THE PULSE OF INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE NORDICS ! Since 2013, TechBBQ has worked to support and strengthen the Nordic ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation, based on the distinctive Nordic values ​​of openness, inclusion, trust, and meeting each other at eye level. TechBBQ is Scandinavia's largest startup & innovation summit. For more details Check : https://techbbq.dk/

Our people are our greatest asset.We approach HR at TechBBQ the same way that we approach everything else. We take complex issues, and create extraordinary solutions that our team love. From on-boarding flows to line manager coaching and development, our goal is to create a partnership with our teams that is people-centric and value adding. 

Your Mission

As TechBBQ’s Head of People and Culture, you will be responsible for scaling TechBBQ’s team, building a culture that will attract top talent, and supporting the organization through several major milestones. You’ll partner closely with our management team to map organizational growth, set our yearly talent plans, and align the People & Talent budget. You’ll also be the official people partner to our executive team, and provide 1:1 coaching as well as the sourcing of external resources to develop the team’s leadership capacity. Your day-to-day will include optimizing for growth through hiring and people development while also minimizing risks related to turnover and compliance. Motivating and retaining interns and talented volunteers closer to the annual summit. 

As TechBBQ’s Head of People, you responsibilities will include:

• Scaling TechBBQ: You will grow the team by playing a hands-on role in filling openings, sourcing top talent, and building the long-term People & Talent roadmap that will help TechBBQ meet its strategic business goals.

• Supporting act: You will helping the operation team with Payroll and operational duties.

• People partnership: You will develop leadership capacity & align on strategic priorities with the leadership team and other managers.

• Talent mapping & restructuring: You will partner with founders to make necessary structural changes, and map TechBBQ’s growth over the next few years.

• Employee relations: You will be a point of contact for all employee inquiries, and will be responsible for escalating and investigating inquiries when needed.

• Maintain human resources: You will maintain records for employees by recording the hiring, transfer, termination, change in job classifications, and merit increase dates as well as tracking vacation, sick, and personal time.

• HR policy & compliance: You will ensure TechBBQ’s employment contracts, termination processes, and handbook policies are compliant with Danish regulations

• Talent & HR budget management: You will own and allocate all spending related to hiring, people & talent softwares, and total rewards, you will also own negotiation with vendors and facilities to optimize the budget.

• Onboarding and offboarding new joiners 

• In addition to day-to-day work, you will also:contribute to the implementation of important HR projects 

• Demonstrated critical thinking and the ability to manage competing priorities in order to meet the needs of stakeholders.

• Creating Employee Experience: Ensure an optimal experience at every touch-point in the life-cycle.

• Creating a smart department: Creating and automating HR processes 

NICE TO HAVE

• Start-up / Tech Industry / Financial Services experience

• Experience in a MNC / international team

• Past experience in recruitment.

• Working knowledge of local employment law and HR Practices

You’ll thrive in this role if you:

• Minimum 4 years of recruitment experience

• Minimum 4 years of experience in HR generalist/partner role

• Ability to Inspire & Empower team of volunteers and interns 

• You are a make-it-happen person who is excited to roll up your sleeves

• You are highly organised and can bring structure and clarity to anything

• You are a confident G Suite user

• You are a great communicator, who enjoys presenting and can plan and execute training

• Creative mindset 

• Ability to work with large team including interns and volunteers onboarded closer to the annual summit 

• Multitasking in your forte 

• Are a people person, who loves to build relationships

• Are fast at establishing trust and bond with potential candidates

• Are happy to help employees with people-related matters and good at reaching out

• Speak and write excellent English

• Love to be proactive, identifying opportunities for growth and workplace improvements and doing something about it

• Believe you can contribute to a vibrant, diverse and inclusive company culture

You will also have access to benefits such as:

• Comprehensive health plans 

• Ability to work remotely

• A culture that emphasizes learning and work-life harmony

• Healthy food and snacks

• Off-sites and happy hours 

• Group training 

• Central location