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Junior People Operations Manager
KnowunityGermanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 May 2025
About the role
Forget traditional learning! We are building Europe's fastest growing AI learning companion.
Our purpose is to create a future where every student on the planet can access, enjoy, and benefit from the highest quality education. Since we founded Knowunity straight out of high school in 2020, we've been committed to revolutionizing the way students around the world learn and engage with education.
Today, we are Europe's leading AI learning companion with millions of students using our AI companion on a weekly basis. We are still super early on our mission of building the #1 AI learning company for over one billion students on a truly global scale. Education has never been more exciting. There is finally the opportunity to truly personalise learning for every student, unlocking multi-billion dollar opportunities.
Backed by over $25 million in funding from leading venture capital firms including Project A, Redalpine, Stride, Educapital and more, we are supported by some of the best on this unique mission! We are building a rockstar team of 50-60 extremely driven and hard working colleagues who have the unique ability to build the first AI learning unicorn in the next few years. If you are willing to go the extra mile, live for success, and move extremely fast, we want you with us on this unique journey!
Join us and be part of our educational AI revolution!
We are seeking a driven (Junior) People Operations manager to own the operational backbone that enables our team to focus on doing their best work in building the #1 AI learning companion for 1 billion students worldwide. This role is perfect for someone who gets excited about eliminating administrative friction through smart automation, AI and, innovative processes. Reporting directly to our Director People, Lilian Berge, you will have the opportunity to redefine what high-impact people operations look like.
Your mission will be to...
- Own onboarding and offboarding, ensuring smooth transitions and exceptional experiences at every touchpoint
- Manage and maintain accurate employee records, contracts, and documentation across our HRIS
- Handle payroll and benefits administration and coordinate with external providers to ensure timely, accurate compensation for all team members
- Create and maintain employee policies, handbooks, and operational procedures that scale
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions and requests, providing quick and helpful solutions
- Design and implement lean, efficient processes using AI, automation, and innovative thinking to minimise administrative overhead and eliminate outdated approaches while maintaining quality and compliance
- Support visa applications for our international team members and new hires
- Support company events that strengthen our culture and celebrate our wins together
- Manage office operations and workplace experience to maintain a productive, welcoming environment
This mission is awesome, because you will…
- Build the operational systems that enable our team to create the #1 AI learning platform used by millions of students worldwide
- See the direct impact of your work on team productivity and satisfaction, creating an environment where people can focus on what they do best
- Experience the satisfaction of being the person everyone can count on to solve problems and make things work seamlessly
- Be at the forefront of implementing AI-driven people operations that give us an operational advantage
- Have ownership over our people processes and the autonomy to innovate and implement solutions that actually work
- Work alongside ambitious colleagues who care about doing excellent work together
- Accelerate your career by mastering AI tools and automation techniques that put you ahead of other People Ops professionalsYou're someone who finds genuine satisfaction in making other people's work lives better through smart systems and seamless processes. You know the difference between helpful structure and processes that slow people down. When you see inefficient processes, you can't help but think of ways to streamline them or automate the repetitive parts entirely. You get satisfaction from resolving issues quickly and preventing future problems through smart system design. You don't accept "this is how we've always done it" but actively look for opportunities to do things better, faster and with less manual effort. You thrive in environments where you can own your work and implement improvements without endless approval chains. You prefer being evaluated on impact and results and you naturally balance attention to detail with understanding the bigger picture.
What yo
Our purpose is to create a future where every student on the planet can access, enjoy, and benefit from the highest quality education. Since we founded Knowunity straight out of high school in 2020, we've been committed to revolutionizing the way students around the world learn and engage with education.
Today, we are Europe's leading AI learning companion with millions of students using our AI companion on a weekly basis. We are still super early on our mission of building the #1 AI learning company for over one billion students on a truly global scale. Education has never been more exciting. There is finally the opportunity to truly personalise learning for every student, unlocking multi-billion dollar opportunities.
Backed by over $25 million in funding from leading venture capital firms including Project A, Redalpine, Stride, Educapital and more, we are supported by some of the best on this unique mission! We are building a rockstar team of 50-60 extremely driven and hard working colleagues who have the unique ability to build the first AI learning unicorn in the next few years. If you are willing to go the extra mile, live for success, and move extremely fast, we want you with us on this unique journey!
Join us and be part of our educational AI revolution!
We are seeking a driven (Junior) People Operations manager to own the operational backbone that enables our team to focus on doing their best work in building the #1 AI learning companion for 1 billion students worldwide. This role is perfect for someone who gets excited about eliminating administrative friction through smart automation, AI and, innovative processes. Reporting directly to our Director People, Lilian Berge, you will have the opportunity to redefine what high-impact people operations look like.
Your mission will be to...
- Own onboarding and offboarding, ensuring smooth transitions and exceptional experiences at every touchpoint
- Manage and maintain accurate employee records, contracts, and documentation across our HRIS
- Handle payroll and benefits administration and coordinate with external providers to ensure timely, accurate compensation for all team members
- Create and maintain employee policies, handbooks, and operational procedures that scale
- Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions and requests, providing quick and helpful solutions
- Design and implement lean, efficient processes using AI, automation, and innovative thinking to minimise administrative overhead and eliminate outdated approaches while maintaining quality and compliance
- Support visa applications for our international team members and new hires
- Support company events that strengthen our culture and celebrate our wins together
- Manage office operations and workplace experience to maintain a productive, welcoming environment
This mission is awesome, because you will…
- Build the operational systems that enable our team to create the #1 AI learning platform used by millions of students worldwide
- See the direct impact of your work on team productivity and satisfaction, creating an environment where people can focus on what they do best
- Experience the satisfaction of being the person everyone can count on to solve problems and make things work seamlessly
- Be at the forefront of implementing AI-driven people operations that give us an operational advantage
- Have ownership over our people processes and the autonomy to innovate and implement solutions that actually work
- Work alongside ambitious colleagues who care about doing excellent work together
- Accelerate your career by mastering AI tools and automation techniques that put you ahead of other People Ops professionalsYou're someone who finds genuine satisfaction in making other people's work lives better through smart systems and seamless processes. You know the difference between helpful structure and processes that slow people down. When you see inefficient processes, you can't help but think of ways to streamline them or automate the repetitive parts entirely. You get satisfaction from resolving issues quickly and preventing future problems through smart system design. You don't accept "this is how we've always done it" but actively look for opportunities to do things better, faster and with less manual effort. You thrive in environments where you can own your work and implement improvements without endless approval chains. You prefer being evaluated on impact and results and you naturally balance attention to detail with understanding the bigger picture.
What yo
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