HR Generalist - EMEA

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an HR Generalist to support its EMEA region. This role offers the unique opportunity to shape the HR function as the company continues to grow. You will work closely with line managers, providing guidance and support while ensuring high standards across multiple teams. With a commitment to professional development and a proactive work environment, this position is perfect for someone looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative organization. Join a team that values collaboration and offers a distributed work environment with opportunities for travel and personal growth.

Benefits

Personal Learning and Development Budget

Annual Compensation Review

Recognition Rewards

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to Travel

Priority Pass for Travel

Annual Holiday Leave

Qualifications

• Track record of exceptional achievement in education and career.
• Excellent insights into German, UK, and French HR practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR guidance to team members and managers.
• Manage and drive benefit programs across EMEA locations.
• Support the full life-cycle of HR including onboarding and departure.

Skills

HR Guidance

Employee Relations

HR System Management

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Relevant Professional Qualification

Graduate Studies

Tools

HR System Software

Job description

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with + colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring an HR Generalist to support our EMEA region

With 1,+ colleagues across 75 countries, we require an HR function that thinks and acts globally. We're looking for an HR Generalist who will report into our Regional HR Manager and can help build our company as we go through continued growth plans. It's an exciting time to join with the opportunity to help shape and create an HR function for the future. You will demonstrate a high work ethic and the personal confidence to set and defend high expectations of colleagues, counterparts, and processes. You must be able to work independently, take a hands-on approach, and interface effectively with professionals at all levels. You'll need excellent communication, professional, and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to function in a proactive, innovative environment. We look to HR both to support our colleagues in their personal needs and development, and also to maintain consistently high standards across multiple teams, managers, and directors.

The role entails the individual to:

• Provide HR guidance to team members and managers, setting high expectations of behaviour and performance.
• Partner with line managers to provide employee relations advice on global policies and procedures.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in processing employee changes, joiners, and leavers.
• Manage and drive benefit programs spanning our EMEA locations (UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and Spain).
• Liaise with our finance team on monthly payroll, projects, and enquiries.
• Support the full life-cycle of HR including onboarding, benefit administration, and departure.
• Apply critical thinking to automate and reduce administrative tasks.
• Take a lead role in the management, continued development, and integration of our HR system.
• Act as a system expert and advocate for the global HR team.
• Produce data-driven reports to inform and influence HR initiatives.
• Lead and participate in projects where you’ll see the impact of your work.
• Support internal resource groups to drive initiatives such as diversity and inclusion.
• Create, update, and maintain corporate policies with a global perspective and local application.
• Ensure consistency in the application of our HR policies and procedures.

What we are looking for in you:

• Track record of exceptional achievement from high school through graduate studies and career.
• Relevant professional qualification and certifications.
• Excellent practical insights into German, UK, and/or French HR practices and employment laws.
• Knowledge of other EMEA laws and practices is beneficial.
• Self-directed, organized problem solver with the ability to prioritize and meet goals and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all communications.
• Fearless and principled approach to professional interactions at every level of the business with a commitment to confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events, with at least one trip of two full working weeks.

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.