
People Business Partner, EMEA
Apollo.ioJob Location
Job Summary
Apollo.io seeks a People Business Partner to serve as a strategic partner for European teams, primarily based in Poland. The role involves aligning business objectives with people strategies, developing leaders and teams, driving organizational effectiveness, and fostering an inclusive culture. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of HR Business Partner experience, a strong understanding of EMEA employment law, and excellent leadership and influencing skills. Apollo.io offers a remote-first work environment, growth opportunities, and autonomy to make a real impact. As a People Business Partner, you will provide partnership and support in organizational design, talent development, employee engagement, and performance management. You will also contribute to company-wide programs that drive employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and continuous process improvement.
Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Founded in 2015, the company is one of the fastest growing companies in SaaS, raising approximately $250 million to date and valued at $1.6 billion. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 210 million B2B contacts and 35 million companies worldwide, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members.
We are looking for a People Business Partner, to serve as a strategic partner for our European teams, predominantly based in Poland. This role will help align business objectives with people strategies, including a focus on developing leaders and teams, driving organizational effectiveness, engaging our employees, fostering an inclusive culture, and prioritizing the highest impact solutions.
What You'll Do
- Provide partnership and support in the areas of organizational design, organizational development including succession strategy, talent development and employee engagement
- Identify and address critical organizational and people issues, and remove barriers impeding the success of the business
- Use data to help drive People strategies and initiatives for the region and teams
- Identify and develop key talent and ensure they are provided with experiences that enable development and retention
- Build performance management capabilities by coaching leaders to effectively address performance issues and deliver effective feedback
- Align with the business leaders and broader HRBP team to deliver key initiatives & special projects – Contribute to company-wide programs that drive employee engagement, leadership effectiveness, and continuous process improvement to the business, including Engagement Survey, Bi-annual performance review cycle
Your background
- At least 5 years of HR Business Partner experience, partnering directly with senior leaders within the engineering ecosystem with a strong focus on EMEA (specifically Poland)
- BA or equivalent degree
- Ability to establish relationships and build trust across all levels of the organization
- Strong leadership and influencing skills, and ability lead change management initiatives
- Strong understanding of EMEA employment law specifically in Poland and Ireland
- Proven track record demonstrating agility in an ever changing and growing business context
- Willingness to learn, grow and tackle expanded scope as business needs evolve
- Remain resilient within an ambiguous and fast paced environment
- Ability to work both tactically and strategically to get business needs met
- Attention to detail and the ability to effectively handle multiple priorities
- Exceptional verbal communication and presentation skills, and skilled in use of Google Suite - Docs, Sheets and slides
Why You’ll Love Working at Apollo
At Apollo, we’re driven by a shared mission: to help our customers unlock their full revenue potential. That’s why we take extreme ownership of our work, move with focus and urgency, and learn voraciously to stay ahead.
As a remote-first company, we invest deeply in your growth, ensuring you have the resources, support, and autonomy to own your role and make a real impact. Collaboration is at our core—we’re all for one, meaning you’ll have a team across departments ready to help you succeed. We encourage bold ideas and courageous action, giving you the freedom to experiment, take smart risks, and drive big wins.
If you’re looking for a place where your work matters, where you can push boundaries, and where your career can thrive—Apollo is the place for you.