Senior HR Business Partner, EMEA in London

London, UK (Hybrid: 3 days p/ week in office)Full-time permanent contract The Role: Joining as our Sr HR Business Partner - EMEA, you’ll own and execute Klaviyo’s HRBP Playbook, partnering with leaders across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and the broader EMEA region, often supporting them from a different location to your own. You’ll act as a thought partner for leaders and a trusted confidant to employees, coaching them on aligning teams to business objectives and enhancing team culture through learning and development, talent management, and performance management.A key focus of this role is supporting Go-To-Market (GTM) teams across EMEA: Sales, Presales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Partnerships. You’ll bring strong employment law expertise across multiple EMEA jurisdictions and navigate complex employee relations situations with confidence. Strategic HR Business PartnershipProvide strategic HR partnership and executive coaching to EMEA leaders and people managers across Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, and Partnerships (GTM functions), driving engagement, development, and retention.Partner with the Director of HR International to ensure full leadership coverage across EMEA, managing a broad and diverse client group.Build strong relationships with leaders across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and the wider EMEA region, adapting your approach to local context.Employment Law & Employee RelationsApply deep knowledge of employment law across multiple EMEA jurisdictions to give compliant, pragmatic guidance on complex employee relations issues.Diversity, Equity & InclusionPartner with the DEI team as an advocate, coach, and facilitator, helping leaders build diverse and inclusive teams.People Analytics & Organisational StrategyUse data to identify people trends and translate them into recommendations, programs, and projects.Identify organisational gaps and deploy people strategies that help GTM and other teams scale effectively.Talent Management & Programme DeliveryPartner with the Talent Management COE to launch and run initiatives including performance reviews, succession planning, and org design.Collaborate with the wider HRBP team and People Ops functions (Talent Acquisition, Learning & Enablement, Compensation, DEI) to build and deploy programs across client groups.What Success Looks Like:EMEA leaders treat you as a trusted advisor, you’re sought out for your expertise and perspective.You've built a strong, trusted presence across the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and the wider EMEA region, despite operating across geographies.Your GTM clients report a measurably better partnership experience as Klaviyo scales across EMEA.People and org decisions are grounded in data and reflect a clear point of view, not just process.Who You Are: Education and ExperienceBA/ BSc degree in Human Resources or related field.7+ years of experience as an HRBP, with a significant proportion of that time supporting EMEA-based organisations.EMEA Expertise & Employment LawDeep pan-EMEA HR experience, with strong understanding of the cultural, legal, and organisational landscape across the region.Strong, demonstrable employment law knowledge across multiple EMEA jurisdictions (UK, Ireland, France, and Germany required; additional markets a plus), with the ability to provide pragmatic, commercially sound guidance on complex employee relations matters.Experience working with works councils or other employee representative bodies across EMEA markets.Business Partnering Across DistanceExperience supporting GTM teams: Sales, Presales, Customer Success, Marketing, and/or Partnerships, ideally in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.Proven ability to build trust and deliver impact with leaders based outside your own location, managing relationships primarily through remote and cross-border ways of working.Experience influencing and advising executives on talent and employment matters across multiple geographies.Strong ability to drive change management in a rapidly scaling environment, with high levels of autonomy.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex, competing priorities across a broad EMEA remit, with strong business acumen.Systems & Travel: HRIS experience, such as Workday, as well as proficiency Google Suite/ Microsoft.Comfortable working in an environment where AI is changing how teams operate and how work gets doneWilling and able to travel depending on business needs (e.g. HQ Boston for Summits, EMEA office hubs). #LI-Hybrid #LI-JW1Our salary range reflects the cost of labour in the country where the job post is advertised. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. Base Pay Range in Local Currency:72,000—108,000 GBPThis role may require up to 10% travel for purposes such as new hire onboarding, client or partner work if applicable, team meetings, and industry events. Travel is coordinated in advance.We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.We provide accommodations as needed. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. 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