Senior HR Business Partner - Tech

Summary

Join Qonto as a Senior People Business Partner and become a strategic partner to our Tech teams, shaping the employee experience for 200+ tech talents. You will play a crucial role in supporting our ambitious tech roadmap by attracting, developing, and retaining engineering talent. As part of the People Development team, you will directly impact how our engineers and technical leaders experience work at Qonto. Partner with managers to align people strategies with technical objectives. You will work specifically with tech teams, understanding their unique challenges and motivations. Support teams working on cutting-edge fintech solutions. Partner with leaders who value data-driven decisions and high-quality delivery. Collaborate with specialized teams to design technical career paths and attract top engineering talent.

Requirements

• Tech population expertise: You have proven experience as an HR Business Partner supporting engineering, product, or technical teams, with deep understanding of how tech talent thinks, what motivates them, and the unique people challenges in technical environments
• Engineering culture fluency: You understand the mindset and working styles of engineers, product managers, and technical leaders without needing to be technical yourself - you know how to communicate effectively with this population
• Complex problem-solving: You excel at navigating sophisticated people challenges common in tech environments, from managing high-performing individual contributors to supporting technical leadership transitions and team scaling
• Data-driven approach: You use metrics and analytics to understand team health, retention patterns, and engagement drivers specific to technical populations
• Communication excellence: You have outstanding communication skills and can build trust with technical stakeholders who value directness, logic, and evidence-based approaches

Responsibilities

• Partner strategically with tech leadership to understand technical challenges and develop people strategies that support our tech roadmap and scaling objectives
• Serve as the trusted advisor to managers and tech leads, providing guidance on technical talent management, career progression frameworks, and performance management tailored to engineering roles
• Drive retention and engagement within our tech teams by addressing unique challenges faced by engineers, from career development to technical growth paths and work-life balance
• Support technical hiring and onboarding by partnering with our Talent Acquisition team to refine our engineering recruitment process and ensure smooth integration of new tech hires
• Navigate complex people situations specific to tech environments, including managing high-performers, addressing technical debt in team dynamics, and supporting cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Product, and other teams

Benefits

• Offices in Paris, Berlin, Milan, Barcelona, and Belgrade
• Tailor-made remote work policy depending on the job you apply for and where you live
• Competitive salary package
• A meal voucher
• Public transportation reimbursement (part or global)
• A great health insurance (depending on the country)
• Employee well-being initiatives: access to Moka Care to take care of your mental health and great offers for sports and wellness activities
• A progressive disability and parenthood policy (1 in 6 of Qonto employees is a parent!) and childcare benefits with selected partners
• Monthly team events