Senior People Business Partner
About this role
We're looking for a Senior People Partner to join our People team at Spendesk. You'll be part of a team of 2 People Partners, reporting directly to the Head of People Partnership & Operations. This is a key role at a strategic moment for Spendesk, as you'll primarily support our Go-To-Market organization (approximately 100 people across France, the UK, Germany, and Spain), a population at the heart of our business ambitions.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering & manager support
Act as a trusted advisor to GTM leaders and managers, supporting them through the full employee lifecycle
Coach managers on performance management, team development, and organizational effectiveness
Proactively identify people challenges and translate them into concrete action plans
Performance & organizational development
Drive performance management cycles within your scope, ensuring consistency and fairness
Support organizational design and workforce planning in a fast-evolving GTM context
Stakeholder Management
Align cross-functional stakeholders on people-related topics and initiatives
Contribute to selected Works Council (CSE) topics and ensure proper follow-up
Data & Insights
Leverage people data to identify trends, anticipate risks, and inform decision-making
Build models that turn People metrics into actionable recommendations for business leaders
AI & People Tooling
Design and build AI agents to automate and enhance People Partnership processes
Identify opportunities where AI can reduce manual work and improve the employee experience at scale
What we're looking for
Proven seniority in a People Partner role, ideally within a similar or high-growth environment
Strong knowledge of GTM populations (Sales, Marketing, Customer Success) and their specific challenges
Data-driven mindset: ability to build models, interpret people analytics, and translate insights into tangible actions
AI-curious and hands-on: experience (or strong appetite) for building AI agents and automating HR workflows using modern tools
Excellent stakeholder management skills: comfortable navigating complex organizations and influencing without authority
Experience with Works Council / CSE processes is a plus
Fluent in English and French; Spanish is a strong advantage given the scope
Company at a glance
Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending.
By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures.
Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk is proud to have over 200,000 users across France, the UK, Germany and Spain.
Spendesk also puts community at the heart of spend management. Spendesk-backed CFO Connect is the largest finance community in Europe with more than 12,000 members. Learn more: http://www.cfoconnect.eu/
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