---
title: 'Senior People Partner (f/m/d) at Black Semiconductor GmbH'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-people-partner-f-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-kxzk5631yxjf'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-11-09'
---

# Senior People Partner (f/m/d) at Black Semiconductor GmbH

- **Company:** Black Semiconductor GmbH
- **Location:** Aachen, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/blacksemiconductor/8784fddf-d9d2-4274-9986-1eb4c1f06097

## Job description

## Your Role

As a People Partner, you will work closely with team leads across Black Semiconductor, supporting them with day-to-day people topics, employee relations and team development. You will partner with our People Development team to deliver performance and talent cycles, support leadership development and contribute to organisational change as we continue to scale internationally. This role combines hands-on business partnering with longer-term work around employee development and talent transformation.

## What You’ll Do

- Act as a trusted People Partner to team leads, supporting them with day-to-day management and employee-related topics
- Advise managers on team development, performance, feedback and employee relations
- Deliver the complete performance review cycle together with the People Development team, including preparation, calibration and follow-through
- Support talent reviews and translate outcomes into clear development actions
- Develop and coordinate leadership training and development initiatives
- Guide managers and teams through organisational change
- Contribute to talent transformation and employee-development programmes
- Work closely with colleagues across People & Culture to provide a consistent employee and manager experience
- Support an international workforce across our entities in Germany, the Netherlands and North America

## What You Bring

- Experience in HR business partnering or a comparable people-focused role
- Hands-on experience delivering performance and talent cycles, including preparation, calibration and follow-through
- Confidence advising and supporting managers on employee relations, performance and team-development topics
- Experience with leadership development, organisational change or employee-development initiatives
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, scaling and international environment
- A collaborative, agile and solution-oriented approach
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across different teams and seniority levels
- Fluency in English, our company language; German would be an advantage
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365
- Confidence using AI tools effectively and responsibly, including knowing when their output needs to be reviewed or overridden
- Experience with HR systems such as Personio; knowledge of Leapsome and Monday.com would be beneficial

Our work culture People Over Processes. At Black Semiconductor, flexibility is key—we ensure work adapts to life, not the other way around. We champion work-life harmony, where careers are meaningful and enriching. Our processes are human-centric, allowing you to focus on what matters Let’s grow together. Your potential is our priority. We provide the autonomy to make a lasting impact and nurture your growth through a culture of continuous learning. We invest in your journey for professional and personal development Your Health and Future Matter. Your well-being is paramount. We offer a comprehensive benefits package with outstanding insurance, pension and virtual stock options for your mental, physical, and financial health. Your peace of mind is our priority - in the present and future We Live Openness. Collaboration and inclusivity are the cornerstones of our culture. We practice openness, fostering trust and respect. Individuality is our collective strength, fueling innovation and driving us forward We connect chips – and people. We encourage qualified individuals from any background to apply. We foster an inclusive and supportive work environment that values collaboration, innovation, and growth. Join our team and be part of an organization dedicated to making a difference in the industry

Can you picture yourself in this Role and our Company? Let’s connect!

If your application results in an employment relationship, your Applicant Data will be transferred to our personnel records and processed in accordance with applicable legal requirements; otherwise, your Applicant Data will be retained for up to six (6) months after completion of the recruitment process. [Read more about our privacy policy here.](https://www.blacksemi.com/privacy-policy)

## About Black Semiconductor GmbH

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Black Semiconductor integrates graphene photonics directly onto electronic chips to enable ultra-fast, energy-efficient data transfer between chips.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Startup) – raised ~€25.7M in private investment plus €228.7M in public grants (IPCEI); total funding reported as ~$282M (LinkedIn).
- **Headquarters**: Aachen, Germany
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Dr. Daniel Schall and Sebastian Schall

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Semiconductor manufacturing, integrated photonics, graphene-based chip connectivity.
- **Target customers**: B2B – data centers, chip designers, high-performance computing, telecom infrastructure.
- **Mission**: “Inspiring the world to rethink computing” by solving bandwidth and power limitations with graphene optical interconnects.

