Sr. HR Manager, Europe

Discord; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 136,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Discord seeks a Senior HR Manager, Europe based in Amsterdam to lead regional people practices for Amsterdam and Lisbon. You will partner with local leadership, adapt global programs to European norms, and ensure compliance with Dutch and Portuguese laws. This is a fixed-term 12‑month role with potential extensions.

You will coach managers, manage talent processes, and work with centralized teams to implement regional HR strategies across Europe, traveling to Lisbon as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years HR experience with Dutch employment practices expertise.
• Experience supporting employees across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Working knowledge of Portuguese employment practices required.
• Strong HRBP/business-partnering capability and ability to translate business needs into people strategy.
• Experience in a US-headquartered/global tech company and standing up HR in a new country.

Responsibilities

• Own coaching, performance management, talent processes, org changes, and employee relations for Amsterdam and Lisbon employees.
• Localize or build versions of global HR processes to fit European norms and law.
• Own regional compliance such as pay transparency reporting and immigration for non-EU hires.
• Serve as primary HR presence for Amsterdam and Lisbon, coordinating with centralized People functions and external specialists.
• Develop and execute the regional People strategy as Discord's European workforce evolves.

Skills

Dutch employment law

European HR experience

US/global HR practices

People strategy

Manager coaching

Employee relations

Fluent English

Dutch proficiency

Portuguese familiarity

Autonomy

Job description

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there's one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

Discord is seeking a Senior HR Manager, Europe to serve as the company's first internal HR/People hire in Europe, based in Amsterdam. This role supports employees across Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Lisbon (Portugal), combining hands‑on business partnering with ownership of Discord's regional HR foundation. This role requires deep Dutch employment expertise, experience supporting employees across European jurisdictions, and the ability to translate Discord's global People programs into practices that work for European teams.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with the potential to extend for additional fixed terms or indefinitely.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own manager coaching, performance management, talent processes, org changes, and employee relations for Amsterdam and Lisbon employees, serving as the primary internal HR point of contact and escalation point for both locations
• Adapt, localize, or build new versions of Discord's global HR processes, programs, and governance to determine what applies as‑is, what needs to change, and where European employment law or working norms require a genuinely different approach
• Own regional compliance requirements such as pay transparency reporting and immigration/work authorization for non‑EU hires
• Serve as the primary internal HR presence for Amsterdam and Lisbon, leveraging Discord's centralized People functions (Total Rewards, Recruiting, Talent Programs, etc.) and external specialists (Immigration, Local Counsel) where appropriate
• Develop and execute the regional People strategy as Discord's European workforce and operating model evolve

What You Should Have

• 8+ years of HR experience, with strong, current Dutch employment practices expertise such as employee representation structures (PVT/OR as headcount requires), Dutch sick leave and reintegration law, pension schemes, CAO where applicable
• Experience supporting employees across more than one European jurisdiction and comfort operating outside an established single-country HR framework.
• Working knowledge of Portuguese employment practices is required, such as the statutory salary structure (14 payments per year), notice periods, and probation norms, together with the ability to identify when specialist local advice is needed.
• Strong HRBP/business-partnering capability, including manager coaching, performance management, organizational design, and employee relations; ability to translate business needs into people strategy and build trust and influence with leaders at all levels
• Experience working in a US-headquartered/global tech company, with demonstrated ability to translate US/global HR practices into a European context
• Experience standing up HR in a new country or entity, and adapting and localizing existing HR programs for a new market, including building new local‑specific processes or policies where an existing program doesn't fit local needs
• Comfort operating with significant autonomy and no in-region HR peer, while partnering closely with Discord's centralized People functions and external specialists
• Ability to travel to Lisbon periodically (up to one week per month during initial ramp‑up, tapering to shorter monthly visits thereafter) to support in‑person employee relations, onboarding, and local leadership partnership
• Fluent English required; professional Dutch proficiency required; Portuguese proficiency preferred.

The base salary range for this full‑time position is €136,400 to €153,450 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in NL role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Why Discord?

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank.

Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

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