Senior HR Business Partner

About UsSophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.Role SummaryWe are looking for an experienced HR Partner to support our managers and employees.You will work closely with the leaders and their managers responsible for business areas in Hungary and the UK. This will include Engineering, Sales and Global Functions business areas. We anticipate the split between Hungary and UK will be a 60/40 split.This role will own the Hungary region from a HR perspective e.g. determine the necessary HR solutions and deliver proactive value add HR support, implement global strategies and ensure alignment with local policy and procedure, and support the teams to develop and grow their businesses with effective HR advise and coaching.For the UK you will take ownership for a specific area of the UK business and work alongside other HRBPs in the UK who support the UK business areas.The role is part of a close HR team who work across EMEA who all are passionate about driving Sophos’ global HR agenda and providing a value add service. You will also work closely with Global HR Business Partners and business leaders to support the delivery of business outcomes and HR Projects and initiatives. You will provide full cycle HR support on areas such as employee relations, change management, talent and performance management. This is a great opportunity to join an engaging, fun and inclusive HR team that focuses on delivering results in an innovative, simple, and highly effective way.What You Will DoWorking closely with Global HR Business Partners, to align business objectives with employees and management locally in designated business units.Act as an advisor to managers to implement specific programs and initiatives directly aligned to business strategy in the areas of performance management, recognition, career development, workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, compensation planning, performance management and employee relations. These managers maybe based in Hungary, UK, the US and Canada or other parts of EMEA.As a subject matter expert in local employment law, policy and processes, provide coaching and hands on support to managers across a broad range of HR topics, ensuring local culture and legislation are understood and applied whilst achieving the required business results.Develop and provide employee and business balanced analysis of trends, with a view to identify drivers for change and opportunities for continuous improvement within your business groups. Work with our wider HR teams (i.e. Talent Acquisition, L&D, Compensation & Benefits, Comms, Legal) to develop value-add HR initiatives that support the Company’s Values, Goals and cultural behaviours.Drive or be ‘part of’ global and local change programs that are handled in a well-considered and well communicated way. Examples include; review/revision of best practice HR policies, continuous development of our HRIS system and other HR tools and practices, supporting cross department programs and ensuring the effective management, roll out and support for managers and employees to make the changes more impactful.Understand the people plan for your business units, including hiring needs, career progression, gap analysis and work with Talent Acquisition to support hiring/onboarding.Support the annual salary review process across your business units including participation in remuneration panels, recommendations, and analysis of outcomes in line with global process.Drive the effectiveness of the performance review process, providing coaching and support to managers, helping them manage performance issues as well as their star performers.Work with local