Imagine a future where companies scale globally with clarity, strong leadership, and a culture that actually keeps up with growth.

At Verda, we’re building a fully featured European cloud computing platform - and as we expand internationally, our People strategy plays a critical role in enabling that growth.

We’re ambitious, curious, and pragmatic builders. We operate with low hierarchy, high ownership, and a strong bias for action. We’ve already achieved a lot, but we’re just getting started.

Now it’s your chance to join the ride. Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished!

Your responsibilities

In this role, you will act as a trusted partner to senior leaders across the business, aligning people strategy with business objectives to support growth, performance, and scalability. You will coach and guide leaders on organizational design, team effectiveness, and leadership development, while supporting workforce planning across multiple countries.

You will drive talent and performance initiatives that enable high-performing teams, foster a strong feedback culture, and support engagement and retention. At the same time, you will play a key role in organizational design and transformation, acting as a change partner during periods of growth and evolution.

You will provide guidance on employee relations topics, partnering with legal and external advisors where needed, while also contributing to shaping and embedding Verda’s culture and values across teams.

In addition, you will help implement and continuously improve global People programs and processes, using data and insights to inform decisions and increase impact.

Your key competencies

• 8+ years of HR Business Partnering experience

• Experience supporting senior leaders in a global, fast-paced environment

• Strong knowledge of organizational development, talent management, and employee relations

• Experience working across international or multi-country environments

• Strong business and commercial acumen

• Strategic thinker with the ability to execute hands-on

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

• Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into action

• High emotional intelligence and strong coaching capability

• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable working in ambiguity

• Collaborative and culturally aware

Nice to have

• Experience in SaaS, cloud, AI, or technology businesses

• Experience in scale-up or high-growth environments

• Knowledge of EMEA, APAC, and/or US employment practices

Practicalities

Location: Helsinki or London

Hybrid mode: 3 days a week from the office either in Helsinki/London

Employment type: Full-time and permanent

Reporting line: VP People

Why Verda

• Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.)

• Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth

• 31 nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team

• An opportunity to have a clear impact and work closely with leadership while shaping how we scale globally

What's next

We’re building fast and this role needs the right person behind it. There’s no artificial deadline, but when we find who we’re looking for, we move.

If this sounds like your next move, apply now.

Please submit your application through our Careers page. We don’t accept applications sent by email.