🚀 Senior People Business Partner - Berlin 🚀
📍 Location: Berlin (Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office, 3 days per week at home)
💖 Department: People
📅 Position type: Full time

Are you a strategic, hands-on HR leader who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment? Do you have a deep understanding of German labour laws, works council collaboration, and organisational change? If so, this is your opportunity to make a real impact at MPB - the world’s largest platform for buying, selling and trading used photography and videography gear!

We’re looking for a Senior People Business Partner to lead our People function in Berlin, working closely with our leadership team to align people strategies with business goals and enhance the employee experience.

You will sit within the global People team here at MPB, and will work alongside our other People Business Partners and People Ops Coordinators in each of our markets (UK & US) whilst reporting directly into our VP People.

What you will be doing

✔️ Strategic Business Partnering: Work directly with the Berlin leadership team to develop & execute people strategies that align with business objectives

✔️ Works Council & Employee Relations: Build strong relationships with the MPB works council, ensuring compliance with German labour law regulations whilst fostering a collaborative and empowering workplace culture

✔️ Culture & Change Leadership: Drive organisational change and transformation initiatives, shaping a positive and inclusive culture

✔️ People Ops & HR Strategy: Oversee HR process, implement best practices, and enhance operational efficiency

✔️ Global Impact: Contribute to key global strategic people projects, with a particular focus on engagement, DEI, and employee experience

✔️ Coaching & Leadership: Lead and mentor our People Operations Coordinator in Berlin, supporting their career growth and development

What we are looking for

✅ HR Expertise: A strong track record of holding (senior) People Business Partnering roles, preferably in an international setting

✅ Labour Law & Works Council Experience: Strong knowledge of German employment law and experience in negotiating agreements and establishing efficient ways of working

✅ Strategic, Hands-on Approach: Ability to balance big-picture HR strategy with operational excellence

✅ Fluent in German & English: Essential for engaging with our diverse workforce and leadership teams

✅ Data-driven & Analytical: Experienced in using people metrics to inform decisions and drive improvements

✅ Change & Transformation Leadership: Proven experience in leading HR change programs and driving business impact

✅ Professional HR certification or equivalent experience is essential

Our Values; applied

🌍 Better, Connected: Driving a consistent and globally-aligned People experience

💡 Empowering and Empowered: Champion an inclusive workplace culture by promoting diversity, equity, and belonging. Foster a positive environment where all employees feel valued and empowered to collaborate, driving innovation and success

🔎 Insight-driven: Fostering a globally connected, insight-driven culture, using data-backed decisions to shape impactful global HR strategies and business partnerships.

🌱 Agents of Change: Developing and executing people strategies that drive sustainable success and transformational change

🌟 Focussed on Excellence: Driving efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability across people functions globally

🚀 Passionately Ambitious:We are solutions focussed, and drive continuous improvement and innovation from the People-perspective at MPB

About MPB

We are MPB, the largest global platform for used photography and videography equipment. Our platform transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade in photo and video kit. MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro.

We recognise the benefit of inclusive practices to better build a diverse community here at MPB. Our commitment to ensuring inclusion fuels and connects us as one with the diverse community of visual storytellers that we serve.

MPB customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of family makeup, race, sexuality, religion, gender identity, disability or age. At MPB, every employee has the opportunity to make an impact and grow.

Benefits

We support our staff and their careers in every way we can and we offer the following benefits:

• 28 days holiday
• 2 days off per year, to actively volunteer for a charity that is close to your heart, that aligns with the MPB values
• Retirement & Pension Plans
• EU Workers Council
• BVG ticket discount
• Employee Discount
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Learning Management System - the MPB 'Learning Lab' where you have access to thousands of free courses to up-skill in any areas you'd like; whether personally or professionally
• Regular social events
• Dog friendly office