Legal & People Manager
Pubblicato il 01-10-2026 - Barrington James in Emilia-Romagna
Overview
In this role you will build the people and legal infrastructure to support rapid international growth.
You will drive cross-border recruitment, fair employment practices, and scalable HR policies while coordinating with external advisors.
You will partner with senior leadership to design compensation, equity plans, and headcount planning, enabling sustainable expansion.
The opportunity blends people operations with legal coordination in a fast-paced, startup/scale-up environment.
Responsabilità
Own and coordinate end-to-end recruitment across Europe for technical, commercial, and business-critical roles
Build a robust recruitment pipeline with hiring managers, recruiters, and external search firms
Define employment and contract frameworks across multiple European and international jurisdictions (employees, contractors, EOR)
Coordinate employment agreements, onboarding/offboarding, and related documentation
Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, and employee handbook as the organization scales
Design and benchmark compensation packages (fixed pay, bonuses, benefits, incentives)
Support ESOP/stock option and other equity plans with senior leadership and external advisors
Assist with annual compensation reviews, promotions, and organizational planning
Collaborate with Finance and Operations on payroll inputs, budgeting, and headcount forecasting
Serve as main interface with employment and corporate lawyers and external legal advisors
Support senior leadership on selected legal and operational matters with external support when needed
Requisiti fondamentali
3–5 years in People/HR, People Operations, HRBP, or similar roles
Experience managing recruitment processes, including technical and senior profiles
Solid understanding of employment contracts, compensation structures, and HR policies
Experience with international hiring across multiple European countries
Comfortable working with external lawyers; legal background or exposure to employment/corporate law is a plus
Highly organized, pragmatic, able to manage multiple workstreams independently
Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with executives and employees
Fluency in English; other languages advantageous
Experience in startup/scale-up or technology companies preferred
strong stakeholder management
effective communication
proactive problem solving
recruitment process management
employment contracts and HR policy design
compensation design and benchmarking