Senior HR Manager, North America & Europe

Responsibilities

Lead HR Across North America and Europe

• Serve as the primary HR partner for employees, managers, and business leaders across North America and Europe.
• Advise managers on employee relations, performance management, organizational changes, workforce planning, talent decisions, and complex people matters.
• Partner with business leaders to provide practical, business-oriented HR guidance.
• Drive regional implementation of company-wide HR programs, including performance management, compensation reviews, talent planning, and manager development.
• Manage sensitive employee matters with sound judgment, appropriate documentation, and effective stakeholder management.
• Identify people and organizational risks and develop practical solutions.
• Improve employee and manager experience while maintaining regional consistency.

Manage Regional HR Delivery and External Partners

• Work with PEOs, EORs, benefits providers, employment counsel, and other external partners supporting employees across the United States and Europe.
• Coordinate employment matters across multiple jurisdictions and determine when local expertise or legal support is required.
• Oversee onboarding, employee changes, leave, and offboarding processes.
• Ensure issues are followed through to completion with clear internal and external ownership.
• Improve HR workflows and build scalable operating practices.

Lead the Recruiting Function

• Lead and support the recruiting team hiring across North America and Europe.
• Establish hiring priorities, recruiting strategies, and resource allocation with business leaders and hiring managers.
• Guide senior, technical, and business-critical searches and directly support high-priority hiring when needed.
• Improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, hiring quality, and operating discipline.
• Manage recruiting tools, agencies, sourcing channels, and external resources.
• Coach and develop recruiters.
• Use recruiting data and market insights to inform hiring decisions and identify talent or capacity risks.

Lead Company-Wide HR Initiatives

• Lead or contribute to initiatives involving performance management, job architecture, compensation, HR systems, manager development, workforce planning, and policy implementation.
• Translate company-wide programs into effective regional execution.
• Represent North America and Europe in broader HR program design and rollout.
• Drive cross-functional HR projects from planning through implementation.
• Improve HR practices and build scalable approaches for company growth.

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including experience in HR management, HRBP, People Partner, or similar roles.
• Strong generalist HR foundation, including employee relations, performance management, organizational matters, and complex people issues.
• Experience managing or directly overseeing a recruiting function.
• Experience supporting employees across multiple countries or employment jurisdictions, ideally including the United States and Europe.
• Ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and move work forward with limited structure.
• Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution.
• High discretion and judgment when handling confidential or sensitive employee matters.

Nice to Have

• Experience in recruiting or talent acquisition earlier in your career.
• Experience building or scaling recruiting teams or broader HR functions.
• Experience in an early-stage or high-growth technology company.
• Experience supporting technical, engineering, product, or go-to-market organizations.
• Experience establishing or scaling HR processes across new countries or regions.
• Experience combining internal HR teams with PEO, EOR, and other external partners.

Compensation and Benefits

• No compensation or benefits information provided.