We are looking for a Payroll & People Operations Specialist to join our People Operations team on a fixed-term contract (12 months). Your main focus will be to run and improve our monthly payroll operations end-to-end (in close collaboration with Finance and our payroll partners/providers), while also taking ownership of Compensation & Benefits (C&B) operations and selected People Ops processes.

You’ll support the local implementation and continuous improvement of our People processes as we transition from global to locally owned HR practices. The role reports to the Head of Employee Relations & People Operations.

Responsibilities:

Payroll (primary focus)

• Support our Senior Specialist in running the operational payroll process end-to-end: monthly preparation, checks, approvals, and follow-up activities.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (People Ops, Finance) and external payroll partners/providers to ensure correct and on-time payroll processing.

• Manage payroll-relevant employee changes (e.g., starters/leavers, contractual changes, salary changes, variable pay inputs, absences where applicable).

• Ensure payroll data quality in our HR systems: validate inputs, reconcile outputs, investigate discrepancies, and document resolutions.

• Support payroll-related audits, reporting needs, and continuous improvements (e.g., checklists, controls, timelines, documentation).

Compensation & Benefits Operations (major secondary focus)

• Support the operation and administration of compensation processes, including annual pay reviews, salary adjustments, variable incentives, and benefits offerings.

• Maintain clean and up-to-date compensation data (e.g., salary ranges, guidelines, eligibility rules) and ensure alignment between compensation decisions and payroll execution.

• Coordinate cross-functionally with Rewards, Finance, People Partners, and Payroll for compensation cycles and related process improvements.

• Support local implementation and compliance work impacting rewards/pay (e.g., pay transparency requirements).

Your Profile:

• 3+ years’ experience in Payroll, Compensation, People Operations, or HR Analytics, ideally in a tech or scale-up environment.

• Strong skills in Excel/Google Sheets (pivot tables, data modeling) and working with large datasets.

• Analytical and detail-focused; able to synthesize, present, and communicate data and process information.

• Reliable, organized, solution-oriented; able to work both independently and collaboratively.

• Strong communicator (German is a must).

• Comfortable managing deadlines and shifting priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Nice to Have skills:

• Experience with compensation tools or HRIS/data visualization platforms.

• Familiarity with local compensation regulations or pay transparency topics.

Additional information

• Recharge with 28 days of paid time off.
• Stay mobile with a €50 monthly transportation/mobility allowance.
• Keep growing with a development budget and access to coaching.
• Family first - enjoy up to 12 (non-birth parent) or 20 (birth parent) weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• Learn anytime, anywhere with our online and offline library.
• Get rewarded with an attractive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plans.
• Work from anywhere - up to 20 days per year from wherever you feel most productive.
• Prioritize your well-being with a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family.

Company description

Founded in 1996, mobile.de disrupted the status quo of buying and selling cars as the first online vehicle marketplace.

Today, we are Germany’s largest vehicle marketplace with around 1.4 million listed cars, commercial vehicles, motorcycles and e-bikes. Both private customers and more than 40,000 registered vehicle dealers use the platform and benefit from 108 million customer visits per month. As a "one-stop shop”, mobile.de’s offering includes financing and leasing solutions in addition to buying and selling – and we will not stop innovating. If you are driven by an eagerness to learn and a passion for collaboration then we should get to know each other.

mobile.de is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply.

What we offer

Meaningful Work: We are a diverse, international, highly skilled and passionate team committed to a world where people share more and waste less. Every day you will have the opportunity to make a huge difference for our users, customers as well as shape the future.

Embracing AI: We’re at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into our operations. Being part of mobile.de you will work with and learn about AI tools, contributing to projects that leverage AI to enhance efficiency, improve customer experiences, and drive our mission forward. With an AI-first mindset, we foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation, empowering our team to explore and apply AI in meaningful ways for the company and themselves.

Growth and Development: We are a global organisation who truly believes in growing our people. To support this we offer lots of development and training opportunities and provide a budget for our team members.

Connection and Inclusion: Our culture is the glue that holds us together. We believe in making meaningful connections and creating an inclusive atmosphere with lots of opportunities to connect both in your day to day work and through social team activities (online and offline).