Elastic Director Human Resources EMEA 

United Kingdom 

309814311

Working closely with the other Directors, HR Business Partners and Functional Leaders, you will address business challenges through people solutions. You will collaborate across functions and geographies while thinking differently about how we approach work and teams. Further, you will work through our Centers of Excellence to influence and provide solutions for HR-related activities, including employee relations, Works Councils, compensation management, organizational planning and design, and the overall employee experience.

• Provide Director level HRBP partnership to the EMEA Field leadership team to build programs that scale the organization, grow strong teams, and develop outstanding leaders
• Provide strategic counsel and consultative solutions to business leaders on people management aspects of their business to include driving organizational development, leadership development, team effectiveness, and executing change management
• Play a key role with the implementation of new initiatives and projects including; compensation strategy, workforce planning & organizational design, talent management, and career development
• Partner with COE colleagues bringing comprehensive solutions to sophisticated people issues. Will also partner with the functional HRBP team for regional support.
• Provide management coaching and training to senior leaders
• Use analytical capabilities and take a data-driven approach to influence business partners with recommendations.
• Develop and monitor regular and ad-hoc reports to ensure HR metrics are quantified and outcome-driven. Able to identify trends and proactively recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience
• Leverage best practices and identify opportunities for efficiency
• Understand the client groups, strategy, challenges, business initiatives, and their business model
• Provide consultative support and guidance to managers on implementation / execution of core HR programs
• Lead people practices that cultivate innovation and collaboration

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in human resource management, especially in organizational transformation, and coaching
• Experience supporting field sales organizations and preferably in the tech industry. Experience with Federal direct-selling teams is a plus!
• Strategic, critical problem solver who isn’t afraid to get into the weeds; have a passion for working as a team
• Build effective relationships, using your influencing skills to drive desired outcomes
• Strong collaborator and able to work well in a team environment while also open to different ideas and strategies
• Excellent communication and presentation acumen
• A high degree of integrity and honesty; ability to exercise confidentiality and neutrality in complex and unique situations
• Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities
• Adapt to changing business situations, comfortable working in high growth, fast-paced environment
• An ability to roll with the punches is a plus, and a sense of humor is key!

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions, and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with a minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

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Elasticsearch develops and distributes encryption software and technology that is subject to U.S. export controls and licensing requirements for individuals who are located in or are nationals of the following sanctioned countries and regions: Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”), and the Luhansk People’s Republic (“LNR”). If you are located in or are a national of one of the listed countries or regions, an export license may be required as a condition of your employment in this role. Please note that national origin and/or nationality do not affect eligibility for employment with Elastic.