People Partner (12 Month FTC, Maternity Cover)

Join Ometria's People team as a People Partner for a 12-month maternity cover. This hands-on generalist role involves day-to-day people operations, employee relations support, and partnering with managers across five countries. You'll work in a small, high-trust team and play a key role in embedding AI into the People function. Responsibilities include managing HiBob, coordinating payroll changes, supporting salary benchmarking cycles, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. Benefits include 30 days of holiday, health insurance, mental health support, and a professional development fund.

• Advising managers on people matters, handling employee relations cases, and ensuring compliance with employment laws.
• Managing the day-to-day operations of the People function, including maintaining accurate records, processing contract changes, and coordinating payroll changes.
• Taking a leading role in embedding AI tools and automation across the People function, identifying processes that can be streamlined or eliminated.
• High EQ and discretion — you handle sensitive matters carefully. You know when to act and when to escalate, and people trust you with information that matters
• People partnering experience is a bonus, not a requirement — if you've advised managers directly on people matters, great, but we're just as interested in people who are ready to grow into that side of the role
• Operationally excellent — you take genuine ownership of the systems and processes in your remit. Things don't fall through the cracks on your watch
• AI-forward — you're curious about how AI and automation can take work off your plate and improve what the People function delivers. You're willing to try things, iterate and let go of processes that no longer make sense
• Adaptable — priorities change quickly here. You're comfortable with that and you work with pace and good judgment in environments that aren't perfectly defined
• Experienced in lean, high-growth environments — you have 3-5 years in a generalist People/HR role, ideally in a small or scaling tech business where the team is lean and everyone is expected to do a bit of everything
• Solid people ops experience — you're comfortable owning the day-to-day of a People function: HRIS, records, process and keeping things running smoothly. You've had some exposure to employee relations cases (absence, performance, disciplinary or grievance) and you know how to get the right advice and escalate when things get complex
• Compliance-aware — you understand the importance of keeping the business compliant and audit-ready. You stay across employment law changes in the regions you support, you maintain clean records and you know how to work with external advisors and EOR providers to get the right answer in each country