Azul

HR Business Partner – EMEA

Azul

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Act as the primary point of contact for UK/EMEA managers and employees, providing strategic and operational HR guidance
  • Build strong, trusted relationships with leadership to drive people-related strategies aligned to business objectives
  • Partner with the Head of Global HR and global HR team to shape HR strategy and support UK/EMEA-specific projects and initiatives
  • Collaborate closely with the Head of Compensation & Benefits and Head of Talent Acquisition on UK/EMEA programs and initiatives
  • Work closely with HR Operations and admin support teams in the Corporate and UK/EMEA offices to ensure consistent service delivery and knowledge sharing
  • Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to inform inclusive, evidence-based business decisions
  • Leverage AI-enabled HR tools (for example, analytics, drafting and workflow tools) in a thoughtful, ethical way to improve insight, efficiency and employee experience, while maintaining confidentiality and compliance.
  • Lead on complex employee relations and similar staff matters, including disciplinary, grievance, performance management, leave management, redundancy, restructuring, harassment, and discrimination cases
  • Lead management and HR colleagues through redundancy consultations and complex restructures, ensuring fair, transparent and compassionate consultation processes, as appropriate to each assigned jurisdiction.
  • Manage and advise on TUPE and other transfers, working closely with leaders to ensure a positive experience for colleagues
  • Provide guidance on the engagement and management of contractors, including assessing employment status and UK IR35 implications (and similar regulatory implications elsewhere in EMEA) in partnership with the business
  • Ensure full compliance with UK/EMEA employment law and evolving legislative requirements, providing proactive risk mitigation and guidance
  • Act as a trusted adviser for resolving issues with employees, supplier and EOR resources, ensuring fair and consistent application of company policies
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation to ensure audit readiness and legal compliance
  • Partner with internal and external legal counsel as required, while being confident to handle issues independently
  • Provide coaching to managers on conflict resolution, performance improvement, and corrective actions
  • Partner with the Head of Compensation & Benefits to ensure that benefits and rewards are equitable, inclusive, and aligned with Azul's values
  • Support timely management of new hire enrollments, coverage changes, and terminations, annual benefits renewals, vendor management, and employee communications
  • Partner with global HR Operations and HR/admin support teams in EMEA to align benefit offerings and processes with Azul standards
  • Design and support wellbeing initiatives (for example mental health, workload and work-life balance, family-friendly policies) that help colleagues to thrive
  • Work with Corporate HR, managers and employee populations to co-create engagement activities that help everyone feel heard, valued and included
  • Identify opportunities to leverage technology and improve operational efficiency
  • Provide input into organizational design, workforce planning, and succession planning for UK/EMEA operations
  • Partner with the Head of Talent Acquisition to support inclusive recruitment and onboarding for key hires in the UK/EMEA, ensuring diverse shortlists and equitable hiring processes
  • Drive performance management processes that foster continuous learning, employee growth, and organizational effectiveness
  • Coach managers to enhance leadership capability, employee engagement, and team performance
  • Support initiatives to build leadership capabilities and foster a culture of continuous learning
  • Support change management initiatives to drive business transformation while sustaining Azul's values and positive company culture
  • Partner with local leaders and employee populations to design engagement and recognition activities that resonate with a diverse workforce, including any locally under-represented groups
  • Contribute to evolving and scaling engagement as Azul grows
  • Collaborate with global HR team members on initiatives that leverage and build your skills and experience
  • Deliver HR processes and programs including performance reviews, compensation cycles, training initiatives, and employee engagement programs
  • Lead and contribute to HR projects such as pay transparency, compliance audits, policy development, and modernization

Requirements

  • CIPD Level 7 qualification (or working towards) or equivalent experience demonstrating expert-level HR knowledge and practice and a demonstrated commitment to continual learning and professional development; must also have experience and demonstrated expert-level HR knowledge and practice in other jurisdictions across EMEA
  • Demonstrable experience as a senior HR generalist, with deep and up-to-date expertise in employee relations, benefits, and UK employment law gained over a sustained period in a similar role; demonstrable experience of a similar nature in one or more EMEA jurisdictions
  • Proven track record in HR business partnering, ideally within a technology, software, or professional services environment
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations cases and advising confidently on legal and compliance issues
  • Practical experience of leading or supporting contractor engagement and IR35 (and similar EMEA) assessments, TUPE transfers, redundancy consultations and complex restructures
  • Experience in supporting organizational change, integrations, or M&A activities is highly desirable
  • Advanced coaching, consulting, relationship-building, and influencing skills with the ability to challenge constructively at all levels
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with an inclusive style that helps every voice to be heard
  • Comfortable using AI-enabled tools in an HR context (for example, analytics, content drafting and automation), with good judgement about when and how to use them.
  • Curious, open to learning and able to critically evaluate AI outputs rather than accepting them at face value.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively, balancing strategic priorities with hands-on delivery
  • Proactive, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively. Brings a strong tolerance for ambiguity, able to identify determinate and indeterminate variables to chart a path and move forward when not all key factors are known.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with data and metrics to evaluate HR program effectiveness
  • A strategic mindset paired with a hands-on, tactical approach to solving HR challenges
  • Comfortable working across geographies and time zones as part of a global HR team
  • Ability to travel within the UK and EMEA and occasionally intercontinentally, if required
Benefits
  • Be a key HR partner for the UK/EMEA, with direct impact on shaping employee experience and driving business success
  • Work with a small, collaborative HR team that works hard together to ensure HR drives Azul's success
  • Help to shape and deliver wellbeing, engagement and inclusion initiatives that make Azul a place where people want to join and stay
  • Expand current exposure to international HR practices, working as part of a global HR team across multiple geographies
  • Opportunity to operate with autonomy and influence while being part of a supportive HR leadership network
  • Work for a company trusted by 36% of the Fortune 100, at the forefront of Java and JVM technology
  • Be part of building world-class HR practices that align with business objectives, culture, and values
  • Join a company where both strategic thinking and rolling up your sleeves to get things done are valued equally
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
employee relationsbenefits managementUK employment lawTUPE transfersredundancy consultationscomplex restructuresorganizational changeM&A activitiesdata analysisHR program effectiveness
Soft Skills
coachingconsultingrelationship-buildinginfluencingcommunicationnegotiationinterpersonal skillsproactiveanalytical skillsstrategic mindset
Certifications
CIPD Level 7 qualification