EMEA HR Business Partner — Strategic People Leader

United States Digital Space LLC

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 100,000 - 135,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Unlimited holiday (5 weeks)

Equipment & office furniture budget

Private medical & dental insurance

Workplace pension 3% Ashby

Family leave

Education budget £100/month

Job summary

Ashby is seeking a UK-based HRBP to support Ashby’s growth as the first dedicated HR presence in EMEA. You’ll be the go-to People partner for our EMEA leaders, combining UK employment law expertise with strategic People Ops across multiple countries and entities.

You’ll translate business objectives into people strategies, partner with US HRBPs, and balance strategic initiatives with hands-on execution in a fast-growing startup. Join us to help shape a global, high-performing culture.

Qualifications

UK employment law and practice knowledge, contracts, benefits, pensions, leave, performance and separation processes, risk reduction with outside counsel.
Strategic partner with leaders, assess needs, propose solutions and implement.
Broad knowledge of People Ops including compensation, benefits, performance management, and compliance.
Experience supporting employees across multiple EMEA countries and working through entities vs EOR.
Ability to translate objectives into actionable people strategies.
Excellent written and verbal communication, able to present and facilitate.
Experience using market data to develop competitive compensation across EMEA and international regions.
Deep experience in performance management and coaching managers.
Experience building and scaling internal training programs for management teams.
Guidance to leaders on employee relations and risk management with regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

Build relationships with leaders and act as a strategic People partner.
Translate business objectives into a people strategy for the EMEA region.
Advise leaders and collaborate with the wider People team to ensure smooth processes.
Move between strategic projects and administrative tasks in a fast-growing startup.
Balance principled thinking with practical execution to shape Ashby’s People Ops.
Support multiple countries and entities within EMEA and ensure compliance.
Lead compensation and benefits initiatives using market data.
Coach managers through difficult performance conversations and scalable processes.
Develop and scale internal training programs for management.
Mitigate risk through proactive employee relations guidance and legal awareness.