{"id":1138029,"url":"https://alion.io/job/iwoca-people-experience-administrator-german-speaking","title":"People Experience Administrator - German speaking","company":{"id":6070,"name":"iwoca","domain":"iwoca.co.uk","url":"https://alion.io/company/iwoca","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":91,"open_postings":11,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.364,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":55,"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"part_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["London, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":32000,"max":36000,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":47829},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":1,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T08:24:09Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-23T17:59:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"The company\nSmall businesses move fast. Opportunities often don’t wait, and cash flow pressures can appear overnight. To keep going, and growing, SMEs need finance that’s as flexible and responsive as they are.\nThat's why we built iwoca. Our smart technology, data science and five-star customer service ensures business owners can act with the speed, confidence and control they need, exactly when it's needed.\nWe’ve already cleared the way for 100,000 businesses with more than £4 billion in funding. Our passionate team is driven to help even more SMEs succeed, through access to better finance and other services that make running a business easier. Our ultimate mission is to support one million SMEs in their defining moments, creating lasting impact for the communities and economies they drive.\nPeople Experience Administrator (German-speaking) - People Operations\nPart-time: 25 hours per week (flexible). Hybrid in London, United Kingdom.\nWe’re looking for a People Experience Administrator\nKeep the employee journey running smoothly for iwocans across the UK and Germany. You'll support payroll in both countries, run onboarding and offboarding, and be the first port of call for questions. This is a part-time role, ideally 25-hours spread across five days, but if a different pattern suits you better, we can be flexible.\nThe team\nThe People Operations team's mission is to attract, develop and retain high performers who genuinely love being part of iwoca. The People Experience team handles the nuts and bolts of the entire employee journey, from onboarding and offboarding to background checks and visa paperwork. It looks after HR systems like BambooHR and Peakon, keeps policies up to date, and manages benefits and payroll. The team is the first point of contact for most People Operations questions.\nThe role\nAs our People Experience Administrator, you'll be the first point of contact for iwocans and the person who keeps the employee journey running smoothly, from someone's first day to their last.\nSupporting payroll across our UK and German teams is a key part of the role, so you'll play a direct part in making sure every iwocan gets paid correctly and on time.\nIt's a broad, hands-on role at the heart of our People Operations team, with the flexibility to shape your days and hours around your life, so it suits anyone balancing work with other commitments. You'll own your work and be someone the team relies on.\nIn this role, you'll:\nSupport the payroll process across our UK and German entities, working with Finance and our People Partners so every iwocan gets paid correctly and on time.\n\nOwn the day-to-day running of our UK and German benefits, and be the person iwocans come to when they have a question about them.\n\nMaintain our HR database (BambooHR) through careful data entry and regular audits, keeping people data accurate across both countries.\n\nCoordinate onboarding for every new iwocan, from background checks to new-starter set-up, so their first days run seamlessly.\n\nRun the offboarding process, booking and tracking exit interviews.\n\nAnswer iwocans' day-to-day questions, directly or through our ticketing system.\n\nWork across People processes in both the UK and Germany.\n\nThe requirements\nIdeally 1-3 years' experience in a People Operations or HR administration role.\n\nFluent in German and English, so you can confidently support our German team and the payroll and benefit administration.\n\nConfident with HR systems (we use BambooHR and Ashby), accurate with data and reporting, and careful with confidential information.\n\nComfortable working independently and juggling competing priorities.\n\nComfortable using AI tools in practical ways to work faster and improve the quality of your work, with good judgement about when to use them.\n\nGenuinely excited by the operational side of the People Ops: you love improving processes, driving change, and being at the centre of how things get done.\n\nThe salary\nThese are full-time salaries that we'll pro-rate for the hours you work. We expect to pay from £32,000 - £36,000 for this role in London but, we’re open-minded and want to find the right person for this role, so definitely include your salary goals with your application. We routinely benchmark salaries against market rates, and run quarterly performance and salary reviews.\nThe culture\nAt iwoca, we prioritise a culture of learning, growth, and support, and invest in the development of our team members. We value thought and skill diversity, and encourage people to explore new areas of interest, adopt better tools - including AI - and apply sound judgement so our products and decisions improve over time.\nThe offices\nWe put a lot of effort into making iwoca a great place to work:\nOffices in London, Leeds, Berlin, and Frankfurt with plenty of drinks and snacks.\n\nEvents and community-led groups, including running groups, padel, and monthly ping-pong and pool competitions.\n\nThe benefits\nFlexible working hours.\n\nMedical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership.\n\nA choice between a dedicated dental plan or a health cash plan that reimburses everyday medical expenses.\n\nA private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.\n\n25 days’ holiday per year, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave.\n\nA one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.\n\nInstant access to external counselling and therapy sessions for team members that need emotional or mental health support.\n\n3% Pension contributions on total earnings.\n\nAn employee equity incentive scheme.\n\nGenerous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.\n\nElectric car scheme and cycle to work scheme.\n\nTwo company retreats a year: we’ve been to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.\n\nAnd to make sure we all keep learning, we offer:\nA learning and development budget for everyone.\n\nCompany-wide talks with internal and external speakers.\n\nAccess to learning platforms like Treehouse.\n\nUseful links:\niwoca benefits & policies\n\nInterview welcome pack","description_format":"text","description_chars":6144,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":1,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"German","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Equity","Flexible schedule","Gym membership","Health insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Financial Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T09:02:02Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T20:14:31Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":47829,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/iwoca-people-experience-administrator-german-speaking","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/iwoca-people-experience-administrator-german-speaking.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T20:14:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}