Headquartered in New York City, Dataiku was founded in Paris in 2013 and achieved unicorn status in 2019. Now, more than 1,000+ employees work across the globe in our offices and remotely. Backed by a renowned set of investors and partners including CapitalG, Tiger Global, and ICONIQ Growth, we’ve set out to build the future of AI.

As part of the evolution of our People Business Partners function, we are looking for a Director, People Business Partners in EMEA. Reporting to the Global VP of People Business Partners, this role involves senior management-level business partnering, country HR subject matter expertise as well as people management.

In this role, you will:

• Help develop People professionals and drive strategic change through the development and execution of people strategies

• Act as a highly trusted partner and coach to Dataiku leaders on the most strategic, complex, and ambiguous People questions, including organizational design, scaling, retention strategies, leadership development, manager effectiveness, performance, engagement, and culture transformation

• Function as a subject matter expert with respect to HR practices and employment law for countries including but not limited to France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Portugal

• Fully leverage the People support model to ensure scalability and the highest possible impact and customer experience

• Partner closely with other functions and People centers of excellence including Talent Acquisition, People Operations, Total Rewards, Learning & Development and Culture to design, pilot, and scale high impact and innovative People programs (e.g., performance and talent management, compensation planning)

What skills and knowledge should you bring?

• 12+ years of experience in the People and Business Partnering space

• Extensive experience delivering PBP support and services, both directly as a PBP and through management of other PBPs – ideally in a fast-growth and rapidly scaling technology environment

• A bias for action and the ability to balance short-term decisions with longer-term vision; a forward-looking, functionally broad leader

• Demonstrable experience managing a team in a matrixed environment

• Deep expertise on all things related to people, culture and organizations, with an ability to connect the dots to deliver value

• A well-rounded understanding of all aspects of the People function, including its COEs country compliance requirements

• Proficiency in connecting and building trust across multiple levels, teams and groups, including the People team, executives, employees, and other stakeholders

• International experience required

• Fluency in English required, German preferred

• Ability to assess needs using data to make informed decisions, influence, collaborate, deliver, and partner at all levels across the organization to get things done

About Dataiku:

Dataiku is the platform for Everyday AI, systemizing the use of data for exceptional business results. By making the use of data and AI an everyday behavior, Dataiku unlocks the creativity within individual employees to power collective success at companies of all sizes and across all industries. Don’t get us wrong: we are a tech company building software. Our culture is even pretty geeky! But our driving force is and will always remain people, starting with ours. We consider our employees to be our most precious asset, and we are committed to ensuring that each of them gets the most rewarding, enjoyable, and memorable work experience with us. Fly over to Instagram to learn more about our #dataikulife.

Our practices are rooted in the idea that everyone should be treated with dignity, decency and fairness. Dataiku also believes that a diverse identity is a source of strength and allows us to optimize across the many dimensions that are needed for our success. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on business needs, without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, veteran status or any other aspect which makes an individual unique or protected by laws and regulations in the locations where we operate. This applies to all policies and procedures related to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, performance, promotion and termination and all other conditions and terms of employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please contact us at: reasonable-accommodations@dataiku.com