Principal HR Business Partner, International - Germany (m/w/d)*

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Remote
Senior level
Insurance • Cybersecurity
The Role
Lead HR Business Partner for international teams across Insurance GTM, Security, Claims, and Tech. Translate business priorities into people strategies, coach leaders on performance and complex employee relations, advise on compensation and promotions, manage works council and local labor practices, partner cross-functionally, and provide hands-on people operations support as needed.
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About us

Coalition is the world's first Active Insurance provider designed to help prevent digital risk before it strikes. Founded in 2017, Coalition combines comprehensive insurance coverage and innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate potential cyberattacks.   

Opportunities to make an impact with bold thinking are real—and happening daily at Coalition.

About the role

Our People team is at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a highly experienced Principal HR Business Partner, International to serve as the primary HRBP for leaders and teams outside North America. This role will act as a strategic business advisor and thought partner across Insurance GTM, Security, Claims, and Tech, while directly supporting the Head of International and partnering closely with the broader HRBP team.

This role will lead and implement people strategies for international leaders and teams across multiple countries, helping drive organizational effectiveness, strong manager capability, and sustainable growth. In addition, this person will help evolve and strengthen Coalition’s international people practices, bringing sound HR judgment, practical execution, and local market awareness to a growing global footprint.
Responsibilities
  • Serve as the lead HR Business Partner for international leaders and teams outside North America across Insurance GTM, Security, Claims, and Tech, acting as a strategic advisor to the Head of International and regional leaders
  • Translate business priorities into practical people strategies that support organization design, team effectiveness, engagement, and sustainable growth across multiple countries
  • Coach leaders on performance management, employee relations, investigations, talent planning, manager capability, and other complex people matters
  • Advise on promotions, leveling, compensation, policy interpretation, and local employment practices in partnership with People leadership, Total Rewards, Legal, and People Ops
  • Support works council engagement and consultation requirements where applicable, while maintaining strong judgment around compliance and local labor practices across assigned markets
  • Partner closely with North America HRBPs and cross-functional teams to ensure coordinated support, alignment to executive priorities, and strong execution in-region
  • Provide limited hands-on operations support as needed, including administrative execution, process coordination, documentation, employee data updates, onboarding/offboarding support, and other operational follow-through.
  • Balance HRBP partnership with practical execution, flexing between strategic employee/manager support and tactical People Operations work to meet the needs of the business.
Skills and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred
  • 8+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner, with significant experience supporting senior leaders and complex organizations
  • Fluent written and verbal communication skills in both English and German are required. Additional European language capability, such as French, Spanish, Italian, or a Nordic language, is a preferred
  • Strong experience supporting international and/or multi-country employee populations, ideally across Europe and other non-North America markets
  • Experience working through works council matters, local labor practices, and country-specific employee considerations across Germany and other international markets
  • Demonstrated expertise in performance management, employee relations, investigations, manager coaching, organizational design, and change management
  • Strong business acumen and judgment, with the ability to connect people strategy to business outcomes and operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Experience advising on compensation, promotions, and internal talent movement while balancing market and internal equity considerations
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders, build trust quickly, and serve as a credible day-to-day HR partner for leaders and employees across Europe
  • Experience building or improving people programs, processes, or operating practices in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders
  • Experience in a high-growth, global, and highly cross-functional environment preferred
Why This Role

This role is critical to ensuring Coalition has strong, locally relevant People partnership as we continue to grow internationally. The right person will bring both strategic HRBP judgment and pragmatic execution, helping leaders navigate complexity while building consistent, high-quality support for employees across regions.

Perks
  • 100% public healthcare coverage
  • 30+ paid holidays
  • Annual home office stipend
  • Statutory pension
  • Mental & physical health wellness programs
  • Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement
Why Coalition? 

Work at Coalition is centered on the joint mission to Protect the Unprotected. We have built a remote-first, highly inclusive culture that welcomes people from diverse backgrounds. We trust each other to take responsibility, share ownership of outcomes, and put in the work together to protect businesses from digital risk. Coalition’s exceptional growth stems from its ability to address real-world problems for organizations of all sizes while remaining true to our founding values of character, humility, responsibility, purpose, authenticity, and inclusion.

We’re always looking for collaborative, inquisitive individuals to join #OurCoalition.

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Coalition is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. We collect, use, and store personal information as necessary for the recruitment process and in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in all regions where we operate. We want you to understand what personal information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding access, correction, and deletion of your data where applicable. Information submitted, collected, and processed as part of your application is subject to Coalition's Privacy Policy. For further details, please review our full Privacy Policy or contact us with any questions regarding how your information is handled.

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Coalition is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable laws in each country where we operate. This commitment includes, but is not limited to, ensuring equal treatment in recruitment, selection, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, and all other aspects of employment. Coalition does not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace.

Accommodations

Coalition is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, including applicants and employees, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in each country where we operate. Our policy is to support equal opportunity in the hiring process by considering qualified applicants regardless of disability or other protected characteristics, unless providing accommodation would impose an undue hardship or disproportionate burden. If you require accommodation to complete an application, interview, pre-employment testing, or participate in the selection process, please contact us at [email protected]. We also consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in line with applicable laws and regulations in each jurisdiction.

To all recruitment agencies: Coalition does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Do not forward resumes to our email alias, employees, or other physical or virtual organization locations. Coalition is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Skills Required

  • 8+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders and complex organizations
  • Fluent written and verbal communication in English and German
  • Strong experience supporting international and multi-country employee populations (ideally across Europe)
  • Experience working through works council matters, local labor practices, and country-specific employee considerations in Germany and other markets
  • Demonstrated expertise in performance management, employee relations, investigations, manager coaching, organizational design, and change management
  • Experience advising on compensation, promotions, and internal talent movement with market and internal equity considerations
  • Ability to influence senior leaders, build trust quickly, and serve as a credible day-to-day HR partner
  • Ability to provide hands-on People Operations support (administrative execution, onboarding/offboarding, documentation, employee data updates)
  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
  • Additional European language capability (French, Spanish, Italian, or a Nordic language)
  • Experience in a high-growth, global, highly cross-functional environment

Coalition Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Coalition and has not been reviewed or approved by Coalition.

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive structures are described as performance-based, including profit sharing and mechanisms that can materially boost earnings for high performers. Feedback suggests these incentives meaningfully augment base pay for those who excel.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is positioned as comprehensive for employees, complemented by wellness resources and accounts that support medical spending. Feedback suggests this breadth of coverage enhances overall perceived total rewards.
  • Flexible Benefits — Remote-first flexibility, home office support, and access to coworking spaces complement core compensation. Feedback suggests these benefits contribute to work-life balance and increase the value of the total package.

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Year Founded: 2017

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