Senior Manager Employee Relations (EMEA)

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global powers, cools, protects and connects data center infrastructure for hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

What you will do

• Lead the EMEA employee relations casework model and oversee complex matters from intake through closure.
• Triage cases by risk, urgency, country, complexity and business impact, maintaining case plans, evidence, approvals, deadlines and closure records.
• Lead or review workplace investigations and coach managers on performance improvement plans, conduct, consultation, absence and sensitive employee conversations.
• Coordinate with Legal and counsel on litigation, settlements and high-risk matters, preparing evidence packs, chronologies, redaction logs, witness notes and instructions.
• Deliver employee relations support across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Poland, involving legal, works council, payroll, benefits, translation or counsel support when needed.
• Maintain dashboards, playbooks, templates, trackers and process controls, using data to improve policies, training and manager practices.

Requirements

• Fluent English required.
• 10+ years of HR experience, including 5+ years in employee relations, investigations, consultation or employment risk.
• Experience leading employee relations case delivery, governance, triage, escalation and reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong practical knowledge of EMEA employment law, consultation and employee representative processes.
• Experience managing investigations, grievances, disciplinaries, performance improvement plans, absence cases, settlements and litigation support.
• Strong case documentation skills, including investigation reports, chronologies, outcome letters and evidence packs.
• Practical understanding of GDPR, confidentiality, privilege, redaction and retention.
• Ability to coach managers and senior leaders through sensitive employee relations matters and manage deadlines across countries, time zones and competing priorities.
• Experience building playbooks, templates, dashboards, trackers and process controls; proficiency in Workday or another HRIS/case management tool, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills; willingness to travel up to 15% and flex hours for global stakeholders when needed.

Nice to have

• German language skills are strongly preferred.
• French, Italian, Polish, Dutch or another EMEA language.

Culture & Benefits

• Work environment based on no ego, no arrogance, mutual support and respect for different strengths.
• Company benefits aligned with the applicable local market and company policy, which may include health and welfare benefits, retirement or pension arrangements, paid time off and employee assistance support.
• Recognition, training and development opportunities.
• Competitive total compensation package aligned with local market requirements and company policy.
• Equal opportunity employer.