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For over 20 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations. Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it. We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers. Join Our Team at Global Relay! At Global Relay, our HR team is the backbone of our corporate culture, bringing together dedicated and hardworking individuals who are eager to learn and grow with the company. We are committed to helping our employees reach their full potential through coaching, learning and development, and open communication.We collaborate closely with the Global Relay Leadership team on key initiatives such as performance management, career development, compensation and benefits, and recruitment. The Global Relay HR team champions our corporate culture by bringing together dedicated and hardworking individuals who aspire to learn and grow with the company. We strive to bring the best out of our employees and enable them to perform at their optimal potential through coaching, learning & development, and providing continuous feedback. We work closely with the Global Relay Leadership team on initiatives such as performance management, career development, compensation & benefits, and recruitment. The Global Relay HR team provides top-notch services and support in enabling the execution of Global Relay’s business strategies while balancing employees’ individual goals and professional objectives. About the role: The HR Lead will provide strategic and operational HR leadership across the UK and EMEA region while maintaining hands-on responsibility for their own portfolio of HR initiatives. This role will oversee a small HR team of approximately five professionals, ensuring that HR programs and policies are implemented effectively and consistently. The successful candidate will act as a trusted partner to business leaders, supporting a defined business unit while also driving broader regional HR strategies. The role will report directly to the HR Director – UK & EMEA. The Lead, HR role champions our corporate culture by bringing together dedicated and hardworking individuals who aspire to learn and grow with the company. They strive to bring the best out of our employees and enable them to perform at their optimal potential through coaching, learning & development, and open communication. They work intimately with the Global Relay Leadership team on initiatives such as performance management, career development, compensation & benefits, and recruitment. Duties and responsibilities: Lead and develop a high-performing HR team, providing guidance, coaching and support to ensure operational excellence. Conduct weekly 1:1 with team members and annual performance reviews. Serve as the primary HR business partner for a defined business unit within EMEA, taking ownership of all HR matters for that unit. Drive end-to-end HR processes including talent management, performance management, workforce planning, and employee engagement. Provide hands-on support in areas such as recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, and HR policy implementation. Partner with regional and global HR colleagues to ensure data accuracy and integrity, as well as consistency in HR programs and compliance with local employment laws. Assist in HR compliance audits and prepare evidence. Identify and implement initiatives that enhance employee experience and strengthen organizational culture across the region. Analyze HR metrics and provide actionable insights to leadership. Support organizational change initiatives, including recruitment, promotions and succession planning. About you: 10 + years of proven experience as a Senior HR business partner or HR lead, ideally within a multi-country EMEA context. Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a small team while maintaining hands-on operational involvement. Strong knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Excellent detail orientation and tactfulness. Experience in a variety of HR programs, including performance management, and employee engagement programs. Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. An understanding of immigration law and related processes would be beneficial to support our international recruitment and mobility needs. SaaS or Technology industry experience desirable What you can expect: At Global Relay, there’s no ceiling to what you can achieve. It’s the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You’ll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You’ll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you’ll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills. Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual. We understand flexible work arrangements are important, and we encourage that in our work culture. Whether it’s flexibility around work hours, workstyle, or lifestyle, we want to ensure our employees have a healthy work/life balance. We support and value a hybrid work model that blends collaboration with the team in the office and focus time from the comfort of your home. To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit . 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Upon submission of your application, the personal data contained in your application will be collected by Global Relay Communications Inc. (“Global Relay” or “Controller”), whose headquarters are located at 220 Cambie Street, 2 nd Floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 2M9. Global Relay can be contacted at (604) 484-6630. Global Relay’s data protection officer is Laurence Lafond, who can be contacted at privacy@ . Your personal data will be processed for the purposes of managing Global Relay’s recruitment related activities. This includes organizing and conducting interviews, assessing your suitability for the role, organizing and conducting tests (as applicable) and evaluating the results of such tests, and other processing activities that Global Relay deems necessary in the recruitment and hiring process. This processing is permitted under Article 6(1)(f) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Article 6(1)(f) of UK General Data Protection Regulation for the purpose of Global Relay’s legitimate interests, which include growing the business and recruiting and hiring personnel best suited for roles at Global Relay. Further information on our legitimate interests may be available upon request. If you are applying for a role in the UK and Global Relay processes personal data relating to criminal offences or convictions under Article 10 of GDPR and UK GDPR, Global Relay will do so on the condition of “consent” as permitted under Section 29 of Schedule 1 of theData Protection Act, 2018(c.12). Global Relay may utilize automated decision and profiling tools, such as Predictive Index, to assist in determining whether a candidate is suitable for a particular role. Failure by an applicant to provide personal data required by Global Relay for the recruitment and hiring process may result in the applicant being removed from consideration for the role. Global Relay is headquartered in Canada. Accordingly, upon submission, your personal data will be transferred to Canada, which is considered by the European Commission to provide adequate protection for the collection of personal data from EU data subjects. Your personal data will be shared with Greenhouse Software, Inc., a cloud services provider located in the United States of America and engaged by Controller to help manage its recruitment and hiring process on Controller’s behalf, and may be shared with other third party service providers to the extent necessary for the assessment of candidates, to conduct tests for applicants or perform other due diligence necessary in the recruitment process (including, for example, credit checks or criminal offence checks). Where personal data is transferred to counties that are not considered to provide adequate protection by the European Commission (e.g. the United States), the transfer of your personal data to third parties in those countries will be transferred under additional safeguards permitted under GDPR, such as Standard Contractual Clauses. If you are rejected from a role your personal data will be retained by Global Relay, by default, for 365 days from the completion of your submission for a particular role. Under the GDPR, you have the right to data portability, to request access to your personal data, to request that your personal data be rectified or erased, to request that processing of your personal data be restricted, and the right to object to processing. You also have the right lodge a complaint with an EU supervisory authority. To the extent that you have questions or concerns about your personal data, please reach out to privacy@ . #J-18808-Ljbffr