People Manager

BARKYN’S VISION

Barkyn delivers health and happiness to pet families around the world.

Our mission is to impact an important part of dog families' lives by giving them more years, more joy, and a deeper bond. We're changing the pet market and how e-commerce should feel: human, personalized, and beautiful. We were considered one of Europe’s Top 100 Startups by Wired, Top 50 Technology Fast by Deloitte, and a success case by Web Summit.

THE ROLE

We're creating a loved brand in Europe, and this is where your story begins!

As our People Manager, you will be pivotal in driving our brand's evolution across Europe by building a great culture and promotion top talent onboard.

Specifically, we expect you to:

• Structure a People roadmap and help us build a strong culture, supported by new initiatives, aligned with our values and business goals
• Foster a cheerful environment of dynamic communication, learning, sharing and collaboration
• Setup and run our performance appraisals, feedback loops, compensation structure and career progression
• Define the retention and employer strategy, inside-out
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and team managers to ensure seamless execution supported by the best talent on board
  
  
  

Mandatory requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in multiple companies
• Experience in People Ops and Culture (re)building at a tech company or startup
• Hands-on experience in retention initiatives, career management and employer strategy
• Experience at B2C businesses
  
  
  

Brownie points:

• Experience at a medium-sized startup, ideally at a scale-up stage
• Experience with OKRs, Roadmaps and priorisation systems
• Dog owner.