People Ops Intern (m/f/d)

About HOLY

• HOLY is the soft drink revolution: With our product lines Energy®, Iced Tea®, Hydration®, Milkshake®, and our newest innovation, the HOLY Syrup Bottle® you get amazing taste across 50+ flavors while maintaining a good conscience—for your body & the environment.
• Over 2M loyal customers: Started in a shared apartment by three best friends, we have scaled to Europe's fastest growing consumer brand—and our cult-like community, the HOLY Squad, loves it: 4.6 stars on reviews.io speak for themselves.
• From D2C to Global Omnichannel: In less than four years, we've profitably scaled HOLY to more than €180M D2C revenue in DACH, FR, UK and PL. Now scaling our retail business, we're on an exciting transition to becoming a true omnichannel rocketship.
• We are still just getting started: Backed by the world's best consumer investors, we aim to revolutionize the soft drink industry and build a generational love brand: tastier, healthier & more sustainable. Our team of 170+ people aims high (Coca-Cola, we're coming for you!).

About the Position

As our People Ops Intern, you’ll keep the P&O engine running day to day contracts signed, files complete, and questions answered quickly and properly. You’ll support Kieu (People Ops Manager) in Personio (our HRIS), manage documents from creation through archiving, help coordinate monthly payroll updates, and handle formal correspondence with health insurers, the Rentenversicherung, and other authorities. If you like systems, care about getting the details right, and want real exposure to how People Ops works in a fast-scaling consumer brand, you’ll feel at home here.

Responsibilities:

• People records & documentation

Support in the full document lifecycle for our team create contracts, annexes, and VSOP/ESOP docs via Personio + DocuSign, and make sure every signed document is filed correctly in GDrive and in the employee’s Personio profile. Keep documentation compliant for EU and non EU employees.

• Payroll & HR data

Support the monthly payroll cycle contract changes, salary adjustments, sick leave, Sonderzahlungen, and hours tracking for Minijob and Werkstudent employees (including checking semester hour limits).

• External correspondence

Handle incoming P&O mail from health insurers, the Rentenversicherung, and other authorities scan, date stamp and file cleanly, and coordinate with Lohn4All for resolution. Manage formal written comms for remote employees, including physical mailings when needed.

• Team support

Be the a point of contact for day to day P&O questions run the ticket system, solve what you can, and escalate fast when something needs a senior decision.

About You

• German + English: You’re confident writing and communicating in both from contracts to formal letters to German authorities.
• Detail-first: You catch the missing field before a contract goes out. You double-check because it matters.
• Organised & independent: You can juggle recurring deadlines, prioritise when things stack up, and keep the basics moving without being chased.
• Discreet & trustworthy: You’ll handle sensitive personal and payroll data every day and treat it with the care it deserves.
• People Ops / HR admin experience (strong plus): You’ve already supported People Ops processes (e.g., HR admin, employee documentation, or payroll support) and can ramp quickly.

Our Offering

In today's job market, A players have many options to choose from. As part of our offer, we prioritise providing a productive working environment and opportunities for growth. In addition to competitive compensation, including company shares, you can expect:

• A successful and growing company: Join a company that has been growing profitable and quickly for the last 36+ months and have raised a series B, while many other e-commerce companies are struggling.
• **Huge impact and car