Über die Rolle

Wir suchen eine/einen (Senior) People Operations Manager (f/m/x), der/die unseren gesamten People Operations Bereich ganzheitlich verantwortet und aktiv mitgestaltet. In dieser Rolle bist du das operative Rückgrat unserer Organisation und stellst sicher, dass alle HR-Prozesse reibungslos, effizient und compliant ablaufen. Gleichzeitig entwickelst du unsere Strukturen gezielt weiter und treibst Skalierung, Automatisierung sowie die kontinuierliche Verbesserung der Employee Experience voran.

Standort: Frankfurt am Main

Deine Aufgaben

Employee Lifecycle: Verantwortung für den gesamten Employee Lifecycle - von Onboarding bis Offboarding
HR Operations: Steuerung aller operativen People Themen (inkl. Gehaltsabrechnung, Verträge, Dokumentation und HRIS/Personio)
Compliance: Sicherstellung arbeitsrechtlicher Compliance sowie Weiterentwicklung interner Richtlinien
Prozessaufbau: Aufbau und Skalierung effizienter People-Ops-Prozesse in einem wachsenden Umfeld
Business Partnering: Sparringspartner für Führungskräfte und Mitarbeitende in allen People Ops Fragen
Stakeholder: Enge Zusammenarbeit mit Finance, Legal, IT sowie externen Partnern
People Analytics: Aufbau und Nutzung von Reports und Dashboards sowie proaktive Auswertung von Daten zur Identifikation von Auffälligkeiten und Verbesserungspotenzialen
People Strategy: Mitgestaltung von Performance-, Feedback- und Kulturinitiativen sowie weiteren strategischen People Themen (z. B. Benefits, internationale Expansion)

Das bringst du mit

Erfahrung: Mehrjährige Erfahrung im Bereich People Operations oder vergleichbaren Rollen, idealerweise in einem schnell wachsenden Startup
Fachwissen: Fundierte Kenntnisse im deutschen Arbeitsrecht und in der vorbereitenden Gehaltsabrechnung
Tools & Prozesse: Erfahrung im Aufbau und in der Skalierung von HR-Prozessen sowie im Umgang mit HRIS-Systemen (z. B. Personio)
Analytik: Analytische, strukturierte Arbeitsweise und sicherer Umgang mit Daten
Kommunikation: Klare, empathische Kommunikation und souveränes Stakeholder-Management
Mentalität: Hands-on- und Growth-Mentalität, Eigenverantwortung und die Fähigkeit, mit Unklarheiten effektiv umzugehen
Innovation: Interesse an Automatisierung und KI-gestützten Lösungen
Sprachen: Fließende Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse

About Formo

At Formo, we’re rebuilding dairy to help create a just and resilient food system.

Using precision fermentation, we produce real, bio-identical milk proteins, starting with casein, without the need for animals.

As a B2B ingredient company, we partner with leading food manufacturers to bring next-generation dairy products to market. We focus on developing and scaling high-performance dairy proteins that enable our partners to create exceptional products.

Our work sits at the intersection of molecular biology, food science, and industrial biotechnology. By combining cutting-edge science with deep application expertise, we empower the dairy industry to deliver products that are indulgent, functional, and more sustainable - without compromise.

Formo is a venture-backed, fast-growing company with an international team of entrepreneurs, scientists, and operators united by the ambition to transform dairy from within the industry. Together with our partners, we are shaping a future where animal-free dairy proteins unlock new possibilities for innovation at global scale.

Why you’ll love it here

Ready to shake things up?

At Formo, you don’t just trade your labor for compensation - you join a mission. One powered by frontier science, real-world impact, and a team of brilliant, driven people who care deeply about what they’re building.

You’ll work side by side with interdisciplinary experts across highly skilled entrepreneurs, scientists, and operators. We believe the best ideas emerge when diverse perspectives collide, and when people are trusted with responsibility, autonomy, and meaningful challenges.

We’re building something ambitious, and we take the work seriously - but not ourselves. Expect close collaboration, fast learning and innovation, and a culture that celebrates progress (often with cheese tastings 🧀).

What we offer:

Help reinvent one of the world’s most iconic food categories
Participate in employee equity and build long-term ownership in what we’re creating
Benefit from regular team off-sites, monthly perks like discounted public transport passes and fitness memberships
Invest in your growth with a dedicated annual development budget for learning, training, and conferences
Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, and an additional day after 3 and 4 years tenure
Make an impact on the environment and society with 1 (fully paid) Team Impact Day
Work in an innovative office and lab environment with access to cutting-edge food and biotech infrastructure
Connect over regular team lunches, healthy and not so healthy snacks and drinks and shared moments that bring the team together

If you’re excited by the idea of sending cows on an endless vacation, applying world-class science and business thinking to a global challenge, and building the future of food from the inside - you’ll love it at Formo.

Disclaimer

Formo is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, genetic information, color, physical or mental disability, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.

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