HR & Recruitment Lead (m/f/d) | Part-Time

<p><strong>Location:</strong> Remote, CET-2 to CET+2</p> <p><strong>Hours:</strong> Part-time, 20 hours per week, ideally spread across four or five weekdays</p> <p><strong>Start:</strong> As soon as possible</p> <p>You will own the people side of MultiBase for a small, international consulting team. Your primary focus is making sure colleagues feel heard, supported and clear about their development. Recruitment is a secondary responsibility when hiring needs arise.</p> <p>This is a hands-on standalone role with no direct reports, reporting directly to the management.</p> <p><strong>About MultiBase</strong></p> <p>MultiBase is a specialist business intelligence and analytics consultancy, founded in 1991. We work with mid-sized companies across Germany, Austria and Switzerland to turn data into profit. MultiBase has delivered more than 1,500 projects for over 400 clients.</p> <p>We are around 20 people, working remotely across Germany, Romania, India, Brazil, Pakistan and South Africa. English is our working language. We are building an AI-accelerated consulting business with its own products.</p> <h2>Tasks</h2> <p><strong>Your role</strong></p> <p>You will create a consistent people rhythm for the team: regular contact, development conversations, onboarding, goals and skills records. You will spot issues early, listen well and bring senior management practical recommendations.</p> <p>When we hire, you will run a reliable recruitment process and give candidates a professional experience. You work independently within agreed criteria and bring senior management a clear recommendation when approval is required.</p> <p><strong>People management and development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Build regular contact with the team and provide a trusted, discreet point of contact.</li> <li>Run quarterly development conversations, independently or with the management.</li> <li>Make sure every colleague has clear, current goals in Sage HR and a current skills record in MuchSkills.</li> <li>Own the new-starter experience so that each remote joiner has a strong start</li> <li>Identify people issues early and bring management a practical recommendation.</li> <li>Make sure agreed actions, development commitments and important conversations are properly documented.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Recruitment</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own approved searches from vacancy brief to signed contract when hiring is required.</li> <li>Write and publish adverts, manage applications, screen candidates and hold structured first conversations.</li> <li>Run the hiring process: application, culture test, case study and interview with management.</li> <li>Coordinate external recruiters where needed and keep each search moving.</li> <li>Give every candidate a meaningful update within two working days after each stage.</li> <li>Decide early-stage progression and rejections within agreed criteria.</li> </ul> <p><strong>How you will work with our German office team</strong></p> <p>You own people management, candidate communication, development rhythm, onboarding experience, employee contact, goals and skills records.</p> <p>Our backoffice owns personnel administration, employment-contract administration, payroll inputs, absence records, local compliance and coordination with external counsel. You coordinate each new starter's onboarding together.</p> <p>AI and automation will reduce routine administration. You remain accountable for quality, confidentiality and sound judgement in people matters.</p> <h2>Requirements</h2> <p><strong>What you bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>At least three years in HR, recruitment or people operations, ideally in a small company, scale-up or agency.</li> <li>Experience holding development conversations and building trusted relationships with colleagues.</li> <li>Proven experience running recruitment processes: screening, structured first conversations, candidate communication and pipeline management.</li> <li>Strong organisation and documentation discipline.</li> <li>Sound judgement with confidential employee and candidate information.</li> <li>Cross-cultural awareness and <strong>fluent business English</strong>, written and spoken. This is essential.</li> <li>Practical daily use of AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude, with careful review of outputs.</li> <li>A reliable remote setup and at least three to four working hours of overlap with Central European working hours.</li> <li>Residence between CET-2 and CET+2, with the right to work in your country of residence.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Useful, but not required:</strong> German proficiency. If candidates are equally strong overall, German capability is an advantage. Experience hiring data, BI or software professionals. Experience with Sage HR, MuchSkills or similar tools. Experience in a distributed international team.</p> <p><strong>What success looks like</strong></p> <p><strong>After 3 months:</strong> You know every team member's role, goals and current development commitments. The quarterly review cycle has a clear date, owner and template. New joiners have a consistent and positive first-two-week experience.</p> <p><strong>After 6 months:</strong> Goals and skills records are current. Team members know where to raise concerns and development needs. When a search is active, candidates get clear answers within days and the process moves without senior management chasing it.</p> <h2>Benefits</h2> <p><strong>What we offer</strong></p> <ul> <li>Direct access to the management and real ownership of a function.</li> <li>A part-time role with meaningful responsibility.</li> <li>Budget for the AI tools you need for your work.</li> <li>Competitive compensation, discussed individually.</li> </ul> <p><strong>How to apply</strong></p> <p>Apply with your CV and tell us which country you live in. No cover letter is needed. Bonus: include a short paragraph about one people or recruitment situation you handled: what happened, what you did and what you learned.</p> <p>Our process includes a short practical case study before the interview with senior management. We read every application and respond to every candidate.</p> <p>MultiBase GmbH</p> <p><em>MultiBase is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation or disability.</em></p> <p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>