--- title: 'People & Talent Business Partner - 100% Remote at InnoCraft' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/people-talent-business-partner-100-remote-innocraft-berlin-nst20e3vc6jm' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-06' --- # People & Talent Business Partner - 100% Remote at InnoCraft - **Company:** InnoCraft - **Location:** Berlin, Germany - **Compensation:** €70k–€72k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-11-04 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/innocraft/118dea6b-9515-4f88-8768-a6b22fc12f65 ## Job description Help build the open future of digital intelligence At InnoCraft (trading as Matomo), we believe everyone has the right to data sovereignty, privacy and trusted analytics insights. Born from open source and backed by a global community, Matomo helps organisations understand their users and digital performance without surrendering ownership, privacy or control of their data. Today, Matomo is used on more than one million websites across 190 countries, supporting leading brands, national governments, universities and organisations in regulated industries. We are looking for a People & Talent Business Partner to help us build a high-performance culture, strengthen leadership capability and attract exceptional talent across our globally distributed organisation. Reporting to our Chief People Officer, you will partner with leaders and employees globally, with a particular focus on Germany and France. You will help our people navigate change, build resilience and maintain high standards of performance as we continue to evolve and grow. This is an opportunity to take real ownership, shape what comes next and see the global impact of your work. ## Why this role matters We are on a mission to change how the world approaches digital analytics, and that requires exceptional people, strong leadership and a culture where performance and accountability matter. We are also operating in a period of significant change. How we work, the capabilities we need and the expectations of our teams are evolving. We need someone who can help leaders navigate uncertainty, make difficult decisions, bring people through change and create an environment where high performance can thrive. Your work will directly influence: - High-performance culture: Strengthening accountability, leadership capability and performance standards across our global teams. - Change and transformation: Helping leaders and employees navigate uncertainty, adapt quickly and remain focused on outcomes. - Talent and growth: Attracting, developing and retaining the people and capabilities needed to deliver our mission. ## What you will own - HR business partnering: Partner with leaders across Europe and globally, providing practical, commercially sound advice on people, performance and organisational matters. - Performance and culture: Drive strong performance management practices, support leaders in addressing underperformance and help embed a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement. - Leading through change: Support organisational transformation, consultation and employee transitions, helping leaders navigate difficult conversations and bring clarity during periods of uncertainty. - Employment relations: Manage employee relations and employment compliance, with strong ownership of German employment law and support for France and other regions through local specialists where required. - Talent acquisition: Lead end-to-end recruitment across the business, including proactive sourcing, assessment and hiring for critical roles, particularly across engineering and product. - People operations: Improve people processes, onboarding, employee experience and workforce planning to support a high-performing, globally distributed organisation. ## What you bring - 6+ years of experience in HR business partnering, people operations or a similar role, ideally within a technology or international business. - Strong practical knowledge of German employment law is essential, including employee relations, performance management, organisational change and employment processes. - Proven experience supporting leaders through change, uncertainty, organisational transformation and challenging people decisions. - A strong understanding of high-performance cultures, with experience helping managers build accountability, address underperformance and develop their teams. - Hands-on talent acquisition experience, including direct sourcing and end-to-end recruitment. - Professional working proficiency in German and strong written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly in a global, asynchronous environment. - A strong record of taking ownership, exercising sound judgement and delivering measurable outcomes. Helpful experience - Knowledge of French employment law, French language skills and experience supporting employees in France. - Experience recruiting technical talent, particularly software engineers and product engineers. - Experience in SaaS, high-growth technology or globally distributed, remote-first organisations. You may not match every item, but you should bring strong capability in the core requirements and a clear record of creating meaningful impact. Why Matomo? Matomo is for people who want their work to matter. You will help build technology that protects data privacy, strengthens digital sovereignty and gives organisations a genuine alternative to surveillance-based platforms. We are intentionally lean, globally distributed and backed by a worldwide open-source community. Important work is not buried under layers. You will have access to meaningful problems, the context behind decisions and the opportunity to influence what Matomo becomes next. We value people who take ownership, exercise strong judgement and turn complex problems into clear, valuable outcomes. People who raise standards, challenge assumptions and care about the complete result, not only their part of it. High performance at Matomo means choosing the work that matters most, moving it forward with urgency and leaving customers, colleagues and Matomo stronger because of your contribution. You will have freedom over where and, within the needs of your role, when you work. In return, we