Senior People Partner in London

We are looking for a Senior People Partner to join our international People Partnering team. You will provide hybrid and in-office strategic people partnering support for our TCO and GGO organisations across EMEA. You will work closely with leaders and our People & Culture Centres of Excellence to deliver integrated, high-impact people solutions.

As a Senior People Partner, you will play a critical role in shaping and sustaining our winning, high-performing culture—one grounded in our People & Culture Manifesto, where accountability, trust, growth, and results coexist. You will help leaders translate strategy into action, enabling teams to make an impact while scaling the business with speed, discipline, and heart. You will report to the Senior Director, P&C - International.

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• Partnering with senior leadership teams to support workforce planning, engagement, talent, retention, development, and culture, supporting the organisation through ongoing transformation.
• Providing expertise and execution of People & Culture programmes across multiple functions.
• Identifying and accelerating development opportunities for leaders and high-potential talent.
• Using people analytics to promote data-led decision-making.
• Partnering with Talent Acquisition to build diverse and qualified talent pipelines.
• Using AI to automate and scale People & Culture processes.
• Coaching leaders on performance management and feedback.
• Partnering with Engagement and Diversity leaders to support inclusive teams.
• Providing guidance on employee relations and investigations.
• Maintaining knowledge of employment legislation.
• Demonstrating operational excellence and ownership mindset.
• Partnering with global People & Culture colleagues.
• Acting as a role model for our success traits and manifesto commitments.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful:

• Experience in a matrixed, fast-growing environment (SaaS preferred).
• Experience coaching senior leaders.
• Experience in analysing and interpreting data to make decisions.
• Experience supporting transformational change.
• Practical experience using AI and automation.
• 5+ years experience in a HR role across multiple disciplines.
• Experience with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred).
• Collaborative, entrepreneurial mindset.

Avalara is an AI-first Company. AI is embedded in our workflows, decision-making, and products. Success here requires embracing AI as an essential capability. You’ll bring experience using AI and AI-related technologies, ready to thrive here. You’ll apply AI every day to business challenges - improving efficiency, contributing solutions, and driving results for your team, our company, and our customers. You’ll grow with AI by staying curious about new trends and best practices, and by sharing what you learn so others can benefit too.

How We’ll Take Care Of You:

• Total Rewards: In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
• Health & Wellness: Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
• Inclusive culture and diversity: Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee‑run resource groups, each with senior leadership and executive sponsorship.

What You Need To Know About Avalara:

We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. We’ve already built an industry‑leading cloud compliance platform, processing over 54 billion customer API calls and over 6.6 million tax returns a year. Our growth is real — we’re a billion dollar business — and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission — to be part of every transaction in the world. We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.