Team Lead People & Recruiting (f/m/x)

Become part of Tanso and decarbonize industries with us.

What if the impact of your role extended beyond a job title?

Not through marketing spin. Not through vague "purpose-driven" messaging. But through software that helps industrial companies understand, manage and actively reduce their environmental impact.

That's what Tanso is building. And it's one of the reasons people join us.

Why Tanso?

• Take Action in a Fast-Moving, High-Impact Environment. We move fast on sustainability because the urgency is real. That means decisions that matter, transparent processes, and the agility to navigate change.
• Challenge & Grow Through Ownership. Take ownership immediately, build expertise through hands-on experience, and leverage every available resource to achieve outsized impact.
• Foster Trust with Mission-Driven Collaborators. You'll join a team that prioritizes impact and each other. We give honest feedback, share credit, support each other when it matters, and hold high standards together.
• Embrace Responsibility & Drive Impact. Turn fragmented emissions data into actionable insights. Your work has immediate, visible impact - clearer decision-making and genuine momentum toward change.
• AI First-Mindset. We embrace cutting-edge technology to solve sustainability challenges. Push the boundaries of innovation and stay ahead of what's possible.
• Commitment to Performance & Excellence. We cultivate a high-performance culture where you thrive. Push yourself and others to excel, celebrate wins, learn from setbacks, and raise the bar.

Your role

To build and scale a world-class people function that enables Tanso to attract, develop, and retain exceptional talent while fostering a high-performance culture, we are looking for a Team Lead People & Recruiting (f/m/x).

As Team Lead People & Recruiting, you will own the people function end to end from workforce planning and recruiting to performance management, total rewards and culture, designing scalable, data-driven people practices that create an outstanding employee experience and support Tanso's growth.

Key responsibilities

• Translate Tanso's business strategy into scalable people initiatives by leading workforce planning, organizational design, role architecture, and career frameworks that support sustainable growth.
• Own end-to-end talent acquisition by building hiring plans, enabling hiring managers, scaling AI-supported recruiting processes, and strengthening Tanso's employer brand to attract exceptional talent.
• Define and evolve Tanso's total rewards strategy, including compensation philosophy, salary benchmarking, pay equity, and competitive benefits.
• Build and continuously improve a principles-based performance and development framework, including role clarity, manager enablement, career conversations, and learning & development programs.
• Own People Operations and systems by optimizing HR processes, HRIS and AI-enabled tooling, ensuring reliable data, seamless employee experiences, payroll accuracy, and compliance.
• Establish a data-driven people function by defining key people metrics, maintaining dashboards, and translating insights into actions that improve hiring, engagement, retention, and performance.
• Strengthen Tanso's culture and employee value proposition by fostering a values- and principles-led environment, driving belonging, and ensuring a consistent employee experience across the entire lifecycle.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing People & Recruiting team while acting as a strategic partner to leaders, translating business priorities into scalable people solutions.

Your profile

• A strong track record of translating business strategy into scalable People strategies.
• Proven success leading end-to-end hiring, from workforce planning and sourcing strategy through interview design to ensure consistent hiring of exceptional talent.
• Built high-performing organizations through effective performance management, manager enablement, career frameworks, and learning and development initiatives.
• Hands-on expertise in implementing scalable People processes, automation, and AI-enabled tools that improve operational efficiency and enhance the employee experience.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior leaders, coaching managers, influencing key stakeholders, and leading high-performing People teams.
• The ability to build scalable processes, simplify complexity, and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with fluency in German and English.

What we offer

• A highly competitive compensation package with an attractive equity package to participate in Tanso's growth.
• Hybrid working model that combines the benefits of onsite collaboration with the flexibility needed.
• A company-contributed pension plan to support long-term financial security.
• Yearly budget to support ongoing professional development.
• Sponsored access to EGYM Wellpass to prioritize your wellbeing with thousands of options.
• Exclusive discounts that help you save on a wide range of everyday brands, services, and experiences.

Our team

We're a diverse group of people, and that diversity is what makes us great. We bring unique perspectives to everything we do and are always eager to learn from each other. We work in cross-functional teams to tackle ambitious challenges, actively seek feedback and be the best versions of ourselves.

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About us

Tanso is an integrated sustainability software for carbon accounting and ESG data management. Our goal is to help manufacturing companies meet regulatory requirements and achieve their sustainability objectives.

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