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About the Role

As the People Lead for EMEA, you will lead the regional people partnering team from London, serving as the strategic and operational anchor for the people agenda. You will coach and develop a team of four, partner with senior leaders across EMEA, and establish standards for employee lifecycle partnering. This role reports to the Global Head of People Partnering and collaborates with the VP of People and Talent in the UK. It is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in London, with three days per week in the Old Street office.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow the team by coaching and developing four direct reports, setting clear objectives, allocating portfolios, and building team confidence in stakeholder management, casework, and commercial judgment.
Act as the primary people partner to department and function heads across the region, while the team partners with their managers daily.
Deliver the EMEA partnering strategy, aligning with the global model to determine team focus, support prioritization, and define excellent partnering standards for the region.
Own complex employee relations, serving as the escalation point for sensitive and high-risk cases across multiple EMEA jurisdictions, and holding accountability for HR compliance and employment law risk.
Design and govern people programs, including performance cycles, remuneration reviews, engagement initiatives, and audits, with the team leading delivery within their portfolios.
Consolidate people data and case patterns into a business-wide narrative to inform decisions on workforce planning, performance, reward, and policy, and prioritize the improvement roadmap for people systems and processes.

Requirements

Deep people partnering and HR advisory experience in a high-performance environment (tech, high-growth scale-up, or consulting).
Experience managing and developing direct reports, ideally within a partnering or advisory team, with a commitment to growing others' capability and confidence.
Strong working knowledge of UK employment law and HR compliance, with confidence to navigate employee relations across multiple jurisdictions.
Track record of guiding senior stakeholders through complex, sensitive matters.
Confidence using people data to identify trends, communicate insights, and shape recommendations.
Strong program and project management skills across the employee lifecycle (performance cycles, remuneration reviews, audits, engagement programs).
Ability to flex between hands-on casework, team leadership, and business-level strategy.
Calm and credible presence in complex or sensitive situations.

Skills

People partnering
HR advisory
Team management
Stakeholder management
Casework
Commercial judgment
Employee relations
HR compliance
Employment law
Data analysis
Program management
Project management
Strategic thinking

Location

London
Old Street

Work Type

Fixed-term contract
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Benefits

Annual development budget
3 days of professional development leave
Private health insurance through Vitality
Monthly wellness allowance
25 days of holiday
Enhanced parental leave
Work from anywhere for 3 weeks per year
Regular socials, clubs, and seasonal events

About the Company

Eucalyptus is on a mission to make good health last a lifetime, addressing the global obesity crisis by building better long-term care.
Eucalyptus is part of Hims & Hers, a global leader in personalized health and wellness.
Eucalyptus is the company behind Juniper, a leading weight-management program that combines GLP-1 medication with personalized nutrition, movement support, and clinician-led care.
Eucalyptus supports patients living with obesity across 5 markets and has received NICE endorsement to provide services to the NHS.
Eucalyptus has tailored its offering to thousands of patients in Australia, the UK, Germany, Japan, and Canada.
Eucalyptus is also behind a growing family of digital healthcare clinics (Pilot, Kin, Software, Compound) across men's health and well-being, fertility, skincare, and preventative health.
Eucalyptus's goal for the next three years is to support 1 million patients globally to live better for longer.
Eucalyptus is building a truly preventive healthcare ecosystem by launching into new conditions, demographics, and geographies.
Eucalyptus is on the path to becoming the world's largest international digital healthcare company.
The company offers a challenging, fast-paced, and rewarding work environment.
Employees deliver work that directly shapes patient outcomes and scales evidence-based care across markets.
The company provides high ownership, continuous feedback, and dedicated development support.
Employees collaborate with talented peers to solve complex clinical and operational problems at scale.

Equal Opportunity

Eucalyptus values individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, embracing the unique qualities each person brings.
Candidates are asked to notify of any reasonable adjustments needed during the interview process.
AI-assisted tools are used to help teams work more efficiently, including in recruitment; however, all hiring decisions are made by people, and every application is reviewed by a member of the recruitment team.