Human Resources Business Partner

Blair West are supporting a client, to find an HR Manager/Business Partner.

Our client is an international software business going through a period of significant growth. They are looking for an experienced HR professional to combine hands-on, multi-country HR operations with a strategic business partnering role, and to help shape the People function as the organisation scales.

The opportunity:

• Act as a strategic partner to department heads and the leadership team on organisational design, headcount planning, retention and culture.
• Run HR operations across several countries, including expatriate assignments, work permits and immigration as the business moves into new markets.
• Keep the business compliant with local employment law, tax and regulatory requirements in every country it operates in.
• Lead the people side of bringing new teams into the organisation as it grows.
• Lead recruitment across regions, managing agencies and building pipelines for technical and commercial hires.
• Design compensation and benefits structures, oversee payroll, and own HR cost and budget forecasting.
• Develop HR policy and support performance management, development and employee engagement.
• Report HR metrics to leadership and use the data to shape talent strategy.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this role if you have:

• 7–10+ years in HR, with significant time spent on international operations, expatriate management or multi-country coordination.
• Previous experience as an HR Business Partner or in a similar strategic role, in a high-growth SaaS environment is essential.
• In-depth knowledge of employment law and compliance across several international jurisdictions, including Europe.
• Hands-on experience of compensation, benefits and payroll administration.
• Confidence using HR data and HRIS platforms to inform decisions.
• Fluent English; additional European languages would be a strong advantage.
• Ideally, experience of integrating new teams and supporting a distributed workforce.
• A track record of recruiting at scale in a fast-growing business, ideally in technology.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• The chance to build and shape the People function in a fast-growing business.
• Direct influence on company strategy and organisational development.
• Hybrid working, with remote arrangements considered where appropriate.
• An international, distributed team working with major global clients.
• Professional development and learning support.

Our Commitments :

Blair West is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.