Head of People & Culture and Organisational Integration (M&A focus) (w/m/d)

At Mavie, we’re transforming healthcare by creating innovative, connected, and accessible solutions that support people across their entire wellbeing journey. As a fast-growing company, we offer a dynamic environment where you can shape, build, and grow—while turning bold ideas into reality.

We’re looking for a strategic, transformation-driven Head of People & Culture & Organisational Integration to lead our People agenda through the next phase of growth. This role is key in driving M&A, integration, organisational design, and culture—ensuring we grow into one cohesive, high-performing organisation.

• Partner with in-house and target teams during M&A due diligence to assess organisational, cultural, and talent-related risks, readiness and opportunities.

• Lead the people integration workstream across mergers and acquisitions, driving structure, leadership alignment, communication, and cultural harmonisation.

• Develop and implement integration playbooks and onboarding strategies to ensure seamless transitions for acquired teams.

• Act as the People & Cultural bridge between legacy and newly acquired organisations, ensuring alignment with Mavie’s mission and values.

• Develop a cohesive culture roadmap that fosters shared purpose, collaboration, and performance across all teams.

• Lead initiatives that strengthen employee and team engagement, inclusion, and leadership alignment throughout the integration process.

• Oversee team events, leadership offsites, and company events that deepen connection and belonging.

• Drive communication and change programs that embed culture and behaviors in daily operations.

• Lead organisational design and development to ensure clear accountabilities, scalability, and agility.

• Partner with leadership to define target operating models, reporting structures, and capability frameworks aligned with forecast business growth.

• Drive leadership development, talent planning, and succession strategies to support Mavie’s next phase of maturity.

• Drive critical hiring initiatives hands-on, ensuring key leadership and specialist roles are filled quickly and effectively to support integration and growth.

• Lead TA to strengthen sourcing, employer branding, and workforce planning, building agile talent pipelines aligned with business priorities.

• Oversee the overall People strategy in alignment with Mavie’s business goals.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the leadership team.

• Collaborate with our HR Operations Lead to ensure scalable, compliant, and data-driven HR processes that enable growth and integration.

• Align operational excellence with strategic people initiatives across all markets.

• Master’s degree in HR, Business Administration, Organisational Psychology, or related field

• 8+ years of HR leadership experience, ideally in scale-up, transformation, or M&A environments

• Proven expertise in post-merger integration, organisational design, and cultural transformation

• Strong background in M&A due diligence, change management, and leadership alignment

• Experience leading talent acquisition across multiple markets

• Solid knowledge of Austrian employment law and CEE HR practices

• Fluent in German and English; additional CEE languages are a plus

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills

• Strategic, hands-on leader with strong organisational and problem-solving abilities

• Collaborative team player with a proactive, high-performance mindset in fast-paced environments