Associate People Business Partner (fmd)

Role Overview

Were looking for an Associate People Business Partner (f/m/l) whos ready to step up someone who thrives in partnership with business leaders balances empathy with pragmatism and wants to grow into a full strategic People Business Partner (f/m/l) role. Youll support Sales and Product Development teams across EMEA working closely with the Senior Manager People Business Partner to drive engagement build capability and deliver people initiatives that enable a winning culture high performance and a strong sense of belonging.

Youll own projects manage day-to-day HR activities with increasing autonomy and use your professional expertise to solve problems influence stakeholders and turn strategy into action.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Advisory

• Partner with leaders and managers to understand business priorities and translate them into people solutions that strengthen engagement and performance.
• Provide guidance on core people processes (performance development engagement reward and ER cases) with sound judgement and contextual insight.
• Use data and feedback to spot trends identify root causes and propose practical people-first solutions.
• Coach managers on building inclusive high-performing teams and partner with Learning & Development to drive manager enablement and reinforce leadership principles through day-to-day practices

Project Ownership & Delivery

• Own smaller people projects or components of larger programs (e.g. engagement action plans onboarding improvements manager capability initiatives).
• Support talent reviews (9-box) performance calibrations and succession planning by gathering insights and preparing data summaries in partnership with the Senior Manager People Business Partner..
• Deliver outcomes independently with minimal guidance ensuring consistency and quality in execution.
• Collaborate across People functions (TA Reward L&D Ops) to implement people programs smoothly and effectively.

Employee Experience & Engagement

• Act as a trusted contact for employees ensuring theyre informed supported and empowered.
• Act as the first point of contact for employees and managers in the region in People programs policies and processes.
• Help shape and deliver EMEA-wide engagement initiatives and listening strategies.
• Support the roll-out of DEI well-being and recognition programs that reinforce company culture.

Operational Excellence

• Apply company policies and processes to resolve a range of employee matters using judgment to adapt where needed.
• Maintain accuracy in People data reporting and compliance while continuously improving local practices.
• Support cyclical People processes (performance reviews compensation succession planning etc.) with attention to both process and impact.

Collaboration & Influence

• Build strong trust-based relationships across the People Team and business.
• Contribute to shared team goals offering insight challenge and partnership.
• Communicate clearly and proactively tailoring messages for different audiences and levels of seniority.
  
  

About You

Youll thrive here if you:

• Have a solid grounding in People principles (UK/EMEA) ideally 35 years experience in generalist or business partner roles.
• Are comfortable balancing detail with big-picture thinking you can zoom in to solve issues and zoom out to spot patterns.
• Demonstrate curiosity accountability and resilience in fast-paced environments.
• Influence with empathy and evidence not hierarchy.
• Are motivated to grow taking initiative seeking feedback and developing toward a People Business Partner career path.
• Are comfortable with data and analytics; able to extract insights and support decisions with evidence.
• Curious about AI and technology with a desire to modernise People practices and drive innovation at Contentful.

The Impact Youll Make

• Youll enable managers to lead with confidence and clarity reinforcing consistent standards of high performance.
  
• Youll support talent visibility and readiness ensuring our top talent is known developed and rewarded.
  

Youll strengthen our cultural fabric ensuring every program and process reinforces what it means to be part of a winning culture.

Whats in it for you

• Join an ambitious tech company reshaping the way people build digital experiences
• Full-time employees receive Stock Options for the opportunity to share in the success of our company
• Fertility and family building benefits including a lifetime reimbursable wallet to support your growing family.
• We value Work-Life balance and You Time! A generous amount of paid time off including vacation days sick days education days compassion days for loss and volunteer days
• Time off to care for and focus on your growing family
• Use your personal annual education budget to improve your skills and grow in your career
• Enjoy a full range of virtual and in-person events including workshops guest speakers and fun team activities supporting learning and networking exchange beyond the usual work duties
• An annual wellbeing stipend to care for your physical financial or emotional health
• A monthly communication phone/internet stipend and phone hardware upgrade reimbursement.
• New hire office equipment stipend for hybrid or distributed employees. Get the gear you need to work at your best.

Who are we

Contentful is a leading digital experience platform that helps modern businesses meet the growing demand for engaging personalized content at scale. By blending composability with native AI capabilities Contentful enables dynamic personalization automated content delivery and real-time experimentation powering next-generation digital experiences across brands regions and channels for more than 4200 organizations worldwide. More than 700 people from more than 70 nations contribute their energy and creativity to Contentful working from hubs in Berlin Denver San Francisco London New York and distributed worldwide.

Everyone is welcome here!

Everyone is welcome here is a celebrated component of our culture. At Contentful we strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our employees. We believe that our products and services benefit from our diverse backgrounds and experiences and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sexual orientation gender gender identity age physical disability or length of time spent unemployed. We invite you to apply and join us!

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