Senior People Partner

As a Senior People Partner, you will play a pivotal role in building a high-performing, scalable organization by strengthening leadership capabilities, performance standards, and people practices. You will partner closely with senior leaders and managers across key business functions, providing strategic guidance and practical support throughout the employee lifecycle. From organizational design and performance management to employee relations and change enablement, you will help teams navigate growth while maintaining a strong, inclusive culture. You will empower managers to make informed decisions, handle complex people challenges, and foster environments built on trust, accountability, and continuous feedback. Using people analytics and business insights, you will identify opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and streamline processes. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact in a fast-growing, remote-first technology environment that values autonomy, transparency, and innovation.

• At least five years of experience in People Partnering or a comparable senior individual-contributor HR role, with demonstrated responsibility for influencing organizational, performance, and talent decisions.

• A recognized professional HR qualification, such as SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, CIPD, or an equivalent certification.

• Strong experience coaching managers on goal setting, continuous feedback, performance management, employee development, and leadership effectiveness.

• Proven ability to lead complex employee relations cases, including terminations, layoffs, reorganizations, and sensitive workplace matters, with sound judgment and a commitment to fairness.

• Hands-on experience implementing performance management frameworks, including goal-setting processes, review cycles, feedback mechanisms, and calibration sessions.

• Working knowledge of employment legislation in at least one relevant jurisdiction, such as the UK, US, or Germany, with the ability to recognize when specialist legal advice is required.

• Experience supporting organizational change, restructurings, and process improvements while balancing business priorities, employee needs, and effective implementation.

• Demonstrated ability to develop, maintain, and communicate practical HR policies and ensure consistent application across teams.

• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the credibility to advise managers and executives and navigate difficult decisions.

• Experience in organizational design, role leveling, workforce planning, and restructuring initiatives.

• Proven ability to translate employee engagement feedback into meaningful actions that strengthen culture, retention, and employee experience.

• Confidence advising managers on compensation matters, including salary offers, adjustments, and compensation-related communications.

• Experience partnering closely with Product, Finance, or other business functions, ideally within a fast-growing technology or SaaS organization.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret people metrics, identify patterns, and turn data into actionable business recommendations.

• High levels of autonomy, accountability, discretion, and adaptability, with the ability to operate effectively in a dynamic, evolving environment.

• Excellent written and verbal English skills to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across international teams.

• Experience supporting distributed teams across Europe, the UK, and the US.

• Familiarity with works councils, employee representation, and regional employment practices.

• Experience working in high-growth SaaS, product-led, or technology-driven organizations.

• Experience designing and delivering manager training, leadership toolkits, and scalable people enablement programs.

• Exposure to succession planning, talent development, and identifying future leadership capabilities.

• Experience partnering with Engineering or Product teams in complex technical environments.