Lead People Operations Generalist

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Harness

London, England, United Kingdom

Hybrid

Posted February 5, 2026

Job Description

Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics, acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B, backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, Citi Ventures, and more. As AI accelerates code creation, the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code – testing, deployments, application security, reliability, compliance, and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this “outer loop,” helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.

Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph, the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform.

Over the past year, Harness powered over 185M deployments, 82M builds, 18T flag evaluations, 8M security scans, 9.1B optimized tests, 3T protected API calls, and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend — enabling customers like United Airlines, Morningstar, and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75%, reduce cloud costs by up to 60%, and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency.

With a global team across 14 offices and 25 countries, Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.

Position Summary

We’re looking for a Lead People Operations Generalist to own and elevate the employee experience across EMEA for a fast-growing global tech company. This role is both strategic and hands-on—you’ll be the regional expert for People Operations, ensuring compliant, scalable, and human-centered HR practices while partnering closely with global teams.

You’ll lead core people operations across the employee lifecycle, act as the first point of escalation for complex cases, and help build the systems, processes, and standards that allow us to scale confidently across multiple countries. You’ll work cross-functionally with other G&A teams such as Payroll and Legal to provide operational, compliance and administrative support to the business.This position reports to the Senior Manager, People Operations.

About the role

Serve as the People Operations lead for EMEA, supporting employees and managers across multiple countries and employment models.
Own regional people processes including onboarding, offboarding, employee data management, leaves, mobility, and lifecycle changes.
Act as a trusted advisor to managers on people policies, employment practices, and employee relations matters.

Compliance & Risk Management

Ensure compliance with EMEA employment laws, works council requirements, GDPR, and internal controls.
Partner with Legal, Payroll, and external vendors to manage audits, regulatory changes, and documentation.
Maintain accurate and compliant employee records across all systems.

Global Programs & Scaling

Partner with global People Operations, PBPs, and other departments within the global People & Places function to roll out global programs (performance cycles, compensation, benefits, engagement).
Partner with the Talent Acquisition team to onboard and support employees who are hired through the EOR.
Localize global policies and programs for EMEA markets while maintaining consistency
Contribute to SOPs, playbooks, and scalable operating models.

Systems, Data & Process Excellence

Act as a regional SME for HRIS (Hibob) and local partner for other people tools (e.g., Greenhouse, CultureAmp, Pave).
Drive operational rigor through documentation, SLAs, and data integrity.
Use data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

What We’re Looking For

6+ years of People Operations / HR Generalist experience, including multi-country EMEA support.
Strong working knowledge of EMEA employment law (UK, EU, and at least one ad

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