HR Business Partner, EMEA

Hi! I'm Hannah and I lead the HRBP Team here at Ashby. I joined over four years ago as the first People hire, and I'm excited that our team is expanding! The People Team provides support to Ashby employees through the development and implementation of programs, policies, and services that contribute to a productive and inclusive working environment. We ensure that the work we do aligns with our Operating Principles and strengthens the environment we're building at Ashby. Our approach is to do things differently; we prioritize what truly fits our team and enhances how we work together. By embracing creativity and customization, we aim to create a people-first culture that drives both individual and organizational success.

We review all applications, and there's no benefit to applying quickly. Take your time, look over the application questions, and please submit before the application deadline! We can't take calls outside the interview process, so reaching out to the team won't move your application forward.

• • 💻 You have deep experience (~8 years) in HR or People Ops, ideally in a high-growth, scaling company

  • 🇬🇧 You're a UK-based HR generalist with strong expertise in UK employment law, benefits, and employee relations

  • 🌍 You've supported a globally distributed, asynchronous workforce across multiple EMEA countries

  • 🔑 You take real ownership. You move work forward on your own, keep the right people in the loop, and see things through

  • 🧭 You're a principled thinker who wants to understand why things work the way they do before deciding what should change

  • 📣 You communicate clearly and directly, with strengths in coaching, facilitation, and policy development

  • 🔄 You are flexible in your approach and avoid rigid adherence to past playbooks or overly process-heavy solutions.

  • ⚡️ You're energized by a fast-paced environment with a mix of strategic and hands-on work

  • 🤝 Handling complex employee relations issues is one of your strengths

  • ⚙️ Continuous Improvement is core to how you operate. You're detail-oriented and always looking for ways to improve People Ops processes and documentation

  • 🔍 You've used HRIS, compensation tools, and other HR systems to drive operational excellence

• An advanced degree in HR, business, or organizational development

• CIPD qualification (Level 5 or 7) or an equivalent HR certification

• You’re looking to simply bring processes or programs from previous roles and implement them here. While past experience is valuable, you'll need to apply principled thinking to assess what would work well for Ashby.

• Working independently feels uncomfortable and you require a significant amount of guidance in how to perform your job.

• Having difficult conversations with all levels of employees makes you uneasy

• You shy away from ambiguity - preferring structured, pre-defined assignments.

• You prefer working with a single team instead of multiple teams.