Head of People Operations

About us

Devtech is a global digital innovation company that helps emerging and Fortune 1000 businesses transform, scale, and disrupt through digital and cloud technologies.
As a trusted partner to some of the world’s leading companies such as Google, Nokia, Ingram Micro, Mimecast, Acronis, Telecom Italia, Dogado, Coca-Cola, HBO, and others, we help our clients envision and develop next-generation technology solutions that drive impactful business outcomes.
Founded in 2012, Devtech successfully bootstrapped the business for many years, before securing our first round of institutional funding from Claret Capital for €12M in 2022 to fuel our next stage of growth. We are now a team of more than 250 professionals that span Europe and North America. Our continued growth is a testament to the quality of work our teams produce.
At Devtech, we’re focused on building an environment that enables and encourages autonomy, mastery, and purpose for all team members. As we continue our global growth journey, we are seeking the best and brightest to join our team and help us execute our ambitious plans.
What you’ll do:

As the Head of People Operations, you will play an integral role in enabling the organization’s global growth. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of the scalable, innovative, efficient and inclusive global People Operations strategies. Your efforts will contribute to the achievement of the business strategy, while providing best-in-class employee experience. You will thrive in this role if you enjoy building and refining processes, mentoring and coaching your team, and supporting leaders. 

• Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing team: recruit, train, and coach a global team of People Operations professionals. 

• Compensation & Benefits: Develop a future-proof global total rewards strategy, implement and refine related processes, including salary benchmarking and grading, salary review, promotions, retention programs, job evaluation; and competence framework implementation.

• Administration & Compliance: Oversee all aspects of People Operations in each of the countries (including employee administration, preparation of payroll inputs, health & safety at work, and fire protection), ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations. 

• HR Information System: Implement a robust HR information system that streamlines People Operations processes, resulting in increased efficiency and data accuracy. 

• Reporting: Build an efficient reporting system and foster a culture of data-driven decision-making within the People Operations team and across the organization.

• On-boarding & Off-boarding: Implement and drive innovative, efficient, and inclusive on-boarding and off-boarding processes in collaboration with the Talent Development Team. 

• Organizational Design & Effectiveness: Support the development of an optimal global organizational structure and coach leaders on organizational effectiveness to increase productivity and drive business performance. 

• Employee Experience: Maintain effective mechanisms for employee listening (e.g. Employee Engagement Survey) to uphold Devtech culture and continuously improve the employee experience.

• Managers’ Support: Provide guidance and support to leaders in addressing performance issues, building performance improvement plans, and potential corrective actions.

What you’ll need: 

• 5+ years of experience in a managerial role, with focus on compensation, benefits and HR administration. 

• Ability to identify initiatives with significant strategic impact, while maintaining a hands-on approach. 

• Efficient stakeholder management, exhibiting strong integrity and problem-solving attitude to support business needs.

• Enthusiasm for process improvement and automatization initiatives. 

• Excellent communication skills – capability to effectively, clearly, and concisely articulate ideas. 

• Strong analytical skills with focus on interpretation of HR data, and generation of actionable insights. 

• Experience in project and change management. 

• Experience in HRIS usage, bonus points for experience in HRIS implementation. 

• Thorough understanding of Serbian Labor law. 

• Advanced excel skills. 

• Fluent in the English language. 

What we offer:

• Development program (training & conferences, internal knowledge sharing)
• Outstanding referral bonuses
• Private health insurance and 100% paid sick leave
• 25 days of vacation
• Paternity leave – 15 days for new dads
• Reduced working hours for the first month after returning from maternity leave
• Mental health program
• English language courses
• FitPass.