People Relations Partner (EMEA)

Who we are is what we do.

Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly.

Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

Why should you be part of our success story?

As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are.

Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,  Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google.

Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work.

Overview:

The People Relations Partner provides consistent, fair and compliant support to HR Business Partners, managers and team members in resolving employee relations matters. The role focuses on managing day-to-day team member relations issues, supporting disciplinary processes, supporting disciplinary processes, assisting with investigations, and co-ordinating offboarding activities in accordance with company policy and applicable laws and regulations. The People Relations Partner partners closely with relevant internal stakeholders to ensure team member issues are addressed respectfully, accurately and timely, escalating complex or high-risk matters as appropriate. The role plays a key part in delivering a positive and compliant employee experience while supporting managers through people-related challenges.

What You'll Do

• Provide consistent, practical people relations support to managers and team members to address day-to-day employee relations issues including conflict resolution, disciplinary action and/or performance concerns, in adherence with all local, state, federal and international laws and regulations.

• Support the management of terminations for all work types, including coordinating documentation, workflows and required approvals, escalating to and supporting Senior People Relations Partners with complex cases as required.

• Assist with the offboarding process to include but not limited to initiating workflows, preparing documentation and ensuring the required steps are completed accurately and on time for all termination types and for all worker types.

• Support investigations into team member issues to ensure they are resolved in adherence to all company policies and procedures and local, state, and federal regulations and manage resolution

• Liaise directly with Legal, People Operations, HR Experience, Payroll, HR Business Partners, and People Success to support processing, administering, facilitating, and otherwise delivering compliant conflict resolution and terminations.

• Analyze employee relations data and case trends to help identify recurring team member relations trends and flag