Senior International Business Partner
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ChainguardSoftware Security
As Chainguard scales across EMEA, Operating across time zonesFull-TimeSenior
Salary£104,000 — £141,000 GBP
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- Data analytics
Requirements
- 5+ years as a People Business Partner or equivalent.
- Hands-on, multi-country EMEA employee population experience.
- Working fluency in employment law across key EMEA markets (UK, Germany, France, Ireland, Netherlands).
- Direct experience with works councils and statutory employee representation.
- Proven experience owning employee relations and investigations independently.
- Background in a startup or high-growth technical company.
- Strong consulting, coaching, and facilitation skills.
- Ability to build trust quickly with senior stakeholders.
- Comfort operating with autonomy across time zones.
- Willingness to travel across the region as needed.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary People partner to EMEA leaders, coaching them through performance, org, and talent decisions.
- Own end-to-end employee relations across the region, including sensitive or cross-border cases and formal investigations.
- Lead performance management cycles across multiple EMEA markets, adapting processes to local norms.
- Partner with the Compensation Manager on region-specific benchmarking and guidance.
- Guide managers through country-specific employment requirements, including works councils, statutory notice periods, and GDPR.
- Stand up local-market infrastructure as the company opens new entities, starting with the UK and Germany.
- Use people data and analytics to surface trends and provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
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