Manažer/ka pro partnerství s lidmi (Evropa) - 12měsíční smlouva na dobu určitou

This role will be based in our Bristol or London offices and requires an existing right to work in the UK.

At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. We are committed to building a diverse, global team and our sponsorship policy is evaluated on a role-by-role basis. We encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site to stay informed about future opportunities where we are able to offer visa sponsorship.

Kaluza is the Energy Intelligence Platform, turning energy complexity into seamless coordination. We help energy companies overcome today's challenges while accelerating the shift to a clean, electrified future.

Our platform orchestrates millions of real-time decisions across homes, devices, markets and grids. By combining predictive algorithms with human-centred design, Kaluza makes clean energy dependable, affordable and adaptive to everyday life. With teams across Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, and a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, we power leading companies including OVO, AGL and ENGIE, as well as innovators like Volvo and Volkswagen.

What will I be doing?

• Strategic Leadership & Partnership: Serve as a strategic advisor and partner to Executive and Senior Leadership across the EU Tech business: shaping how we're organised, how we plan our workforce, and how we lead change that actually sticks.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a team of People Partners across UK and France, raising the bar on what it means to be a proactive strategic partner during a period of real scale and transformation.
• Change Leadership: Architect and co-lead the evolution of our People Partnering model as we move through a significant AI-driven transformation, working closely with global People teams to make sure the experience feels joined up end to end.
• Culture, Inclusion & Engagement: Partner with Reward, Internal Comms, and Engagement teams to build a culture where high performance and genuine inclusion aren't in tension but where learning, fairness, and belonging are built into how we work.
• Governance, ER & Analytics: Own the escalation of complex European employee relations cases, keeping us compliant across jurisdictions and using people data to tell a clear story about where we are and where we need to go.
• Operational Continuity: Provide senior support for the VP People as required, maintaining seamless oversight of business-as-usual operations and navigating complex strategic priorities across the department.

About You

Ideally you'll have/be

• Strategic Senior HR Leadership: Extensive experience leading strategic People Partnering teams within EU, product-centric technology organizations: you've been through rapid scaling and come out the other side with hard-won lessons to share.
• Executive Presence & Influence: Proven capability to partner with, coach, and influence Executive and C-suite leaders, translating overarching business strategy into actionable people initiatives.
• Change Management & OD Expertise: Hands-on experience designing and delivering complex organisational change, including large-scale transformation programmes. You know how to make change feel purposeful rather than disruptive.
• Data-Driven & Operational Acumen: Strong business and financial literacy with a data-informed approach to measuring the impact of People strategy on overall business performance.
• European ER & Compliance Knowledge: Solid, practical knowledge of European employment law and employee relations across multiple jurisdictions. You know where the nuances lie and how to navigate them with confidence

What will set you apart

• CIPD accreditation, Master's degree, or equivalent professional HR certification.
• Prior experience providing interim cover or direct strategic support for C-level HR/People leadership.
• Hands-on experience integrating cross-border teams following M&A activities in high-growth tech environments.

Where you'll work

We offer flexible working, with an expectation of 3 days a week in the office. This gives us the best of both: real time together to collaborate and build relationships, with the flexibility to work in the way that suits you best the rest of the week.

Kaluza Values

Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business: Play to win, Solve the real problem, Build trust every day, Own the outcome, Go further together.

Our Perks

• Pension Scheme
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP
• Life Assurance
• Access to Furthr - a Climate Action app
• Free Mortgage Advice and Eye Tests
• Perks at Work - access to thousands of retail discounts
• 5% Flex Fund - to spend on the benefits you want most
• 26 days holiday
• Flexible Bank Holidays - Giving you an additional 8 days which you can choose to take whenever you like
• Progressive Leave Policy - With no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
• Personal Learning Budget - Upskill, learn and grow!
• Home Office Budget
• And more!

We want the best people

We're keen to meet people from all walks of life - our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.

Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.

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