Head of HR
CELUM
part-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Vienna • Austria
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Salary
💰 €70,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive a cultural transformation toward high performance
- You will advance the shift to a new CELUM culture based on ownership, accountability, and clarity.
- You will diagnose and address cultural issues that contribute to friction or unwanted turnover.
- You will establish consistent leadership behaviors and standards across the organization.
- You will foster a culture where healthy performance, transparency, and collaboration thrive.
- Build and implement scalable performance systems
- You will design and implement a modern performance management and continuous feedback system.
- You will introduce goal-setting structures, leadership principles, and organizational routines that support excellence.
- You will align HR processes with CELUM’s aspiration to operate as a high-performance company.
- Strategic partner to the management team
- You will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, CPO, and CGO on organizational strategy and people matters.
- You will provide honest, evidence-based insights and constructively challenge the status quo when necessary.
- You will support strategic workforce planning, restructurings, and scale-up initiatives.
- Leadership development & organizational design
- You will coach leaders on conflicts, performance issues, communication challenges, and team dynamics.
- You will strengthen organizational structures, create role clarity, and improve cross-functional interfaces.
- You will facilitate leadership workshops, team interventions, and culture-shaping initiatives.
- Lead and empower the HR team
- You will give the HR team direction through guidance, coaching, and clear prioritization.
- You will ensure operational excellence in recruiting and people operations.
- You will ensure compliance with Austrian labor law and maintain high professional HR standards.
Requirements
- 7+ years of HR experience, including leadership responsibility
- Proven track record in culture transformation, organizational development, and leadership development
- Experience building and restructuring organizations toward high-performance environments (ideally Tech/SaaS)
- Strong coaching skills and the confidence to constructively challenge senior leaders
- Deep knowledge of Austrian labor law
- Very good German and English skills (C1)
- High resilience, structured thinking, and the ability to work with ambiguity
- Hands-on, pragmatic approach with high integrity and organizational maturity
- Passion for creating an environment where people perform, grow, and stay
Benefits
- Annual salary of at least EUR 70,000 for this part-time leadership role, depending on experience and seniority
- Annual subsidy of up to EUR 461 for public transportation (Wiener Linien, Linz AG, ÖBB, etc.), making your commute eco-friendly and convenient
- Come to our office in the heart of Vienna with excellent public transport connections (U1 and U4)
- Use our pool cars and e-scooters for private purposes as well
- Stay fit and have fun with our comprehensive fitness offerings and monthly yoga classes
- Enjoy a flexible work environment with a fixed desk and up to 3 days of home office (Tuesday and Wednesday are our in-office days)
- Become part of the CELUMian community, where we support one another and celebrate together at regular events or during our workations
- Bring your sense of humor! We have fun :-) most of the time … at least a little … no, seriously, we’re funny. Cross my heart!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
organizational developmentleadership developmentperformance managementgoal-setting structuresstrategic workforce planningrestructuring organizationscompliance with Austrian labor law
Soft skills
coachingconstructive challengehigh resiliencestructured thinkingability to work with ambiguityhands-on approachintegrityorganizational maturity