expect clear communication, dependable follow-through and accountability for outcomes. We also protect focused work through: - No-meeting Fridays - No more than two days each week with late meetings - No meetings after 10pm in any time zone This is a place for people who want meaningful responsibility, visible impact and the opportunity to help build something globally significant. ## Benefits - 100% remote working within your country of employment - Flexible working hours, within the collaboration and coverage requirements of the role - 30 days Paid annual leave - Home-office equipment allowance - Health insurance support, where applicable - Mental-health and wellbeing support - Paid volunteering day - Pet bereavement leave Salary €72,000 gross per annum Hiring Process Please submit your application and CV in English Application → Screening → People & Culture interview → Team interview → Take-home exercise → Final interview Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matomo values what makes you unique. We're an inclusive employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, because diverse perspectives help us build better products. Fight for data privacy. Build the open future of digital intelligence. Create meaningful impact from anywhere. ## About InnoCraft ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: InnoCraft builds and commercialises Matomo, the leading open-source web analytics platform that gives users full data ownership and privacy compliance. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped) – self-funded and profitable. - **Headquarters**: Wellington, New Zealand - **Founded**: Not publicly available (Matomo platform launched in 2007; InnoCraft Ltd. was established later) - **Founders**: Matthieu Aubry (CEO) and Thomas Steur (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Web Analytics / Digital Analytics - **Target customers**: B2B – small to large businesses, agencies, public institutions, universities, and enterprises that require GDPR-compliant, privacy-first analytics. - **Mission statement**: “Liberate analytics” – empower organisations with 100% data ownership and built-in privacy. ## Products & Services - **Matomo On-Premise (Open Source)**: Free, self-hosted analytics platform licensed under GPLv3. Used on over 1 million websites worldwide. - **Matomo Cloud (Hosted Service)**: Fully managed, GDPR-compliant cloud analytics hosted in Europe. Includes all core features plus premium add-ons. - **Premium Features (Plugins)**: Heatmaps, Session Recording, A/B Testing, Funnels, Users Flow, Form Analytics, Media Analytics, Multi-Channel Attribution, Custom Reports, White Label, and more. - **Support Plans**: Tiered technical support subscriptions for self-hosted and cloud customers. - **Reseller Program**: Enables agencies to offer Matomo services directly to their clients. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, bootstrapped) - **Key Metric**: Matomo powers over **1 million websites** in **190+ countries**; the company has achieved **double-digit growth for 5+ years** and is **profitable**. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Self-funded; no external investors. Partners include government entities and GDPR-focused organisations. - **Growth Signals**: Expanding engineering team in Europe to support enterprise and public-sector adoption; actively hiring Senior Full Stack Engineers and a Senior Infrastructure DevOps Engineer (Germany). ## Competitive Advantages - **Data Ownership**: Users retain 100% ownership of their analytics data – no third-party data sharing. - **Privacy-First**: Built-in GDPR compliance, recommended by government entities; cloud hosting in Europe (NZ also deemed adequate by EU) avoids US data transfer risks. - **Open Source & Customisable**: Full source code access, extensive plugin ecosystem, white-labelling, and API. - **Security**: Constant updates, bug bounty program, external security reviews. - **Limitless Data**: Users choose how much data to store and for how long, with no artificial caps. ## Strategic Focus - **Enterprise & Public Sector Growth**: Increasing adoption among European institutions and companies that require strict GDPR compliance. - **AI-Empowered Development**: Using AI tools to accelerate experimentation, development, and quality. - **Platform Expansion**: Enhancing core analytics with advanced features (funnels, media analytics, etc.) and improving the developer experience through a clear engineering career framework. - **Remote-First Culture**: Strengthening a globally distributed team with strong hubs in New Zealand, Germany, and France. ## Why Work Here - **100% Remote**: Fully distributed team with flexible hours; positions available in New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, UK, France, Austria, USA, India, and Canada. - **Rewarding Compensation**: Competitive salaries (e.g., Senior Full Stack Engineer: €80,000–€110,000) plus paid certifications and training. - **Generous Leave**: 5 weeks of annual leave plus public holidays. - **Health Insurance**: Provided for New Zealand employees and select countries. - **Immigration Support**: Immigration New Zealand Accredited Employer – can sponsor visas. - **Engineering Culture**: High-calibre, collaborative team; clear career development framework; opportunity to shape a platform used by millions; emphasis on craftsmanship, quality, and user experience. - **Impact**: Work on open-source software that processes billions of data points monthly and is trusted by over 1 million websites globally. ## Sources 1. [matomo.org – Who is InnoCraft?](https://matomo.org/faq/new-to-piwik/who-is-innocraft/) 2. [linkedin.com – InnoCraft Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/innocraft) 3. [matomo.org – Website Terms of Use](https://matomo.org/website-terms/) 4. [matomo.org – Careers Page](https://matomo.org/jobs/) 5. [matomo.org – Senior Full Stack Engineer Job Posting](https://matomo.org/jobs/senior-fullstack-php-js-engineer-saas-100-remote/) ## Other roles at InnoCraft - [Senior Infrastructure DevOps Engineer (100% Remote Germany)](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-infrastructure-devops-engineer-100-remote-germany-innocraft-frankfurt-h54j2d4kg50x) — Frankfurt, Germany