HR AI and Automation Lead (All Genders)

About the Position

We are looking for an HR AI and Automation Lead (All Genders) to join our global HR Team. You will be responsible for the practical application of AI and automation across HR at STARK. Your mission is to reduce administrative work, improve data quality, and provide employees and managers with faster access to reliable support. You will work closely with HR leadership, IT, Security, Legal, and Finance to ensure these solutions are reliable for everyday use in a defense technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the HR AI and automation roadmap. Prioritize projects by business value, process readiness, data sensitivity, and implementation effort, with a clear owner and success measure for each.
• Build and maintain workflows for recruiting handovers, onboarding, employee changes, approval routing, and reporting. Select standard automation or AI according to the task and reliability required.
• Develop an HR knowledge assistant using approved policies and guidance. Ensure answers reference current sources, respect access permissions, and escalate uncertain or sensitive questions to the right person.
• Connect HR systems and collaboration tools through approved integrations. Improve data consistency, resolve failed handovers, and preserve the authoritative source for each record.
• Improve workforce reporting with reliable headcount, hiring, and process data. Help HR and Finance reconcile position approvals, recruitment activity, and employee records.
• Evaluate tools and vendors with IT, Security, and Legal. Define access controls, data handling, retention, and monitoring before deployment, with accountable human review for decisions affecting candidates or employees.
• Test output quality, permissions, and failure scenarios. Maintain documentation, alerts, and recovery procedures so deployed workflows remain dependable as systems and policies change.
• Train HR colleagues and managers, support adoption, and report results through time saved, turnaround times, error rates, usage, and operating cost.

Requirements

• Around five years or more in HR technology, HR operations, business systems, or automation, with ownership of projects from problem definition through implementation.
• Evidence of AI or automation solutions you have deployed and maintained, including the problem solved, adoption achieved, and measurable operational results.
• Practical ability to build integrations using workflow platforms, APIs, and webhooks. You can troubleshoot data flows and work with technical colleagues on more complex requirements.
• Experience applying language models to business workflows, including knowledge retrieval, output evaluation, and appropriate escalation when answers are unreliable.
• An understanding of recruiting and employee lifecycle processes, HR data, and the care required when handling confidential candidate and employee information.
• Strong project ownership and clear communication. You can turn an HR problem into a delivery plan and explain priorities, costs, and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders.
• Professional fluency in English and the judgment to work effectively in a security-sensitive, international environment.

Nice to Have

• Personio, Greenhouse, Google Workspace, Slack, or Confluence
• SQL or Python
• German language skills
• Experience in defense, aerospace, manufacturing, or another regulated sector. Equivalent systems and relevant implementation experience are welcome.

Locations

• Berlin, Germany
• Munich, Bavaria, Germany

We Offer

• Opportunity to work in a global HR Team
• Be part of a defense technology environment
• Professional growth and development

About the Company

STARK is a leading company in the defense technology sector, committed to providing innovative solutions and fostering a collaborative work environment.