People Business Partner, EMEA & APAC (London)

Optro; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 80 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Launch a career at one of the fastest‑

Live your best life $200/mo (USD) for"

Comprehensive employee health coverage

Pension scheme with company contrib.

Competitive compensation & bonus

Generous annual leave of 25 days + BH

Birthday & volunteering leave

Employee resource groups

Team/company events

Résumé du poste

Optro is seeking a People Business Partner for EMEA and APAC to shape the employee experience across regions and support global expansion from our London base. You will partner with leaders to implement HR processes and advise on complex employee relations while navigating a fast-growing SaaS environment.

The role requires travel to the London office twice weekly, with additional occasional business travel.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience as a People Business Partner
• Deep knowledge of labor law in EMEA and APAC and experience with global expansion
• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment and operating in a matrixed organisation serving multiple geographies
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence senior leadership
• Resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity, and skilled at balancing multiple priorities
• Multilingual is a plus

Responsabilités

• Partner with and coach leaders on a wide range of people processes, including performance reviews, compensation planning, team development, and organisational design
• Advise and coach leaders on managing complex employee relations issues, including performance management, investigations, and grievances
• Provide expertise on local labor law and compliance across EMEA and APAC, ensuring compliant operations
• Support global expansion within EMEA and APAC through entity creation and PEOs
• Develop and implement foundational people policies, processes, and programs for the EMEA and APAC regions
• Collaborate with US-based People Business Partners to ensure a cohesive global strategy
• Leverage data and analytics to inform business decisions

Connaissances

People Business Partner

SaaS industry

Labor law (EMEA/APAC)

Global expansion

Matrix organisation

Multilingual

Description du poste

Having surpassed $300M ARR and continuing to grow, Optro helps enterprises transform risk into opportunity through its AI-powered GRC Intelligence Platform. More than 50% of the Fortune 500, including 7 of the Fortune 10, leverage our award-winning technology to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. And our customers love us: Optro is top-rated on G2.com and Gartner Peer Insights.
At Optro, we inspire each other to innovate and are proud of what we are producing. We spend each day thinking of new ways to help our customers and contribute to the greater good of our company and our surrounding communities. We are all about assisting each other and breaking through barriers to create the most loved audit, risk, ESG, and InfoSec platform by our customers. This is how we have become one of the 500 fastest-growing tech companies in North America for the seventh year in a row, as ranked by Deloitte!

Why This Role is Exciting

As the People Business Partner for EMEA and APAC at Optro, you will lead our regional people strategy and shape the employee experience across these locations. This role is a perfect fit for a proactive and resourceful individual who is excited to help drive the company's global expansion by building new processes from the ground up while also serving as a key partner and coach to leaders and employees across every department.

Please note: This is a hybrid position based in London and will require travel to the office two times per week. There will also be occasional business travel for meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with and coach leaders at all levels on a wide range of people processes, including performance reviews, compensation planning, team development, and organisational design

• Advise and coach leaders on managing complex employee relations issues, including performance management, investigations, and grievances

• Provide expertise on local labor law and compliance across EMEA and APAC, ensuring the company operates in a compliant manner

• Support global expansion within EMEA and APAC through entity creation and PEOs

• In partnership with teams within the People organisation, support the development and implementation of foundational people policies, processes, and programs for the EMEA and APAC regions

• Collaborate closely with US-based People Business Partners and leaders to ensure a cohesive and consistent global people strategy

• Leverage data and analytics to influence business strategy and inform decision-making

Attributes for a Successful Candidate

• A minimum of 5-7 years of progressive experience as a People Business Partner, preferably in the SaaS industry

• Deep knowledge of labor law in EMEA and APAC and experience with global expansion, including entity creation

• Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced environment and operating in a matrixed organisation serving multiple geographies, including the UK, Germany, Poland, and Singapore

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence senior leadership

• Resourceful, comfortable with ambiguity, and skilled at balancing multiple competing priorities

• Multi-lingual is a plus

Perks (United Kingdom)

• Launch a career at one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in North America and EMEA!

• Live your best life (LYBL)! $200/mo (USD) for anything that enhances your life

• Comprehensive employee health coverage

• Pension scheme with company contributions

• Competitive compensation & bonus program

• Generous annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays

• Time off for your birthday & volunteering

• Employee resource groups

• Opportunities for team and company-wide get-togethers!

perks may vary based on eligibility/location

Our Company Values

• Customer obsession: It starts and ends here. Consistently ask yourself how what you’re doing creates value for our customers. It’s a mindset.

• Gritty resilience: Make it happen. Find a way. Move fast, stay positive, and do what it takes.

• Drive innovation: Create the future. Continuously improve what exists and invent what’s next.

• Win, together: One team. No silos, no egos. Drive to be the best and support each other’s success.

• Growth mindset: 10x, not 10%. Think in orders of magnitude, not increments. Seek feedback, learn, and improve.
  

Note that background checks are required. Qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. This role may have access to highly sensitive data, including employee data, customer data, company financials, and proprietary product information.
We love building strong partnerships, but please note that Optro cannot accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Any submissions without a signed agreement in place will not create a fee obligation.

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