Director, Human Resources, EMEA

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.

What is The Role:

To support our continued growth, we are hiring a Director HR Business Partner to work with our EMEA Field Sales teams.

The ideal candidate is able to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly to a changing environment. They are proficient in coaching leaders, anticipating challenges, diagnosing problems, recommending solutions, and leading programs that have a direct impact on the success of the organization. Also, you are able to balance critical thinking regarding long-term business priorities along with day-to-day needs: being a change agent is part of your leadership toolkit.

Working closely with the other Directors, HR Business Partners and Functional Leaders, you will address business challenges through people solutions. You will collaborate across functions and geographies while thinking differently about how we approach work and teams. Further, you will work through our Centers of Excellence to influence and provide solutions for HR-related activities, including employee relations, Works Councils, compensation management, organizational planning and design, and the overall employee experience.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Provide Director level HRBP partnership to the EMEA Field leadership team to build programs that scale the organization, grow strong teams, and develop outstanding leaders
• Provide strategic counsel and consultative solutions to business leaders on people management aspects of their business to include driving organizational development, leadership development, team effectiveness, and executing change management
• Play a key role with the implementation of new initiatives and projects including; compensation strategy, workforce planning & organizational design, talent management, and career development
• Partner with COE colleagues bringing comprehensive solutions to sophisticated people issues. Will also partner with the functional HRBP team for regional support.
• Provide management coaching and training to senior leaders
• Use analytical capabilities and take a data-driven approach to influence business partners with recommendations.
• Develop and monitor regular and ad-hoc reports to ensure HR metrics are quantified and outcome-driven. Able to identify trends and proactively recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience
• Leverage best practices and identify opportunities for efficiency
• Understand the client groups, strategy, challenges, business initiatives, and their business model
• Provide consultative support and guidance to managers on implementation / execution of core HR programs
• Lead people practices that cultivate innovation and collaboration

What You Bring:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in human resource management, especially in organizational transformation, and coaching
• Experience supporting field sales organizations and preferably in the tech industry. Experience with Federal direct-selling teams is a plus!
• Strategic, critical problem solver who isn’t afraid to get into the weeds; have a passion for working as a team
• Build effective relationships, using your influencing skills to drive desired outcomes
• Strong collaborator and able to work well in a team environment while also open to different ideas and strategies
• Excellent communication and presentation acumen
• A high degree of integrity and honesty; ability to exercise confidentiality and neutrality in complex and unique situations
• Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities
• Adapt to changing business situations, comfortable working in high growth, fast-paced environment
• An ability to roll with the punches is a plus, and a sense of humor is key!

Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People:

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

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