at strengthening our culture, inclusion, and transparency.

Employee Relations & Conflict Resolution
• Advise managers and employees on conflict resolution and mediation.
• Support fair, consistent, and legally compliant handling of employee relations cases.

Collaboration & Cross-Company Initiatives
• Participate in joint HR initiatives with our sister companies (e.g., recruitment standards, training, leadership development).
• Share best practices and collaborate on projects that benefit the broader People Hub.

What do you bring?:
• 4+ years of HR generalist, HRBP, or HR management experience, preferably in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Strong knowledge of German labor law and HR best practices.
• Experience in accompanying and coaching team leads.
• Excellent communication skills in both German and English.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a passion for people and culture.
• Experience with tech-heavy, passion-driven work environments is a plus.

What awaits you with us?:
• Unique opportunity to join the world of cyber security in Berlin
• Diverse team of motivated Security Experts with people from many countries
• Opportunity to contribute to research
• 30 days of paid vacation
• A wide range of benefits: discounts on gym membership, public transport (BVG pass), german lessons
• Annual company retreat (a week of working holiday, packed with fun, team building and knowledge sharing etc)
• Competitive salaries
• Further education, training, and certificate opportunities
• Flexible home office

 Apply now to join our team. We are looking forward to getting to know you!