Sr HR Business Partner, EMEA

Uber; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Uber in Amsterdam seeks a Regional HR Business Partner / People Partner to support Mobility stakeholders across EMEA for a scaled international business. You will coach senior leaders, lead a small team, and operate across multiple countries.

You will collaborate with leadership to shape organizational strategy, advise leaders, design organizational effectiveness, navigate HR processes, promote Uber's culture, and identify regional growth opportunities to accelerate market expansion.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of HRBP experience
• Experience supporting multiple EMEA countries across markets
• Strong knowledge of HR best practices incl. talent management, change mgmt, performance mgmt
• Proven experience in fast paced, matrixed environments
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence at all levels of the organization

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Strategic Business Partner with leadership to shape and implement organizational strategies
• Be a Trusted Advisor, coach leaders on effective leadership and people practices
• Lead initiatives on Organizational Effectiveness, design organization and governance structures
• Navigate HR processes, influence program adoption, drive behavioral change
• Promote Uber's culture by modeling values and behaviors
• Identify regional growth opportunities and align talent strategies with market expansion

Skills

Strategic thinker

HRBP experience

Change management

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytics

Influencing

Cross-cultural experience

People leadership

Tools

HR systems

Job description

About The Role

Regional HR Business Partner / People Partner based in Amsterdam, supporting Mobility stakeholders across EMEA for a scaled international business. Targeting senior regional HRBP and people-partner leaders who can coach senior leaders, lead a small team, and operate across multiple countries.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a Strategic Business Partner: Collaborate with leadership teams to shape and implement organizational strategies that support business goals, team effectiveness, and long-term talent planning, while ensuring consistency with global P&P initiatives.
• Be a Trusted Advisor: Build strong relationships with leaders and offer strategic counsel grounded in business insight and people expertise; coach leaders to be effective in how they lead their business, their team and themselves
• Lead initiatives that impact Organizational Effectiveness: Continuously assess organizational design, team structures, governance, and external trends to identify opportunities for improved efficiency, then lead initiatives that support scalable and agile growth.
• HR Process Navigation & Advocacy: Navigate complex, matrixed environments by using strong collaboration and influencing skills; leverage Uber's HR philosophy, tools, and systems to influence program adoption, drive behavioral change, and ensure people strategies are executed effectively.
• Culture Champion: Serve as a steward of Uber's values by actively promoting the mindsets, behaviors, and actions that shape and sustain the company's unique culture and global impact.
• Drive Market Growth: Collaborate with business leaders to identify regional growth opportunities, aligning talent and organizational strategies to accelerate market expansion and ensure long-term business success.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• 12+ years of relevant People Partner / HR Business Partner experience, ideally within international organizations.
• Significant experience supporting businesses across multiple EMEA countries, with an understanding of the complexity of operating across different markets and employment environments.
• Strong knowledge of HR best practices, including talent management, change mgmt, and performance management.
• Proven experience in working in fast paced, matrixed environment
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and influence at all levels of the organization

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION:

• Deep business acumen to understand, anticipate, and solve business needsA track record of providing HR consultation to senior leadership on strategic initiatives
• Excellent influencing skills at all levels in the organization and demonstrated success in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Competence in making timely, principles-based decisions, using judgment to weigh multiple inputs and effectively managing tradeoffs, gaining alignment with stakeholders
• Solid understanding of global HR programs including compensation, performance management, organizational structure, and leadership development
• Strong analytical capabilities or prior experience working in analytical functions like compensation or people analytics
• Understanding of various employment laws and their impact on HR matters
• Demonstrated ability to partner within and outside of HR
• Unquestioned integrity with assertiveness, presence, and confidence
• High EQ, personal maturity, cultural awareness and compassion
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and presentation skills
• Knowledge and experience in technology businesses and familiarity with their global HR practices and policies

Ready to Ride?

This isn't the kind of place where you follow a playbook - it's where you help write one. If you're driven by impact, energized by challenge, and ready to shape how the world moves - we'd love to hear from you.

You may be eligible for bonuses, equity, and other compensation, as well as a range of benefits. Explore our benefits.

Offices remain key to collaboration and Uber's culture. Unless approved for full remote work, employees must spend at least 50% of their time in-office. Some roles, like those at greenlight hubs, require full-time in-office presence. Ask your Recruiter for details about this role's requirements.

Uber is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.