Head of Employee Relations

About the Position

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.

We are currently seeking a Head of Employee Relations to define and lead our global approach to employee relations and performance management.

Responsibilities

Employee Relations and Performance Management Strategy and Governance

• Define and implement the organisation’s employee relations and performance management strategy, principles, and operating model.
• Define the organisation’s approach to performance management, including the effective management of underperformance.
• Establish clear, practical policies, processes, and templates for performance concerns, grievances, disciplinary matters, and other employee relations cases.
• Provide senior oversight and advice on complex, sensitive, or high-risk cases.
• Help managers address concerns early, set clear expectations, and reach fair, proportionate outcomes.
• Ensure practices are applied consistently while accommodating local legal requirements.
• Identify recurring themes and recommend preventative or organisation-wide action.
• Partner with relevant People teams to align employee relations and performance practices with the broader talent and reward strategy.

Works Council and Employee Representation

• Build constructive relationships with works councils, employee forums, and other representative bodies.
• Define the organisation’s approach to engaging, informing, and consulting with employee representatives.
• Advise leaders on consultation requirements, timelines, and communications, particularly during organisational change.
• Support consultation and negotiation processes and ensure agreed actions are implemented.
• Build internal capability so that leaders and People teams engage with representative bodies confidently and consistently.

Legal and Risk Management

• Partner with in-house and external employment lawyers to ensure decisions and processes operate within applicable legal thresholds.
• Translate legal advice into clear and commercially practical recommendations.
• Monitor relevant employment law developments and update organisational practices where required.
• Identify and manage the legal, financial, and reputational risks associated with employee matters.

Leadership and Capability

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, People partners, and Legal.
• Build manager and People-team capability through clear guidance, training, and coaching.
• Establish appropriate case-management, governance, and reporting standards.
• Use case data and employee insights to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement.

Requirements

• Significant senior-level experience in employee relations, employment law, HR, or a related discipline.
• Experience defining and implementing an employee relations strategy or operating model.
• Strong knowledge of performance management, investigations, disciplinary and grievance processes, organisational change, and dispute resolution.
• Experience working with works councils, employee representatives, or trade unions, ideally across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong employment law knowledge and experience working with internal or external legal counsel.
• Sound judgement and the ability to balance legal risk, employee experience, organisational values, and commercial priorities.
• Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Comfortable working both strategically and hands-on with complex cases.
• Experience leading a team or specialist function is desirable.

We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth and learning opportunities
• Flexibility and ownership
• Collaborative and innovative culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
• International environment and talented teams

About the Company

Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.

If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

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Location: London, United Kingdom; Remote - Europe

Contact: sales