This role is only open to applicants based in the United Kingdom. Ashby lists it as fully remote.
Ashby makes the recruiting software that companies like OpenAI, Shopify, Notion and Zapier use to hire. Now it needs someone to look after its own people in Europe, and this is its first dedicated HR hire in the region.
About Ashby
Ashby builds an all-in-one recruiting platform that helps talent leaders, recruiters and hiring managers run a data-driven hiring process. It is backed by Y Combinator, Elad Gil and Lachy Groom, and says it has thousands of customers, including Snowflake, OpenAI, Shopify, Ramp, Notion and Zapier, with tens of millions in annual recurring revenue.
About the Role
You will be the go-to people partner for Ashby's leaders and staff in EMEA, working closely with the company's US-based HR business partners. You will:
- Advise leaders on UK employment law, contracts, benefits, pensions, leave and separations
- Turn business goals into a people strategy that fits how Ashby works in EMEA
- Support employees across several EMEA countries, through both Ashby's own entity and employer of record setups
- Use market data to keep pay fair and competitive across the region
- Coach managers through hard performance conversations and build training for them
- Handle sensitive employee relations cases, with legal counsel where needed
About You
- Around 8 years in HR or people operations, ideally at a fast-growing company
- Deep, hands-on knowledge of UK employment law, benefits and employee relations
- Experience supporting a distributed, async workforce across several EMEA countries
- Clear, direct communication and strong coaching skills
- Comfort with HRIS and compensation tools
Nice to Have
- An advanced degree in HR, business or organizational development
- CIPD Level 5 or 7, or an equivalent HR certification
What Ashby Offers
Ashby states a salary of £100,000 to £135,000, plus equity with a 10-year window to exercise options. The posting also lists unlimited holiday with five weeks recommended on top of UK bank holidays, private medical and dental cover for you and your dependents, life insurance, income protection, a 3% pension contribution, the first 12 weeks of family leave at full pay, an equipment budget and £100 a month for education. Ashby says it reviews every application and that applying quickly gives no advantage.
If you are a UK HR generalist ready to build the function in a new region, apply on Ashby's official careers page: Apply for the Ashby HR Business Partner, EMEA role