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title: 'People Project Lead at Catawiki'
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# People Project Lead at Catawiki

- **Company:** Catawiki
- **Location:** Lisbon, Portugal
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catawiki/jobs/8306126

## Job description

At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s [Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car](https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/583-sports-memorabilia), a [Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton](https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/579-fossils), [Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit](https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/10035805) or [Usain Bolt’s running shoe](https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/583-sports-memorabilia), we encounter exceptional objects every day.

We’re a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week, more than 100,000 unique items are auctioned, all carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.

Having sold over 25 million unique objects, our mission is to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by three core values. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us.

- Taking ownership and driving impact
- Being open to change and feedback
- Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

## About the role

We're looking for a People Project Lead to join our People Team in Lisbon. In this role, you'll play a key part in driving People initiatives forward, ensuring great ideas translate into meaningful results. You'll be the person who connects the dots, brings stakeholders together, and keeps projects moving. From setting clear timelines to navigating challenges and ensuring accountability, you'll help us deliver People projects that make a real difference. Working closely with colleagues across People, IT, Finance and Legal, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to how we improve our ways of working and deliver impact across the organisation.

## What you’ll do

- Lead People projects from start to finish: Take ownership of planning, coordinating and delivering People initiatives, translating ideas into clear objectives, actionable plans and measurable outcomes.
- Improve and optimise People processes: Review existing processes, identify inefficiencies and implement practical improvements to further streamline workflows and strengthen People operations.
- Build stakeholder alignment: Work closely with teams across People, IT, Finance and Legal, fostering collaboration, managing expectations and ensuring clear, transparent communication throughout projects.
- Document and standardise ways of working: Create, maintain and improve process documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and guidelines to ensure consistency, clarity and efficiency across People operations.
- Navigate and drive change: Lead projects through organisational change, navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities and resistance while engaging stakeholders and supporting successful adoption.
- Drive continuous improvement: Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve efficiency and leverage AI tools and technologies to strengthen People operations and ways of working.

## What you’ll bring

We're looking for someone who combines strong project management capabilities with a solid understanding of People operations and a genuine passion for getting things done.

- 2+ years of experience in Project Management: A proven ability to coordinate and deliver projects, manage competing priorities and keep initiatives on track.
- HR Operations experience: An understanding of People processes and the operational realities of working within an HR environment.
- Fluency in English to a professional business level, both spoken and written.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and collaboration: You build positive relationships across teams, communicate clearly, manage expectations and bring different perspectives together to drive alignment.
- A proactive, hands-on mindset with ownership and accountability: You take initiative, work independently and follow through on commitments to deliver results.
- Problem-solving, decision-making and continuous improvement: You approach challenges pragmatically, make informed decisions and proactively identify ways to improve processes and ways of working.
- Change management and adaptability: You have experience navigating and supporting organisational change, bringing stakeholders along, managing resistance and maintaining momentum in evolving environments.

Where you'll be

This position is a hybrid role based in Lisbon, Portugal that requires working a fixed 2 days per week in our office.

## Why You'll Love Working with Us

- Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.
- Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.
- A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.
- Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to “Pursue Your Passion”. We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.

Interested?

Apply with an English CV and Cover Letter. By applying, you agree to [Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy.](https://www.catawiki.com/conditions/applicant-privacy-policy.pdf) If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support the review of your application. AI may help us assess how your experience matches the requirements of the role, but hiring decisions are always made by our recruitment team

## About Catawiki

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Catawiki is a curated online marketplace for buying and selling special, hard-to-find objects through weekly auctions, ranging from collectibles and art to classic cars and fashion.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Growth-stage; raised a €150M investment in 2021 led by Permira)
- **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2008
- **Founders**: René Schoenmakers and Marco Jansen

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Online marketplace, e-commerce (specialty collectibles, art, antiques, and luxury goods)
- Target customers: B2C – both buyers and sellers globally; primarily consumers and collectors, with some B2B engagement via expert sellers
- Mission or purpose statement: “To become the most popular destination for special objects across the globe – starting with Europe” and “bring the traditionally offline world of special objects online.”

## Products & Services
- **Catawiki Platform**: A weekly online auction marketplace where over 75,000 objects are offered each week, curated by 240+ in‑house experts. Features secure payments, escrow for high-value items, and public reviews. Available in 17 languages across 60+ countries.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (but backed by a €150M investment in 2021)
- **Key Metric**: Over 3 million objects sold in 2023 (15+ million total to date); 10+ million unique monthly visitors; >1 million bidding users in 2023
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Permira (lead investor in 2021 round)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 800+ employees (Catawikians) from 50+ nationalities
  - Operations in 60+ markets across 17 languages
  - Two‑thirds of seller earnings come from buyers outside the seller’s home market
  - 98% positive buyer reviews; ~90% of spend from returning buyers

## Competitive Advantages
- **Expert Curation**: 240+ in‑house specialists (e.g., watch experts, art historians) who vet every submission, ensuring high quality and trust – over 1 million objects rejected annually to maintain standards.
- **Cross‑Border Reach**: Built‑in logistics, multilingual support, and escrow payments make it easy for sellers to access a global buyer base.
- **Brand & Trust**: Strong reputation among collectors; notable past sales include Banksy works, Sylvester Stallone’s Mustang, and rare comic books.
- **Category Breadth**: Over 600 weekly auctions spanning collectibles, art, design, jewellery, watches, classic cars, wine, and more.

## Strategic Focus
- Continuing to scale the platform across European markets while expanding into new categories and geographies.
- Enhancing the user experience for both buyers and sellers through technology (data science, engineering) and expert services.
- Leveraging the €150M investment to invest in product, engineering, and international growth.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes ownership, openness to change and feedback, and passion for the mission. Described as “culture add, not just culture fit.”
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Team of 50+ nationalities; inclusive and queer‑friendly environment; commitment to equitable pay with annual pay‑gap reviews.
- **Hybrid & Remote Flexibility**: Activity‑based working with 2 days/week in office (for office‑based roles), 100% remote options for experts and some other positions; commuter costs covered.
- **Perks & Benefits**: Minimum 32 days paid time off (inc. public holidays), extra day for following your passion, maternity/family/partner leave, Employee Assistance Programme, holistic wellbeing programme, learning & development budget, and relocation support.
- **Engineering & Data Science**: Open roles in backend, platform, security, and data engineering (offices in Amsterdam and Lisbon); focus on building a scalable marketplace.

## Sources
1. [catawiki.careers](https://catawiki.careers/who-we-are)
2. [catawiki.careers](https://catawiki.careers/)
3. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/catawiki)
4. [catawiki.com](https://www.catawiki.com/en/help/about)
5. [catawiki.careers](https://catawiki.careers/benefits)

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