Director of Human Resources, Elastic
EMEA
Software that searches and analyses data in real time
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Software that searches and analyses data in real time
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build software to make data usable in real-time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is able to navigate ambiguity and adapt quickly to a changing environment
- They are proficient in coaching leaders, anticipating challenges, diagnosing problems, recommending solutions, and leading programs that have a direct impact on the success of the organization
- Also, you are able to balance critical thinking regarding long-term business priorities along with day-to-day needs: being a change agent is part of your leadership toolkit
- 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in human resource management, especially in organizational transformation, and coaching
- Experience supporting field sales organizations and preferably in the tech industry. Experience with Federal direct-selling teams is a plus!
- Strategic, critical problem solver who isn’t afraid to get into the weeds; have a passion for working as a team
- Build effective relationships, using your influencing skills to drive desired outcomes
- Strong collaborator and able to work well in a team environment while also open to different ideas and strategies
- Excellent communication and presentation acumen
- A high degree of integrity and honesty; ability to exercise confidentiality and neutrality in complex and unique situations
- Strong interpersonal and leadership capabilities
- Adapt to changing business situations, comfortable working in high growth, fast-paced environment
- An ability to roll with the punches is a plus, and a sense of humor is key!
What the job involves
- To support our continued growth, we are hiring a Director HR Business Partner to work with our EMEA Field Sales teams
- Working closely with the other Directors, HR Business Partners and Functional Leaders, you will address business challenges through people solutions
- Provide Director level HRBP partnership to the EMEA Field leadership team to build programs that scale the organization, grow strong teams, and develop outstanding leaders
- You will collaborate across functions and geographies while thinking differently about how we approach work and teams
- Provide strategic counsel and consultative solutions to business leaders on people management aspects of their business to include driving organizational development, leadership development, team effectiveness, and executing change management
- Further, you will work through our Centers of Excellence to influence and provide solutions for HR-related activities, including employee relations, Works Councils, compensation management, organizational planning and design, and the overall employee experience
- Play a key role with the implementation of new initiatives and projects including; compensation strategy, workforce planning & organizational design, talent management, and career development
- Partner with COE colleagues bringing comprehensive solutions to sophisticated people issues. Will also partner with the functional HRBP team for regional support
- Provide management coaching and training to senior leaders
- Use analytical capabilities and take a data-driven approach to influence business partners with recommendations
- Develop and monitor regular and ad-hoc reports to ensure HR metrics are quantified and outcome-driven. Able to identify trends and proactively recommend solutions to improve performance, retention, and employee experience
- Leverage best practices and identify opportunities for efficiency
- Understand the client groups, strategy, challenges, business initiatives, and their business model
- Provide consultative support and guidance to managers on implementation / execution of core HR programs
- Lead people practices that cultivate innovation and collaboration
Our take
Elastic develops the Elastic Stack, an open-source set of tools that includes Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash, designed for data search and analysis. It also offers X-Pack, which adds commercial features to the Elastic Stack, and Elastic Cloud, a suite of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) products.
This technology is widely used by major companies like eBay, Wikipedia, Yelp, Uber, Lyft, Tinder, and Netflix, along with over 17,000 other organizations. It is applied in various use cases, including application and website search, enterprise search, logging, infrastructure monitoring, application performance management (APM), security analytics (enhancing SIEM applications), and business analytics.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2016
$58m
SERIES D
Jun 2014
$70m
SERIES C
Total funding: $162m
Company benefits
- Toast to your health: Fully paid health coverage for you and your family, in many locations
- Craft your calendar: Flexible location and schedule for most roles
- Create space for you: Distributed by design workforce, plus generous number of vacation days each year
- Embrace parenthood: Minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave, plus generous family formation benefits
- Give back your time: 40 hours each year to use toward volunteering with organizations and causes you’re passionate about
- Amplify your impact: Double your charitable giving — we match donations up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent)
Company values
- Customer, 1st: Our customers, our community, are the heart of everything we do. In our actions. In our products. And in the experiences we create for them. Our passion for our users translates into their passion for Elastic
- Home, Dinner: Elastic empowers you with the flexibility. Be home for dinner, go for a run midday, care for a sick child, or visit a parent. We get it
- Space, Time: It’s easy to get stuck in a day-to-day work pattern. We want you to take the time to dream the un-obvious
- IT, Depends: It can be complicated to make new things possible. When a question is asked, buckle up. Your journey will likely start with "it depends"
- Progress, SIMPLE Perfection: Perfection is not a destination. An Elastic that moves is an Elastic that survives, thrives, and stands the test of time
- 01.02,/FORMAT: Our products are distributed by design. Our company is distributed by intention. Appreciate the view, culture, and language of others
- As YOU, Are: We all come in different shapes with different interests and skills. We all have an accent. Celebrate it. Just come as you are. No need to invest neurons trying to fit an arbitrary mold
- HUMBLE, Ambitious: Challenge yourself and the people around you to do better. Don’t be an asshole. Be humble. Be ambitious. At Elastic, we are both
- Speed, Scale, Relevance: Elastic is a search company. We produce relevant, fast results that operate at scale. This is our DNA. It’s what defines us, binds us, and makes us unique
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Shay Banon
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously held the position of Technology Director at GigaSpaces Technologies.
Simon Willnauer
(Co-Founder)Previously spent 13 years at The Apache Software Foundation, holding various positions such as VP Apache Lucene and Lucene Core Commiter and PMC Member.
Uri Boness
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as a Software Architect and Head of Search at Orange11 for 7 years.
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