HR Manager; m​/f​/d

HYROX is a global sports event series that combines running and functional fitness training in a unique race format. Founded in Germany in 2017, HYROX has evolved into a worldwide fitness movement with events across five continents, attracting tens of thousands of athletes every season.

As our presence expands rapidly across North America and into new regional markets, we operate as one united Global People Team—collaborating across borders to build a high-performing, resilient People Ops foundation for our growing international workforce.

To support our rapid growth across North America, we are seeking a hands-on, highly collaborative HR Manager (m/f/d) to strategically drive day-to-day HR operations in the U.S., serve as the bridge between global HQ and local execution, and provide direct leadership to our local People team member.

In our integrated matrix structure, you will be the key regional interface—adapting global policies locally while connecting teams with HQ shared services like Recruitment, IT and Global Mobility.

• Employee Lifecycle Management: Own day-to-day operational execution across the employee lifecycle, ensuring reliable support in payroll coordination, statutory benefits, onboarding/offboarding, and HRIS maintenance.

• Global HQ Interface & Strategy Alignment: Serve as the core interface between global HQ in Germany and local North American operations, translating global People strategy into compliant, culturally aligned local execution, and partnering directly with global shared service functions like Recruitment and Global Mobility.

• U.S. Compliance & Payroll Expertise: Serve as the regional subject matter expert on U.S. labor standards, multi-state compliance, employee vs. contractor classifications (FLSA/state standards), and payroll workflows, assessing local risk and advising on compliant execution as headcount grows.

• Systems Integrity & Data Accuracy: Maintain system integrity and drive data accuracy across global and domestic workforce platforms, keeping employee records structured and actionable across borders.

• Culture & Employee Relations: Serve as an approachable, highly present partner to local employees and leaders, fostering a culture of psychological safety, trust, and proactive solution-seeking while supporting an authentic, highly engaged U.S. team culture.

• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and develop the local People team, providing coaching, mentorship, and exposure to increasingly complex HR initiatives while creating opportunities for team members to expand their scope and capabilities.

• Relevant HR
  
  Experience:
  
  4–7 years in HR Operations or People Operations, with 1+ years of experience guiding, mentoring, or managing team members.

• Scale-Up Problem Solving: Thrives in the unique, fast-paced environment of HYROX’s current growth phase, demonstrating strong problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity, overcome operational hurdles, and proactively drive solutions as we scale.

• Global-to-Local Adaptation: Ability to take global HR frameworks and effectively adapt, localize, and implement them to fit U.S., Canadian, or Lat Am legal and cultural standards.

• Team Connection & Engagement: Proven ability to build team connection, trust, and engagement through operational frameworks, clear communication strategies, and manager enablement.

• Tech Stack Proficiency: Hands-on experience working in a Mac OS and Google Workspace environment, with strong proficiency using modern global workforce platforms (such as Deel or Remote), established U.S. payroll/HRIS tools (such as ADP, BambooHR, or Workday), and contemporary collaboration and project management applications (such as Slack, Notion, Asana, Monday, or Jira).

• Hands-on Leadership…