VP People

Fiskaly, a market leader in cloud-based fiscalization solutions, is on a mission to make compliance simple, seamless, and effortless for businesses across Europe. Their purpose is clear: the company exists to enable businesses to thrive while creating a level playing field that drives fairness across society.

As the VP People, you’ll be at the forefront of coaching and leading the 3 founders of Fiskaly into the new era of development, post investment with Verdane. You will be at the heart of the people strategy, supporting the internationalisation of Fiskaly, professionalising the leadership team and creating new core processes for scaling the business for the journey ahead.

• Lead the development and implementation of a forward-thinking and data-informed people strategy which is aligned with the company’s business goals and objectives
• Advise and support the founders with the introduction of new leadership hires
• Support in creating and updating organizational structures to better enable the execution of company strategy
• Contribute to building and leading the people team with an impact and growth mindset
• Act as a people business partner to the management team, ensuring alignment between the People function and the wider functional areas
• Develop initiatives and processes around performance management, talent acquisition, Performance and Recognition Systems, Compensation & Benefits, L&D, internal career path programs and employee experience
• Have end-to-end responsibility of the employee lifecycle of Fiskaly employees
• Ensure employee productivity and engagement by enabling performance management systems and processes to provide feedback, set goals, and drive employee success
• Nurture and champion a positive and inclusive company culture that encourages innovation and collaboration (“people come first”)
• Own Fiskaly’s talent pipeline internally and externally, creating standardized hiring processes and providing a high-quality candidate hiring experience
• Further develop the company culture and employer branding
• Coaching of existing People-&Culture, management and leadership team on people related topics
• Optimize Talent Acquisition for High Growth. The VP should reinforce a data-informed hiring approach with standardized practices that are both scalable and adaptable to the specific regulatory needs in new European markets.
• Driving Change Management. With the rapid scaling anticipated, the VP should bring experience in managing change smoothly across expanding teams. This includes reinforcing transparency, implementing structured communication practices, and coaching leaders through growth-related transitions.
• Support Cultural Evolution. Given fiskaly’s commitment to “people come first” and diverse cultural representation, the VP should actively lead programs that preserve and scale the inclusive, people-centric culture. They should create avenues for continuous cultural alignment as the company grows across borders.
• Ideally having worked in a PE-backed corporation in the past.

Essential experience

• Multiple years of successful strategic people leadership experience, with clear evidence of business growth and commercial success as a result
• Extensive knowledge of core HR functions and practices and experience working with senior management
• Experience developing approaches to talent attraction, employee development and retention
• Demonstrated capability in adapting and innovating people practices, supporting a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization
• Experience leading and influencing people and culture
• A background working in high-growth companies, minimum the size of fiskaly today (85+ employees) – preferably at bigger scale

Competencies & personal characteristics

• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to develop and utilize People/HR data and metrics as they relate to and impact business topics
• Commercially minded approach to problem solving
• Highly motivated self-starter capable of adapting quickly to change
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to balance long-term strategic initiatives with execution and efficiency
• Strong interpersonal, stakeholder management and people leadership skills

Background & Education

• Qualified in HR and Business
• Fluent in English, preferably additional German skills

• Be at the Forefront of Compliance Transformation: Join a fast-growing company on a bold mission to lead the cloud-based fiscalization market across Europe, simplifying regulatory compliance to enable businesses to grow and succeed.
• Lead Mission-Critical Innovation: Work in a collaborative, transparent, and ambitious environment, leading a team dedicated to delivering solutions that make compliance effortless and create a fairer, more competitive economy.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly shape fiskaly’s growth, expand our market presence, and simplify regulatory compliance for businesses across Europe.
• Flexibility & Growth: Enjoy the flexibility of remote work while being part of a purpose-driven organization that values personal growth, teamwork, and bold vision.

We look forward to your application!