You’ll align business goals with scalable HR solutions—partnering closely with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, Learning & Development, and HRIS—to fuel performance and growth.
With a deep understanding of our business and culture, you’ll lead workforce planning, develop talent, strengthen organizational effectiveness, and elevate employee engagement across EMEA.
What you'll do:
- Partner with EMEA senior leaders to align people strategy with business goals, advising on organisation design, workforce planning, talent development, and broader HR matters.
- Work closely with HR Centres of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, L&D, HRIS) and global HR partners to deliver cohesive, scalable solutions for EMEA leaders.
- Lead talent management, succession, and leadership development to build a robust pipeline.
- Drive initiatives that strengthen engagement, inclusion, and a high‑performance, values‑led culture.
- Coach leaders through change, providing expertise in communications, change management, and team effectiveness.
- In partnership with EMEA HR Operations, use data and insights to inform decisions and ensure compliance with employment law and internal policies.
- Resolve complex issues, including escalated employee relations matters and dispute mediation.
- Together with EMEA HR Operations, ensure adherence to HR policies, procedures, and applicable legal requirements.
- Ensure HR matters are handled efficiently, consistently, and with pace, in line with country‑specific legal and company requirements.
- Lead HR initiatives supporting organisational change and transformation.
- Develop and implement change management strategies that enable business objectives.
- Lead programme and process reviews; design and implement improvements.
- Adhere to all departmental quality and safety standards.
- Comply with all company policies and operating procedures.
What it takes:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience within HR, across HRBP functions.
- Expert in EMEA employment law and HR policy; strong business/financial acumen.
- Strategic, critical thinker; aligns HR to long-term business goals.
- Advanced consulting/change skills (restructures, culture, process improvement).
- Influential communicator; builds trust at all levels.
- Data-driven; uses HR analytics to inform decisions and measure impact.
- Leads cross-functional projects; delivers on time and to priority.
- Coaches leaders/managers; builds leadership and team capability.
- Deep DEI expertise; fosters inclusive, high-performing teams.
- HR leadership experience.
- Global experience in a matrixed organization
Required Qualifications (minimum to be considered)
Education & Experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
What's in it for you:
- Part of our incredible journey is clearly down to our amazing team, and we strongly believe in giving people a space to truly, authentically be themselves. We also believe that treating our employees well and sprinkling a great place to work with some nice perks can make work a little sweeter.
- Annual company bonus. We celebrate success together! Employees are not only rewarded for their achievements but also for contributing to the overall success of the business.
- Wellness and well-being with access to OpenUp psychologists, practice mindfulness with Headspace and tons more.
- Doggo-friendly office. We are big pet lovers and fully encourage hanging out with your (and your colleagues’) furry friends in the office
- Daily Lunch and snacks are provided in the office; it's a moment for our teams to connect and recharge. Shared meals strengthen our bonds and fuel collaboration.
- We offer learning and development days to be used for training or on volunteering, money to spend on learning courses, events, trainings, Access to our in-house LEARN platform with diverse courses, training, and workshops, In-house 3D Printing and much more!
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Protolabs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Protolabs and has not been reviewed or approved by Protolabs.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision options are broadly available and described as good to excellent. Additional protections like short- and long-term disability and life insurance bolster the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A starting PTO allotment plus paid holidays, along with added wellness and volunteer time, is emphasized, with some roles noting PTO growth over tenure. Paid caregiver leave appears in postings and supports flexibility for life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting is offered, supporting long-term savings. This foundation is frequently cited alongside core financial benefits as a strong element of total rewards.
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Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market, reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle. 3D Printing Our 3D printing service offers a wide selection of materials and technologies to create prototypes and end-use parts with complex geometries and detailed features. With tight process controls, careful design reviews, and extensive quality monitoring, we ensure precise and repeatable 3D-printed parts, every time. CNC Machining We use 3- and 5-axis milling along with turning to machine parts from commercial-grade plastics and metals. Our online quoting system and automated manufacturing process enable us to ship parts within 24 hours, helping customers accelerate development and reduce time to market. Sheet Metal Fabrication Protolabs is an industry leader in quick-turn sheet metal parts for both prototyping and low-volume production. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables us to fabricate sheet metal parts in as fast as 5 days. Additionally, we can support our customers’ development efforts with component assemblies, several finish options, and screen printing. Injection Molding Our injection molding service offers two options—prototyping and on-demand manufacturing—which provide customers a tooling solution that aligns with their project’s requirements. It’s used for quick-turn prototyping, bridge tooling, and low-volume production of up to 10,000+ parts in 15 days or less.
