People Business Partner

Regional Business Partner, EMEA — 6 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

Step in, shape strategy, deliver change.

Pax8 is hiring a Regional Business Partner (EMEA) This is a hybrid role, ideally looking for 3 days a week in our amazing Pax8 offices in Bristol or Farnborough.

A 6-month contract opportunity to help shape a modern, high-impact people strategy in our AI-powered marketplace.

Why this role is worth your attention

You’ll partner closely with senior leaders across EMEA to evolve how we support managers, grow talent, and create healthier, higher-performing teams. And as Pax8 accelerates our AI journey, you’ll help leaders and colleagues navigate change at pace — combining sharp people craft with pragmatic, commercially-minded advice.

Get a feel for our progress, culture and how we constantly strive to be better and do better below

Taste our values & culture here: Pax8 and our people

Great place to work: Great Place to Work Certification in the Netherlands | Germany | UK

Our CEO Scott Chasin: Exciting Times - meet our new CEO

You would be joining a rapidly growing team and the Marketplace Channel of the Year 2025 https://mspchannelawards.com/winners/2025

As well as being a Great Place to Work

What you’ll be doing

In this Regional Business Partner role, you’ll act as a strategic partner and trusted advisor to senior leaders — helping them build brilliant teams and lead with confidence. You’ll support and partner with multiple business lines, from AI innovation to sales, from vendor support to Finance. Europen sites are core to Pax8 growth, and you’ll need to support across at least 7 countries. Main sites for pax8 are in the UK, Netherlands, Germany & Latvia

Your day-to-day will include things like:

Strategic partnering & coaching — building strong relationships with leaders, diagnosing needs quickly, and helping them make confident, people-first decisions.

Leadership support — coaching leaders through performance conversations, team dynamics, and complex situations with clarity and care.

Change leadership — supporting teams through organisational change, strengthening engagement and adoption while balancing compliance and practical realities.

Workforce planning & talent conversations — shaping workforce strategy, spotting capability gaps, supporting succession planning, and helping leaders elevate talent the right way.

People insights — using data and trends to inform decisions around retention, reward, wellbeing, hiring strategy, and team effectiveness.

Employee relations & risk — guiding leaders through sensitive cases with integrity, consistency, and a strong understanding of local requirements.

The impact you’ll have

You’ll help shift the business from reactive support to proactive partnership — enabling leaders to lead better, plan smarter, and develop talent more intentionally. This role will help create clearer structure, stronger collaboration across People functions globally, and a people strategy that scales with the business.

✅ What we’re looking for

You’ll thrive here if you’re a modern, commercially-aware People Business Partner who can operate with pace, credibility, and warmth.

We’d love to see:

Substantial experience in a strategic People Operations / HR Business Partnering role, ideally within a fast-paced, scaling organisation.

Desirable: understanding of Dutch employment law and Dutch language skills (amazing to have, not essential).

Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders , coach leaders, and drive outcomes through trust-based partnering.

Confidence supporting new and developing managers — helping them build capability and step into stronger leadership habits.

Considerable experience in change management , workforce planning, organisational effectiveness, and talent development.

Strong grounding in employee relations and people risk — able to navigate complex issues with fairness, clarity, and good judgement.

Comfort using people data and insights to guide decisions and shape priorities.

A collaborative mindset — someone who builds bridges across teams and shares best practice across regions.

A style that’s pragmatic, human, and adaptable — you’re not rigid or overly corporate, and you know how to meet stakeholders where they are.

Life at Pax8 (and why you’ll love it here)

Pax8 is a high-growth, high-energy environment where culture really is personal. We’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work, and we’re building a people experience that matches the ambition of our marketplace.

Explore more about who we are and how we work:

For all you tech minded people: discover the Pax8 Marketplace

Our EMEA 2025 journey: Pax8 2025 Year in Review

The FOMO is Real: Pax8 Beyond 2025

Pax8 becoming the disruptor: Become the disruptor or be the disrupted

Our amazing Partners and Vendors: Pax8 Partners and Vendors in EMEA Honoured as Award Recipients at Beyond 2025

UK website: Pax8 UK

NL website (launched 2025): Pax8 NL

EU website: Pax8 EU

Trust and Hiring

At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust based relationships — starting with how we hire.

To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you're applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we're excited to meet you.

We also use thoughtfully applied AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. These tools may assist with tasks such as reviewing or prioritising applications, but hiring decisions are made by our people. More information is available in our Recruitment Privacy Notice. If you have questions about how we hire or would prefer not to have your application supported by these tools, you can opt out at any part of our process.

Inclusivity at Pax8

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the criteria. We're committed to diverse perspectives, inclusive hiring and sharing your transferrable skills. To fulfil this role, you must hold valid right to work in United Kingdom.

Salary & Benefits

Salary £50k to £60,000 PA ( pro-rated) depending of experience

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) pro-rated

Private healthcare covered by Bupa

Dental Plan covered by Bupa

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Royal London Workplace pension scheme – 5% employer contribution

Pax8 Cycle to Work Support Scheme Available

Dedicated time for training and personal development

Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

Health & Wellbeing coaching support

Fun and frequent company and team socials

Our offices (Hybrid)

Pax8 Bristol Office Environment

Amazing offices at The Distillery

City Centre location within a 5-minute walk from Temple Meads Station

3 floors with natural light, break out rooms, balcony spaces and a wellness area

Games area with X-Box, Table-Tennis, Air-Hockey and Pool Table

State-of-the-art Top Brewer Coffee Machines on every floor

Plenty of choice for hotdesking with laptop dock and two monitors

Regular social and community events

Pax8 Farnborough Office Environment

Amazing new award-winning offices “ SILVER ” winners in “The Better Futures London Design Awards” 2025 Pax8 Farnborough

Free onsite parking

Shuttle bus from Farnborough Main station

On-site shower

Regular social & community events

On-site top grade coffee machine

Regular in office visits from our dedicated barista specialist

Plenty of choice for hotdesking with laptop dock + state of the art curved screens

Fully stocked snacks cupboard and refreshments fridge

Large communal Kitchen

We want to hear from you

If you struggle to get “time out” we’re happy to accommodate early/late conversations and interview times or if you have any queries you can ring the talent partner Lou Crossman managing this role UK +44 117 457 6498 Recruiter DDI (No Agencies Please)

Growth at Pax8

There's extensive room for a talented individual to grow at pace — whether that's advancing quickly in this role or exploring one of the many opportunities across our global organisation. You'll have access to our internal development hub designed to accelerate your skills and stretch your potential. Alongside specialist Learning & Development trainers, you'll also tap into AI powered tools, "born in the cloud" mentors, and cross continent collaboration that broaden your perspective and sharpen your expertise. We'll give you the space, trust, and the right projects to help you thrive — and full visibility of what it takes to reach your next level.

About Pax8

Our mission is to build the managed intelligence marketplace and empower small businesses to do more with smarter technology. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organisation with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business.

Culture is important to us, and at Pax8, it’s business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best! We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.

We embody our core values — We before Me , fostering teamwork and collaboration; Compassionate Candor , promoting open and honest communication with kindness; Light Up Learning , continuously growing and sharing knowledge; Seek to Understand , valuing diverse perspectives and thoughtful engagement; Do What You Say ✅, ensuring trust and accountability; and Driven by Passion , bringing energy and dedication to everything we do—as we strive to innovate and empower our partners every day.

Background Checks

As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake pre-employment checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks may be completed for certain countries, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, First Advantage. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.

Equal Opportunities

Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country you have applied for. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with local best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes. Privacy notice: https://www.pax8.com/en-us/terms/job-applicant-privacy-notice/

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