Lead People Partner Europe

Careers at Tide; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A dynamic financial services company is seeking an experienced HR professional in Berlin for a dual role as Lead People Partner and HR Country Lead. This role involves acting as a strategic advisor, driving organizational effectiveness, and ensuring compliance with labor laws across Europe. Candidates should possess 8-10 years of HR experience with a focus on Employee Relations, alongside solid leadership communication skills. The position offers a flexible workplace model and extensive employee benefits.

Leistungen

25 days of paid leave

Extended Parental Leave

Mental health support

Professional development budget

Work and travel globally

Qualifikationen

• 8-10 years of progressive HR experience with a strong Employee Relations focus.
• Proven track record of direct partnership with senior leaders.
• Expert understanding of employment law in Germany.

Aufgaben

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to VP/SVP leaders.
• Coach and mentor the People Partnering team.
• Develop and implement plans for talent development and retention.

Kenntnisse

Employee Relations focus

Organizational design

Performance management

Leadership communication

Ausbildung

HR degree or relevant qualification

Jobbeschreibung

ABOUT TIDE

At Tide we help SMEs save time (and money) in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions from invoicing to accounting.

Tide is transforming the small business banking market with over 1.6 million members globally across the UK India Germany and France. Using advanced technology all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding low fees and innovative features we thrive on making data-driven decisions to help SMEs save both time and money.

Tide facts :

• Tide is available for UK Indian German and French SMEs
• Over 1.6 million members : 800000 UK and 800000 in India and growing rapidly
• Over $200 million raised in funding
• Over 2500 Tideans globally - were diversity champions!
• We have offices in Central London with a member support and technology centre in Sofia Bulgaria technology centres in Serbia Romania Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram and New Delhi India

ABOUT THE TEAM

The People Partnering team at Tide plays a pivotal role in driving business success by acting as strategic advisors and coaches to leaders at all levels. We provide expert guidance on organisational design talent development employee relations and engagement ensuring a positive and high-performance culture. Embedded within the business we use data-driven insights to shape policies pre-empt workforce challenges and lead high-impact initiatives that enable Tideans to do work they love.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced and highly strategic HR professional to take on a dual role serving as a Lead People Partner for our UK / Europe region while simultaneously acting as the HR Country Lead across our European operating countries.

You will act as a strategic advisor to some of our most senior leaders driving organisational effectiveness talent development and culture while ensuring the business maintains rigorous compliance with labour law across multiple jurisdictions. You will be instrumental in enabling Tides growth journey building capability in our People Partnering team owning our country-level policies.

Strategic People Partnering & Leadership

• Strategic Advisor : Serve as a trusted strategic partner to several VP / SVP leaders and their leadership teams (potentially including a customer operations client group) providing expert guidance on organisational design workforce planning succession planning and performance management.
• Team Coaching & Development : Coach and mentor the People Partnering team for the UK / Europe region fostering a culture of high performance continuous improvement and professional growth through knowledge sharing and best practice adoption.
• Driving Engagement : Partner with leaders and managers to continuously improve employee engagement and satisfaction including owning and managing the end-to-end bi-annual employee engagement survey process and action tracking.
• Talent & Culture : Develop and implement plans for talent development and retention. Influence effective change management and serve as an ambassador for all DEI initiatives ensuring diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of all people discussions.

Country-Level Employee Relations (ER) & Compliance

• Project Leadership : Lead ER workstreams for new entity launches ensuring readiness on policy compliance and consultation requirements including the setup and oversight of works councils where needed.
• Policy Ownership : Develop maintain and update all country-specific ER policies processes templates and guidance materials in line with changing legislation and best practice including preparing for new entity launches.
• Legal Monitoring & Compliance : Proactively monitor and communicate employment law developments across all European operating countries. Partner with Legal and Risk & Compliance to ensure we have appropriate programs for human rights labour rights and modern slavery.
• Capability Building : Identify knowledge gaps in the People Partner team regarding ER and design and deliver (or source) training on high-impact ER topics including consultation processes and works council engagement.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Experience & Knowledge

• 810 years of progressive HR experience with a strong Employee Relations focus / specialism along with broad generalist experience.
• Proven track record of direct partnership with senior leaders and experience leading HR for a client group ideally in a sales & marketing or similar fast-paced environment.
• Expert understanding of employment law and consultation frameworks across Germany
• Strong understanding / awareness of employment law and consultation frameworks across other European jurisdictions particularly France.
• Program management experience in policy / process development and managing compliance workstreams for new market entry.

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional judgement & critical thinking with the ability to interpret legal advice into practical commercial and business-oriented guidance.
• Exceptional leadership communication and interpersonal Skills with proven ability to influence without direct authority across senior and cross-functional audiences.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to align HR strategies with core business goals.
• Excellent written communication skills able to produce clear succinct policy documents and training materials.
• Analytical mindset to spot trends in ER data and make proactive data-driven recommendations.
• Calm and composed under pressure with the ability to manage the most sensitive issues with absolute discretion.

WHAT YOULL GET IN RETURN

Our location-specific employee benefits are designed to cater to the unique needs of Tideans :

• 25 days of paid leave per year
• Additional 3 days of paid leave for volunteering or L&D
• We invest in your development with a EUR 1000 professional L&D budget per year
• Share options
• Extended Parental Leave
• Mental health support through Plumm
• A one-off home office budget
• Work and travel globally - up to 90 days per country outside of your home country
• Team socials
• Sabbatical Leave
• Option to take your work device as your own (eligibility applies)

TIDEAN WAYS OF WORKING

At Tide we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams.

While remote work is supported we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.

TIDE IS A PLACE FOR EVERYONE

At Tide we believe that we can only succeed if we let our differences enrich our culture. Our Tideans come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels. We consider everyone irrespective of their ethnicity religion sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin veteran neurodiversity or differently-abled status. We celebrate diversity in our workforce as a cornerstone of our success. Our commitment to a broad spectrum of ideas and backgrounds is what enables us to build products that resonate with our members diverse needs and lives.

We are One Team and foster a transparent and inclusive environment where everyones voice is heard.

At Tide we thrive on diversity embracing various backgrounds and experiences. We welcome all individuals regardless of ethnicity religion sexual orientation gender identity or disability. Our inclusive culture is key to our success helping us build products that meet our members diverse needs. We are One Team committed to transparency and ensuring everyones voice is heard.

Disclaimer

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• All official Tide job opportunities are listed exclusively on our Careers Page and applications should be submitted through this channel.
• Communication from Tide will only come from an official @tide .co email address.
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Key Skills

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Employment Type

Full Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1