## Products & Services
- **Integrated Graphene Photonics Platform**: Combines photonics and electronics on one wafer using graphene for high-speed, low-power chip-to-chip communication.
- **FabONE Pilot Line**: World’s first production facility dedicated to graphene photonics (15,000 m² fabrication space, 2,000 m² office) – 300mm wafer pilot production under construction.
- **Applied Nanolayers Acquisition (Mar 2025)**: Brought in-house volume graphene production on 200mm wafers (Netherlands) to accelerate the roadmap.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metrics**: Total funding ~$282 M (LinkedIn); €228.7M grant (IPCEI, 2025); 99 employees (+106.2% YoY); 25 active job postings.
- **Notable Investors & Partners**: Vsquared, Cambium, Intel Ignite, RWTH Aachen University.
- **Growth Signals**: SPARK Award 2025 winner; acquired leading graphene specialist Applied Nanolayers; construction of FabONE pilot line; fast headcount growth and international presence (11 countries).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Graphene-based BEOL integration** – only material with the temperature budget, devices, and compatibility to allow back-end-of-line photonics integration.
- **CMOS-compatible processing** – seamlessly fits into existing chip production, enabling scalability.
- **Lower power, higher bandwidth** – replaces copper with optical waveguides, reducing latency and energy use.
- **First-mover facility** – FabONE is the world’s first production fab for graphene photonics.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale pilot line**: Complete FabONE construction and move from 200mm to 300mm wafer pilot production.
- **Secure next funding phase**: €25.7M private + €228.7M grant is drawn; next round underway.
- **Commercialization**: Move from R&D to customer-ready chip connectivity solutions, targeting data center and HPC markets.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Rethinking technology requires rethinking corporate standards” – minimal bureaucracy, maximum automation with in-house software tools.
- **Growth**: High-growth startup (106% headcount growth YoY); employees can have outsized impact.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive insurance (life, incapacity, accident), pension scheme, supplementary healthcare budget, learning & development budget, Rosetta Stone language courses, weekly yoga, monthly vouchers, discount partners.
- **Work Model**: Human-centered – team chooses when, where, and how they work (hybrid/flexible).
- **Team**: 32% technical roles; international team across Germany, Netherlands, US, Finland, etc. Strong ties to RWTH Aachen.
- **Career**: Active hiring (25 open roles) across engineering (lithography, CMP, cleaning), facilities, IT security, finance, and executive support.

## Sources
1. [blacksemi.com](https://www.blacksemi.com/) – Overview, technology, funding milestones
2. [blacksemi.com/about-us](https://www.blacksemi.com/about-us) – Founders, history, Applied Nanolayers acquisition
3. [blacksemi.com/career](https://www.blacksemi.com/career) – Culture, benefits, values
4. [linkedin.com/company/black-semiconductor](https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-semiconductor/) – Employee count, funding, headcount growth, job postings
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/blacksemiconductor](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/blacksemiconductor) – Open positions list

## Other roles at Black Semiconductor GmbH

- [Werkstudent/in Finance - Fördermittelmanagement (w/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/werkstudent-in-finance-fordermittelmanagement-w-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-we8mrpec44pf) — Aachen, Germany
- [Senior Mechanical Engineer (f/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-mechanical-engineer-f-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-xn7zk4t6xh70) — Aachen, Germany
- [AP/AR Operations Manager (w/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/ap-ar-operations-manager-w-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-1avn4zd38q6t) — Aachen, Germany
- [Senior Treasury Specialist (w/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-treasury-specialist-w-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-sgd132hacwqa) — Aachen, Germany
- [Principal Facilities Engineer (f/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/principal-facilities-engineer-f-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-kv0fxbarmtw3) — Aachen, Germany
- [SEM Technician (f/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/sem-technician-f-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-jwakaeb22pd7) — Aachen, Germany
- [Defect Inspection Engineer (f/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/defect-inspection-engineer-f-m-d-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-a7mefpyksq9s) — Aachen, Germany
- [Strategische:r Einkäufer:in – Halbleitermaterialien (w/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/strategische-r-einkaufer-in-halbleitermaterialien-w-m-d-black-semiconductor-qcdkfdt62r8a) — Aachen, Germany
- [ALD Lab - Working Student](https://feeny.ai/job/ald-lab-working-student-black-semiconductor-gmbh-aachen-mknexjbd9mnz) — Aachen, Germany
- [Graphene Photonics Device Reliability Testing Engineer (f/m/d)](https://feeny.ai/job/graphene-photonics-device-reliability-testing-engineer-f-m-d-black-afpg6dehzkse) — Aachen, Germany