Senior People Business Partner

About the opportunity

Why is this role exciting and why should you apply?

• You will act as a trusted advisor, strategic partner, and sounding board to our Chief Product and Business Officer (CPBO) and their leadership team during a key phase of growth.
• You will review and evolve our organizational design to unlock team potential, driving the seamless fusion of Product and Business into a unified, high-performing organization.
• You will navigate complex stakeholder landscapes, challenge assumptions and drive strategic clarity to turn goals into reality.
• You will lead the end-to-end execution of core people processes and solve complex talent challenges in a fast-paced fintech environment… all while having fun doing it!

In the role you will:

• Build a robust, trust-based relationship with our CPBO and executive leaders, serving as a pragmatic advisor who can diplomatically challenge assumptions, steer high-stakes conversations, and deliver solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Enable the seamless fusion of Product and Business divisions through impactful organizational design solutions and cross-functional synergy.
• Lead strategic workforce planning in close partnership with Finance for Product and Business, optimizing organizational design while actively steering headcount, costs, and budget compliance.
• Lead the end-to-end execution of core people cycles across the organization (e.g., talent management, succession planning, compensation reviews, senior leadership onboarding), ensuring smooth operational delivery that directly supports business evolution.
• Proactively spot friction points, align diverging priorities, and apply diplomatic conflict-resolution frameworks to maintain team alignment and momentum.
• Provide continuous coaching and constructive, actionable feedback to leaders at all levels, helping them elevate their effectiveness and scale their capabilities.
• Harness data and workforce metrics to anticipate organizational risks, forecast capacity and talent needs, and present data-informed recommendations to demanding stakeholders.
• There will be a lot more too; this is a role that operates at the center of organizational change and will require a lot of flexibility and grit.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Extensive experience as a People Business Partner within fast-paced, high-growth, or tech-driven environments, ideally supporting product, commercial, or tech teams.
• A proven track record of acting as a credible peer and trusted advisor to decisive, high-standard senior executives (VP/C-Level).
• Demonstrated experience leading teams through reorganizations, mergers, or structural shifts to build shared culture and cross-functional synergy.
• Proven track record of partnering with cross-border, distributed teams across multiple jurisdictions, with a sound working knowledge of varying European labor legislations and Works Councils.
• Exceptional communication and emotional intelligence, with the ability to influence without authority, manage expectations, and lead with radical candor. You bring a solutions-oriented mindset, capable of cutting through complexity to deliver simple, high-impact outcomes.
• You have the practical capability to coach both emerging managers and seasoned executives on people leadership and team engagement.
• You are comfortable using people analytics and qualitative insights to build compelling business cases, track team engagement, and measure the effectiveness of people initiatives.
• You are a proactive self-starter who drives initiatives autonomously, delivers tangible business impact, and embraces a continuous drive to learn, reflect, and iterate on existing ways of working.

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors 🚀.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation. 
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.    
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.  
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, experiences, and backgrounds. 
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.

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