HR Business & Operations Lead - EMEA

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

We are looking for a HR Business & Operations Lead (EMEA) to join our People team and support our growing EMEA organization. This unique role is built for a hands-on, detail-oriented professional who excels at core HR administration and operations, while actively expanding into strategic HR business partnership.

You will be a key point of contact for employees and managers across our 5 growing EMEA offices —owning day-to-day benefits administration, employment documents, data integrity, and local compliance, while also acting as a trusted advisor on manager enablement, employee relations, and talent processes. If you want a front-row seat to how a $15B+ technology company operates across Europe—blending operational precision with strategic business alignment—this is the role for you.

• Own entire employee lifecycle from onboarding, performance management, development, advancement, offboarding

• Serve as a trusted partner to regional managers and employees on performance management, employee relations, policy guidance, and team dynamics.

• Draft, manage, and maintain employment contracts, offer letters, and regional HR documents with a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Maintain and update employee data in Workday, ensuring records are accurate, complete, and fully compliant at all times.

• Administer and coordinate employee benefits across EMEA countries, serving as the first point of contact for employee questions and managing provider relationships.

• Leverage modern tools (including AI) to automate repetitive tasks, improve workflows, and continuously build scalable People operations as our team grows.

• Facilitate performance cycles, career advancement frameworks, total rewards/leveling, and local manager coaching initiatives.

• Partner with the broader global People team to roll out company-wide initiatives (compensation, engagement, succession planning) with local European context and relevance.

• 5+ years of experience in a progressive HR, People Operations, or Generalist role within a fast-paced environment.

• Hands-on experience navigating Workday, running workflows, and maintaining clean data.

• Solid understanding of core HR procedures, documentation standards, and multi-country European HR practices.

• Experience handling employee relations, manager coaching, or supporting performance review cycles.

• Strong organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and a "can-do" attitude to identify gaps and build processes proactively.

• Native-level German and fluency in English are required (additional European languages are a plus).

• Experience supporting benefits administration across multiple European countries

• Exposure to a fast-paced, high-growth technology or start-up environment