The opportunity
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
What you'll do
Serve as the senior People Partner to EMEA leaders, building deep business: understanding and advising on org design, performance, team health, and growth.
Lead engagement, inclusion, and talent planning initiatives across the: region, and drive talent density in partnership with TA.
Guide leaders and teams through organizational change, translating global: OKRs and TMR programs into plans that fit regional context and surfacing gaps back to TMR.
Own complex employee relations and higher-risk people matters across the: region, including investigations, grievances, performance and disciplinary processes, and settlement agreements, applying employment-law judgment and knowing when to bring in Legal or the central team.
Use people data and engagement insight to spot organizational health trends early and recommend action.
Own regional People operations end to end, leading a People Operations: Manager who delivers day-to-day execution across direct entities and PEO-supported markets, while staying close enough to the detail to catch compliance and payroll risk yourself.
What they're looking for
- Own the regional PEO/EOR relationship (currently Globalization Partners),: including monthly payroll submissions across multiple calendars, employment changes, terminations, new-country implementation, and vendor management across PEO-supported markets.
- Act as the regional authority on employment compliance across direct and PEO: markets, including UK Right to Work, UK and German contract and employment-law requirements, and country-specific PEO frameworks; ensure local legal review where required.
- Serve as the regional execution layer for centrally-owned systems (such as: Workday), validating data against source documents and ensuring global processes function correctly in local practice.
- Serve as regional liaison to Finance on budgets, vendor contracts, expense: management, and reporting, maintaining strong internal controls and documentation.
