People & Business Partner

ClickHouse; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ClickHouse is seeking a People & Business Partner to shape the future of its team as it expands globally. This role involves partnering with leaders to align people strategies with business goals, coaching managers, and driving employee engagement. Ideal candidates will have extensive HR experience in fast-paced environments and a passion for building inclusive cultures.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Healthcare contributions

Equity in the company

Flexible time off

$500 Home office setup

Global Gatherings

Qualifications

• Experience in business partnering, talent, or employee relations.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR practices, especially in EMEA.
• Proven track record in fast-growing companies.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to align people priorities with business goals.
• Coach managers on performance feedback and team development.
• Drive employee engagement and run annual engagement surveys.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Education

5+ years in HR or People roles

Tools

HRIS tools

Job description

About ClickHouse

Established in 2009, ClickHouse leads the industry with its open-source column-oriented database system, driven by the vision of becoming the fastest OLAP database globally. The company empowers users to generate real-time analytical reports through SQL queries, emphasizing speed in managing escalating data volumes.Enterprises globally, including Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, HubSpot, and many more, rely on ClickHouse Cloud. It is available through open-source or on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba.

Full-time | Remote, UK preferred

The Role

We’re looking for our very first People & Business Partner to help shape the future of our team as we grow fast and expand globally. This is a unique opportunity for someone who’s done the HR Business Partner thing before - ideally in startups or scaleups - and knows how to switch between strategy and hands-on work without skipping a beat.

You’ll work closely with leaders across the company to build strong teams, support our people, and help us scale thoughtfully. From coaching managers on performance and development, to workforce planning and employee engagement, you'll have a real impact on how we grow, and do so well.

If you're excited by big challenges, room to build, and the chance to help shape one of the most active open source communities in the world, we’d love to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with leaders to align people priorities with business goals; from talent planning to team structure to org design.
• Coach and support managers on everything from performance feedback to team development and tricky people issues.
• Own our performance cycles and talent planning, and help us think about how we grow the right skills across the org.
• Drive employee engagement: you’ll run our annual engagement survey and help teams take meaningful action from the results.
• Collaborate on core people programs: compensation, benefits, onboarding, learning, and more.
• Use people data and insights to guide decisions and identify opportunities to improve how we work.
• Keep us on the right side of employment law and internal policies, especially across EMEA, and ideally APJ and AMER too.
• Lead or support special projects that make our people experience better, more inclusive, and ready for scale.
  
  

Who You Are

• You’ve worked in a People Partner / HRBP (or similar) role and thrive in fast-paced, growing companies.
• You’ve partnered with teams across multiple regions and understand how to navigate different employment laws and cultures.
• You’re a builder at heart: you like rolling up your sleeves and creating from scratch.
• You’re an excellent communicator and relationship-builder, across cultures, levels, and time zones.
• You’re strategic but not afraid to get into the weeds.
• You love data but always keep people at the center.
• You’re comfortable in a remote-first, international setup, and can flex with whatever the day throws at you.
  
  

What You Bring

• 5+ years in HR or People roles, with experience in business partnering, talent, or employee relations.
• Proven track record in fast-growing companies - you know how to build systems that scale.
  Strong knowledge of employment law and HR practices, especially in EMEA. Bonus if you know about APJ or AMER too.
• You’re great at managing competing priorities and know how to balance long-term thinking with short-term needs.
• You’ve worked with HRIS tools and use data to back up your decisions.
• You’re proactive, practical, and care deeply about people and culture.

Compensation

For roles based in the United States, you can find above our typical starting salary ranges for this role, depending on your specific location.

The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements and geographical location.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at [e-mail].

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here. Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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