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HR Business Partner - UK/EMEA

3 weeks, 5 days ago
United Kingdom
Full-time
Senior
Human Resources
HR and Recruiting
Java
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Azul

Azul

Azul Systems is a venture-backed company founded in 2002, specializing in providing high-performance Java solutions for enterprise workloads. Their products include Zing, a JVM optimized for x86 servers, and Zulu, a certified build of OpenJDK for vario...

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2002
$82M raised
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Description

  • Act as the primary HR point of contact for UK/EMEA managers and employees, providing strategic and operational guidance.
  • Build trusted relationships with business leaders to design and implement people-related strategies and drive HR priorities.
  • Partner with global HR, Compensation & Benefits, Talent Acquisition, and HR Operations to shape and deliver UK/EMEA-specific programs and ensure consistent service delivery.
  • Lead complex employee relations cases and advise on disciplinary, grievance, performance management, leave management, harassment, discrimination, redundancy and restructuring matters.
  • Manage and advise on TUPE and other transfers, contractor engagement (including IR35 and similar assessments across EMEA), and end-to-end redundancy consultations.
  • Provide data-driven insights and leverage AI-enabled HR tools ethically to inform decisions, improve efficiency, and enhance the employee experience.
  • Design and support wellbeing, engagement and inclusion initiatives (e.g., mental health, workload, work–life balance, family-friendly policies) and local engagement/recognition activities.
  • Support organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, and change management initiatives, including integrations or M&A activities where required.
  • Deliver and lead HR processes and projects including performance reviews, compensation cycles, benefits administration, compliance audits, policy development, and HR modernization efforts.

Requirements

  • CIPD Level 7 qualification (or working towards) or equivalent experience demonstrating expert-level HR knowledge and practice across UK and other EMEA jurisdictions.
  • Sustained experience as a senior HR generalist with deep, up-to-date expertise in employee relations, benefits, and UK employment law.
  • Proven track record in HR business partnering, ideally within technology, software, or professional services environments.
  • Practical experience handling contractor engagement and IR35 (and similar EMEA) assessments, TUPE transfers, redundancy consultations, and complex restructures.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex employee relations cases and advise confidently on legal and compliance issues, partnering with internal/external counsel as needed.
  • Experience supporting organizational change, integrations, or M&A activities (highly desirable).
  • Advanced coaching, consulting, relationship-building and influencing skills with strong communication and negotiation abilities and an inclusive style.
  • Comfortable using AI-enabled HR tools (analytics, drafting, automation) with good judgement about when and how to use them.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with HR data and metrics, plus a strategic mindset paired with hands-on execution and the ability to manage competing priorities.
  • Willingness to work across geographies and time zones as part of a global team and to travel within the UK/EMEA and occasionally intercontinentally.

Benefits

  • Remote work arrangement for UK-based role (UK/EMEA remote).
  • Opportunity to be a key HR partner shaping employee experience and driving business impact with autonomy and influence.
  • Small, collaborative HR team environment with a supportive HR leadership network.
  • Exposure to international HR practices and work across multiple geographies as part of a global HR team.
  • Ability to shape and deliver wellbeing, engagement and inclusion initiatives that affect company culture and retention.
  • Work for a company recognized by customers (trusted by 36% of the Fortune 100) at the forefront of Java and JVM technology.
  • Occasional travel opportunities and the chance to build world‑class HR practices aligned with business objectives and values.

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