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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.
• 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.

• 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.

• 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…