BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading long-distance carpooling platform – a global, trusted community of 70 million drivers and passengers in 22 countries. The platform connects people looking to travel long distances with drivers heading the same way, so they can travel together and share the cost. With the recent integration of a coach network and a commuter carpooling service, BlaBlaCar aims to become the go-to for shared road mobility. Affordable, convenient and user-friendly, wherever there’s a road, there’s a BlaBlaCar.

Why join us?

The Peopler Manager, Russia & Ukraine, will be key in the high growth of our business in this region by providing full-cycle human resources, partnering on a daily basis with our managers and team members. 

You will be responsible for the HR function in the region, looking after a population of more than 200 employees, and growing. Your main responsibility will be to implement BlaBlaCar People policies (e.g., salary review, equity programs, internal and external training and development, hiring planning and strategy, succession planning, remote policy), and you will also lead specific programs that will increase BlaBlaCar’s ability to attract, retain and engage team members in your region.

In the short term, you will focus on the post-merger integration of Busfor, the leading platform for bus tickets online distribution, into BlaBlaCar.

You’ll be instrumental in scaling the operations in BlaBlaCar’s fast growing business, after a successful integration of Busfor. The role is both strategic and hands-on, by contributing into organization effectiveness & design, providing management coaching and driving HR functional excellence on your scope. 

You will assist Managers in building efficient People processes. You will contribute to fostering engagement and adherence to the company’s culture.  You will be part of a fun, passionate and dynamic global People team, with whom you’ll work very closely to deliver ambitious People-related projects, policies and value. 

We are seeking an experienced HR manager or business partner who can effectively interact with business leaders and managers at all levels, possesses excellent self-organization and communication skills, demonstrates a solid experience in talent development and loves embracing a tech and fast-paced environment.

You will report to Vice-President, CEE and LATAM, with a functional line to the central People team. 

Your contributions will be: 

• You will support more than 200 team members and managers on a high-growth scope, based in different 6 different locations in Russia and Ukraine.
• You will be a key contributor to the successful integration of Busfor.
• You are responsible for all aspects of HR, including administrative and legal, with the support of the central People team, the legal team, and external providers, and the possibility to build a team overtime.
• You will coach and provide guidance to managers on their own team management and organizational and People-related topics (ex : ensure efficient organization implementation, change management, daily support in our various People policies’ application, OKR definition and performance assessment, individual talent development guidance and advisory). 
• You will collaborate closely with managers in order to better attract, develop and retain talents.
• You will be an essential relay of internal communication to better involve and bring together our teams. 
• Because you will be close to our teams, you will have an accurate feeling of our internal climate on your scope and to be proactive in suggesting plans. 
• You will make sure there is a good coordination of HR-related subjects between managers and team members and the central People team : Operations, Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Compensation & Benefits, Engagement team.
• You will provide guidance to our managers and team members in understanding, and taking up our policy philosophy, strategy and tools (ex : hiring, levels, performance, compensation & benefits, remote).

What you will need to be successful 

• Several years of experience in an HR leadership role with broad knowledge and experience in human resource management, preferably in tech companies.
• Ability to relate to, influence and coach employees at all levels in the organization.
• A strong ability to diagnose problems both in a qualitative but also data-driven approach, using strategic thinking skills as well as identify and drive appropriate solutions.
• Be humble, structured, organized, motivated by innovation and a relentless doer. 
• Enjoy working as a team-player and learning from others.

A few practical details about the role

• Start: As soon as you are ready!
• Location: Moscow
• Contract: Permanent contract
• Compensation: Competitive package based on experience

What we offer all of our employees

• The opportunity to have a meaningful impact, building a CO2-saving global travel network enabling strong human connections too. 
• A strong “Fun & Serious” company culture.
• An international environment with a team counting 35 nationalities,  serving a global member-base from 8 offices around the world (Berlin, Kiev, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Paris (HQ), São Paulo, Warsaw).
• State-of-the-art office spaces, in a great location.
• A start-up spirit grounded in agility & teamwork.
• Challenging career opportunities in a high-growth and fast-paced environment.
• Bi-Weekly team-all BlaBlaTalks to learn from each other.
• Weekly Tech Demos, so that we’re all up to date with where our product stands.

What is next

If you are ready to join our exciting journey, please apply below: upload your resume in English (PDF format).

Kindly note that only complete applications will be reviewed by our hiring team and that all your information will be kept confidential.

You can expect us to review your application within the following 3 weeks. If your application and profile fit our requirements, we will invite you for a set of interviews with our Secretary General, our VP CEE and Latam, our CEO Busfor and MD BlaBlaCar and Busfor Russia.

BlaBlaCar is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.