Nebius Group develops AI infrastructure for organizations building and running demanding artificial intelligence workloads. Its core offering is an AI-focused cloud platform that brings together compute, storage, and developer tools, while its broader portfolio spans generative AI, edtech, and autonomous technology. Headquartered in Europe and listed on Nasdaq, the company operates internationally with research and development centers across Europe, North America, and Israel, creating opportunities for teams working across cloud computing, enterprise software, and AI engineering.
Head of Employee Relations, United Kingdom Remote
Lead global employee-relations and performance-management practices at Nebius Group. Advise senior leaders, managers, and works councils for an AI cloud infrastructure company.
Description
- Shape and deliver the organisation’s employee-relations and performance-management strategy, principles, and operating model
- Set the organisation-wide approach to performance management, including effective responses to underperformance
- Create policies, procedures, and templates for performance concerns, grievances, disciplinary matters, and other employee-relations cases
- Provide senior guidance on complex, sensitive, and high-risk employee-relations matters
- Help managers address issues early, establish clear expectations, and achieve fair, proportionate outcomes
- Promote consistent practices while accounting for local legal requirements
- Analyse recurring issues and recommend preventative or organisation-wide interventions
- Work with People teams to connect employee-relations and performance practices with wider talent and reward strategies
- Develop effective relationships with works councils, employee forums, and other representative bodies
- Guide leaders on consultation obligations, schedules, and communications during organisational change
- Support consultation and negotiation activities and oversee delivery of agreed actions
- Collaborate with employment lawyers on compliance and convert legal guidance into practical recommendations
- Track employment-law developments and manage associated legal, financial, and reputational risks
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, People partners, and Legal
- Strengthen manager and People-team capability through guidance, training, and coaching
- Implement case-management, governance, and reporting standards
- Use case data and employee insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement
Requirements
- Substantial senior-level experience in employee relations, employment law, HR, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience creating and implementing an employee-relations strategy or operating model
- Strong expertise in performance management, investigations, disciplinary and grievance procedures, organisational change, and dispute resolution
- Experience collaborating with works councils, employee representatives, or trade unions, preferably across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong employment-law knowledge and experience partnering with internal or external legal counsel
- Sound judgement when balancing legal risk, employee experience, organisational values, and commercial priorities
- Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder-management abilities
- Able to work strategically while handling complex cases directly
- Team or specialist-function leadership experience is desirable
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Opportunities for career development and learning
- Flexibility with meaningful ownership
- Collaborative, innovative working culture
- Chance to contribute to impactful AI projects
- International workplace with talented teams