HR Partner

Axon; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary and RSUs

Comprehensive pension plan with match

Private health insurance & cash plans

30 days paid holiday + UK publichols

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Life assurance & income protection

Career growth support and wellness

Job summary

Axon is seeking an HR Partner to play a critical role in guiding leaders through complex employee matters while ensuring fair, compliant practices across our EMEA workforce. This hands-on, high-impact role partners with People Business Partners, Legal, managers, and leaders to drive effective ER outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.

Location: London - onsite 4 days per week; hybrid schedule with Monday remote option. Reports To: Director, People Operations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of HR experience in a fast-growth company.
• Strong practical experience managing complex ER matters, including investigations, grievances, disciplinaries and redundancies.
• Good understanding of UK employment law and experience supporting ER across multiple EMEA countries.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience partnering with managers and influencing decision-making.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a broad range of employee relations matters across EMEA, including performance improvement processes, flexible working requests, absence management, redundancy consultations, investigations, grievances, disciplinary processes and probation management.
• Provide expert guidance and coaching to managers on ER best practices, risk mitigation, and employment law considerations.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Legal, and leaders to ensure compliant outcomes across jurisdictions.
• Draft and review ER documentation, including investigation reports, consultation materials, letters, and settlements.
• Support change initiatives, restructures, and workforce planning across EMEA.
• Analyse ER trends and identify opportunities to improve manager capability and employee experience.
• Develop scalable ER frameworks, playbooks, and manager resources for a growing global business.
• Balance priorities and manage a high volume of cases with strong stakeholder experience.
• Drive adoption of AI and automation within People Operations and ER to streamline case management and reporting.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

UK employment law

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast‑paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. As an HR Partner, you'll play a critical role in helping leaders navigate complex employee matters while ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant practices across our EMEA workforce. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving environment. You'll partner closely with People Business Partners, Legal, managers, and business leaders to manage a broad range of employee relations matters, balancing commercial pragmatism with employee experience.

Location: Onsite, London - 4 days per week.
Reports To: Director, People Operations

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage a broad range of employee relations matters across EMEA, including but not limited to performance improvement processes (PIPs), flexible working requests, absence management, redundancy and restructuring consultations, employee complaints, disciplinary and grievance processes and probation management.
• Provide expert guidance and coaching to managers on employee relations best practices, risk mitigation, and employment law considerations.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners, Legal, and business leaders to ensure consistent and compliant outcomes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Draft and review employee relations documentation, including investigation reports, consultation materials, outcome letters, and settlement documentation.
• Support organisational change initiatives, restructures, and workforce planning activities across EMEA.
• Analyse ER trends and identify opportunities to improve manager capability, policies, processes, and employee experience.
• Develop scalable ER frameworks, playbooks, and manager resources suitable for a rapidly growing global business.
• Balance competing priorities and manage a high volume of cases while maintaining exceptional stakeholder experience.
• Drive the adoption of AI and automation within People Operations and Employee Relations, leveraging technology to streamline case management, improve reporting and insights, reduce administrative burden, and create scalable processes that support a growing global workforce.

What You Bring

Required

• 4+ years of HR experience at a fast‑pace, high growth company.
• Strong practical experience managing complex ER matters, including performance management, flexible working requests, investigations, grievances, disciplinary processes, and redundancies.
• Good understanding of UK employment law and experience supporting employee relations matters across multiple EMEA countries (Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Finland, Bulgaria).
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment.
• Experience partnering with managers at varying levels of seniority and influencing decision‑making.
• Strong judgment and ability to balance legal risk, business needs, and employee experience.
• Excellent written communication and documentation skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Preferred

• Experience working within a global technology or SaaS organisation.
• Exposure to employee relations across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting organisational change, restructures, and workforce transformations.

Work Location

This role is based out of our London, UK office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in‑person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in‑office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.

Benefits That Benefit You

• Competitive base salary and RSUs
• Comprehensive pension plan with matching contribution
• Private health insurance & cash plans
• 30 days paid holiday + UK public holidays
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Life assurance & income protection
• Career growth support and wellness resources

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email [e-mail]. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.