Regional HR Manager
Job description
Regional HR Manager for EMEA at Canonical, leading the regional HR team and partnering with senior leadership on the full employee life-cycle. The role reports to the Global Head of HR and focuses on compliant, scalable HR operations across the region.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Lead and scale Canonical's regional HR team
- Deliver precise and compliant HR operations in a timely manner and with the highest degree of accuracy
- Interact closely with the broader People team to create tight-knit processes across all regions
- Be accountable for HR processes such as talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, culture and engagement initiatives that drive high performing teams
- Work with senior managers across the business on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards- and workforce planning
- Own as well as coach and advise people managers on the full spectrum of employee relations issues, across multiple countries
- Partner with people managers to support the delivery of appropriate training and development programs
- Establish a trusted partnership with the business in your region
- Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
- Design new policies and deliver on business-critical HR related projects globally
- Present at Canonical events to articulate Canonical's HR practices
What we're looking for
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- HR experience leading initiatives across regions within a technology business
- People management experience
- Experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders
- A good balance between leading and executing, in this role you will need to be hands-on involved in the daily HR routines too
- Experience in working in a remote first organization
- Able to leverage data to make informed decisions
- Knowledge and practical implementation of HR practices and employment law across EMEA
- Experience in handling and overseeing complex ER matters across multiple jurisdictions
- Fluent in business English (written and spoken)
- Self motivated, organized, accurate, confident, authentic, results-orientated, open-minded, enthusiastic and energetic
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice to have
- Experience with immigration policies and mobility processes
- Professional HR qualification (CIPD/SHRM or other)
- Facilitation skills
Your team
People team
The People function at Canonical, operating globally across 75+ countries.
Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
- Performance-driven annual bonus
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About Canonical
A pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Its platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles.
Mission
Changing the world of software through open source, as the company that publishes Ubuntu, the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud.
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Very few office based roles
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person
- Founder led, profitable and growing
- Most colleagues have worked from home since its inception in 2004
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Global distributed collaboration