Senior Business Manager (d/f/m) - Professional Services
Personio's intelligent HR platform helps small and medium-sized organizations unlock the power of people by making complicated, time-consuming tasks simple and efficient. Our team of 1,500 Personios is building user-friendly products that delight our 15,000+ customers and their 1.5 million employees. Ready to make an impact from day one?
The Role Introduction: “The Role”
Our Customer Experience team thrives on collaboration, working closely with teams across Personio to ensure that customer voices are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to understanding and advocating for our customers, using data-driven insights to shape our customer experience strategies and influence what we build.
As Senior Business Partner (m/f/d) for Professional Services, you'll act as the strategic right hand to senior business leaders, driving the successful running and evolution of the business unit through data insights, critical project management, and operational excellence. You'll partner closely with leadership to shape department strategy, ensuring alignment with company direction while coordinating prioritization and investment decisions.
This role requires 3 days per week in the office and is based in Munich, Dublin, Berlin or Amsterdam.
Role Responsibilities: “What You’ll Do”
Strategic Partnership: You act as the right-hand to the Senior Director of Professional Services, building strong relationships with senior leaders and their management teams to evolve strategy and represent the functional area across CX and the organization.
Business Operations & Financial Planning: You manage and evolve day-to-day business operations, providing financial inputs, ROI analysis, driving forecasting and capacity insights, and serving as the FP&A interface for your business unit.
Data-Driven Insights & Business Cases: You deliver ad-hoc and recurring performance reporting, create compelling business cases using data to prioritize investments, and regularly present insights to senior CX leaders and the executive team.
Initiative Delivery & Program Management: You drive execution of key strategic Professional Services initiatives and CX OKRs, coordinating cross-functionally with other departments to align priorities and investment.
Process Excellence & Automation: You standardize and continuously improve project delivery workflows, develop key Professional Services processes (driving activation, adoption, engagement CSAT, etc.), and explore automation opportunities using AI and other technologies like RPA.
Operationalising Professional Service Catalog: You work together with our Engagement Manager to maintain and evolve the professional services we offer to new and existing customers. You operationalise how these different services impact team staffing, delivery, and the needed processes and systems.
Professional Service Design: You create and operationalize a framework for development of complex support use cases into billable Professional Services.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: You act as the single point of contact for all operational needs, partnering effectively with the Operations Analyst team and specialist teams throughout the organization.
Role Requirements: “What You Need to Succeed”
Education & Language: You have a university degree (or equivalent relevant work experience) and are fluent in written and spoken English; proficiency in German or another European language is a strong plus.
SaaS & Analytical Expertise: You have proven experience with enterprise SaaS software solutions and analytical tools, with the ability to leverage data for strategic decision-making and forecasting.
Self-Sufficient Execution: You thrive in small, dynamic, fast-growing teams, operating with a can-do attitude, self-sufficiency, and strong personal accountability to drive results independently.
Strategic Communication: You possess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written), enabling you to present complex insights to senior leadership and align stakeholders at all levels.
Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving: You apply critical thinking, analytical reasoning, and conflict-resolution skills to navigate ambiguity, solve complex problems, and make data-driven decisions.
Multi-Tasking & Prioritization: You excel at managing multiple priorities efficiently, balancing strategic initiatives with day-to-day operational needs in a fast-paced environment.
Continuous Improvement Mindset: You have a passion for optimizing processes, efficiency, value, and quality, with familiarity of the Personio tech stack and ability to communicate scope expectations with both customer executives and technical stakeholders.
Benefits: “Why Personio”
Personio is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an integrative culture where everyone feels welcomed and supported. We embrace uniqueness and understand that our diverse, values-driven culture makes us stronger. We are proud to have an inclusive workplace environment that will foster your development no matter your gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.
Aside from our people, culture, and mission, check out some of the other benefits that make Personio a great place to work:
Receive a competitive reward package – reevaluated each year – that includes salary, benefits, and pre-IPO equity
Enjoy 28 days of paid vacation, plus an additional day after 2 and 4 years
Make an impact on the environment and society with 1 (fully paid) Impact Day
Receive generous family leave, child support, mental health support, and sabbatical opportunities.
We follow an office-led, remote friendly approach, including opportunities to work from home and international locations. Many of our teams have designated days for gathering in the office to enhance collaboration and foster a sense of community.
We enjoy gathering for meals, cultural initiatives, and events like local Summer Sessions and year-end celebrations. There's also healthy snacks, drinks, and a weekly catered lunch.
