People Partner Manager

Who you are

• Strategic Senior HR Leadership: Extensive experience leading strategic People Partnering teams within EU, product-centric technology organizations: you've been through rapid scaling and come out the other side with hard-won lessons to share
• Executive Presence & Influence: Proven capability to partner with, coach, and influence Executive and C-suite leaders, translating overarching business strategy into actionable people initiatives
• Change Management & OD Expertise: Hands-on experience designing and delivering complex organisational change, including large-scale transformation programmes. You know how to make change feel purposeful rather than disruptive
• Data-Driven & Operational Acumen: Strong business and financial literacy with a data-informed approach to measuring the impact of People strategy on overall business performance
• European ER & Compliance Knowledge: Solid, practical knowledge of European employment law and employee relations across multiple jurisdictions. You know where the nuances lie and how to navigate them with confidence
• CIPD accreditation, Master’s degree, or equivalent professional HR certification
• Prior experience providing interim cover or direct strategic support for C-level HR/People leadership
• Hands-on experience integrating cross-border teams following M&A activities in high-growth tech environments
• We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you

What the job involves

• Reporting To: VP People
• Strategic Leadership & Partnership: Serve as a strategic advisor and partner to Executive and Senior Leadership across the EU Tech business: shaping how we're organised, how we plan our workforce, and how we lead change that actually sticks
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a team of People Partners across UK and France, raising the bar on what it means to be a proactive strategic partner during a period of real scale and transformation
• Change Leadership: Architect and co-lead the evolution of our People Partnering model as we move through a significant AI-driven transformation, working closely with global People teams to make sure the experience feels joined up end to end
• Culture, Inclusion & Engagement: Partner with Reward, Internal Comms, and Engagement teams to build a culture where high performance and genuine inclusion aren't in tension but where learning, fairness, and belonging are built into how we work
• Governance, ER & Analytics: Own the escalation of complex European employee relations cases, keeping us compliant across jurisdictions and using people data to tell a clear story about where we are and where we need to go
• Operational Continuity: Provide senior support for the VP People as required, maintaining seamless oversight of business-as-usual operations and navigating complex strategic priorities across the department

Benefits

• Progressive leave policies - including leave dedicated to the moments that matter to you the most
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
• Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
• 26 days holiday
• Kaluza Share Scheme