HR Generalist

Job title: HR Generalist

About the Role Canonical is hiring an HR Generalist to support our growing, globally distributed team across EMEA. Reporting to the Regional HR Manager, you will help shape and execute HR processes, policies and systems to support high performance and employee development in a dynamic, open-source environment.

What You'll Do

• Provide HR guidance to team members and managers, setting high expectations of behaviour and performance.
• Partner with line managers to provide employee relations advice on global policies and procedures.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in processing employee changes, joiners and leavers.
• Manage and drive benefit programs spanning either our EMEA (UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Spain) or AMER (US, Canada and Brazil) locations.
• Liaise with our finance team on monthly payroll, projects and enquiries.
• Support the full life-cycle of HR including onboarding, benefit administration, and departure.
• Apply critical thinking to automate and reduce administrative tasks.
• Take a lead role in the management, continued development, and integration of our HR system.
• Act as a system expert and advocate for the global HR team.
• Produce data driven reports to inform and influence HR initiatives.
• Lead and participate in projects where you’ll see the impact of your work.
• Support internal resource groups to drive initiatives such as diversity and inclusion.
• Create, update and maintain corporate policies that have a global lens with local application.
• Ensure consistency of application of our HR policies and procedure.

What We're Looking For

• Experience as an HR Generalist or similar role with ability to work independently and interface effectively with professionals at all levels.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and a proactive, innovative mindset in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to partner with line managers to provide employee relations advice on global policies and procedures.
• Experience supporting onboarding, benefits administration, and departure processes; coordinating with finance on payroll.
• Familiarity with HRIS/HR systems and opportunities to automate administrative tasks.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to produce reports to inform HR initiatives.
• Experience driving or contributing to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Comfortable working across EMEA and AMER locations (UK/Ireland/France/Germany/Spain and US/Canada/Brazil) in a global HR capacity.

Compensation & Benefits

• Benefit programs spanning EMEA or AMER locations; salary information not disclosed.