About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced and proactive HR Manager to lead HR operations and strategic initiatives for our Bulgarian office. This role is a mix of operational HR (payroll, contracts, compliance) and strategic HR (culture development, performance management, management partnership). Initially, the focus will be on running our relocation project, with the long-term scope expanding to full country HR responsibilities.

This is a hands-on position for someone who can work independently, take ownership, and drive HR initiatives forward, while collaborating closely with our global team and HQ in the US.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage all HR operations in Bulgaria, including payroll, contracts, HR administration, and compliance.
• Serve as the primary HR partner for management, supporting performance management, talent development, and employee relations.
• Drive HR strategy and initiatives, including culture-building activities and engagement programs.
• Manage relocation projects, ensuring smooth onboarding and integration of international hires.
• Collaborate with global HR teams and HQ in the US to ensure alignment with company policies and practices.
• Provide guidance on local labor laws and HR best practices.
• Analyze HR metrics and provide insights to support decision-making.
  
  

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a HR Manager or senior HR generalist in a global or multi-national company.
• Experience handling employee populations of 200+.
• Strong understanding of Bulgarian labor laws and HR compliance.
• Hands-on experience with payroll, contracts, and HR administration.
• Track record of strategic HR initiatives, such as performance management, culture development, and management partnering.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive initiatives proactively.
• Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with HQ in the US or other global offices.
  
  Nice-to-Have:

• Experience in relocation and onboarding of international employees.
• Previous experience in a fast-growing or scaling company.
  
  

ABOUT THE TEAM:

The People Partnering team at Tide plays a pivotal role in driving business success by acting as strategic advisors and coaches to leaders at all levels. We provide expert guidance on organisational design, talent development, employee relations, and engagement, ensuring a positive and high-performance culture. Embedded within the business, we use data-driven insights to shape policies, pre-empt workforce challenges, and lead high-impact initiatives that enable Tideans to do work they love.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Acting as a trusted partner to leaders up to Director level, supporting organisational design, workforce planning, performance, and engagement initiatives that enable team effectiveness and growth.
• Partnering closely with managers and senior leaders to improve engagement, performance, and retention through data-informed insights and thoughtful action planning.
• Leading and contributing to high-impact People projects within your client group, ensuring initiatives are delivered effectively and aligned to business priorities.
• Managing a wide range of employee relations cases independently, using sound judgement to balance business needs with fairness and consistency.
• Using people data (e.g. engagement, attrition, DEI, compa-ratio) to identify trends, diagnose challenges, and recommend practical solutions to stakeholders.
• Supporting and executing core People processes (e.g. performance cycles, talent reviews), ensuring a high-quality and consistent experience across your client group.
• Coaching managers on day-to-day people topics including performance management, team dynamics, and development, building their confidence and capability.
• Supporting organisational design and talent planning conversations, ensuring teams are structured effectively for current and future needs.
• Driving adoption of People initiatives by tailoring central programmes to your client group and ensuring successful rollout.
• Contributing to a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture by embedding DEI principles into people practices and decisions.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• 4–7 years of HR Business Partnering experience, including exposure to senior stakeholders (Head of / Director level).
• Experience partnering within fast-paced, technology or product-led organisations.
• Strong understanding of HR fundamentals, including employee relations, performance management, and engagement practices.
• Working knowledge of employment law and HR practices in relevant regions (e.g. Europe).
• Ability to use people data and metrics to inform decisions and influence stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to connect people initiatives to business outcomes.
• Confident communicator with the ability to coach, influence, and build relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, execute independently, and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good judgement and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and complexity.
• Passion for building inclusive, high-performing teams and continuously improving ways of working.

WHAT YOU’LL GET IN RETURN: 

Our location-specific employee benefits are designed to cater to the unique needs of Tideans: 

• Competitive Compensation -  Competitive salary.
• Time Off – Generous annual leave on top of bank holidays.
• Health Insurance – Private health insurance with Bulgaria Zdrave, including extra dental care.
• Mental Wellbeing – Access to therapy sessions, courses, meditations, and workshops.
• Volunteering & Development Days – Paid days annually for volunteering or personal growth.
• WOO (Work Outside the Office) – Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually.
• Home Office Setup – Contribution towards setting up your home office
• Fully Covered Multi Sports Card – Granting access to hundreds of gyms and pools across Bulgaria
• Monthly Food Vouchers -– Monthly food vouchers to enjoy your favorite meals with Edenred +
• Snacks & Meals – Daily breakfast spread with all-day coffee, tea, and juices.

TIDEAN WAYS OF WORKING

At Tide, we champion a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person and remote work to cater to the specific needs of our different teams. 

While remote work is supported, we believe in the power of face-to-face interactions to foster team spirit and collaboration. Our offices are designed as hubs for innovation and team-building, where we encourage regular in-person gatherings to foster a strong sense of community.
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MariaDB is making a big impact on the world. Whether you’re checking your bank account, buying a coffee, shopping online, making a phone call, listening to music, taking out a loan or ordering takeout – MariaDB is the backbone of applications used everyday. Companies small and large, including 75% of the Fortune 500, run MariaDB, touching the lives of billions of people. With massive reach through Linux distributions, enterprise deployments and public clouds, MariaDB is uniquely positioned as the leading database for modern application development.

The Opportunity

The Customer Success Manager is responsible for the general health of the MariaDB customer base, ensuring timely renewal, expanded usage and reduced customer churn. In addition, the chosen candidate will help to close new and expanded sales in allocated territories. This role will be measured in terms of renewal sales with increased opportunity to earn commission for expansion sales.What KPIs have you been measured on for customer success and retention? How have you used those metrics to improve customer engagement?

• Serve as the primary point of contact between our strategic customers and internal stakeholders, and be a key member of our Customer Success organization
• Foster and grow customer relationship by acquiring tribal knowledge of a customer's organization and identify our champions
• Articulate the value of our open source database/SaaS cloud platform, while driving customer engagement and adoption
• Guide post-sale support activities such as customer onboarding, adoption, advocacy, reviews/updates and retention
• Coordinate and engage different internal technical teams to solve customer issues
• Report on customers’ wants and needs to Product Management team in order to improve the product
• Work cross-functionally with strategic and technical colleagues to accomplish customer goals
• Qualify opportunities through follow-ups (within company SLAs and best practices playbook)

• 2-3 years of experience as a customer-facing CSM in an entrepreneurial, fast-growing startup-like environment
• Direct experience with SaaS products, solutions or ecosystems
• Adept at driving results and outcomes while solving complex business problems
• English language fluency
• Experience in a solution-sales/cloud technology environment
• Experience with prospecting and relationship management using tools such as Salesforce.com, Catalyst...
• Excellent presentation, organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)

• Knowledge and understanding of databases
• Track record working effectively with internal, partner and customer teams
• Meets/exceeds MariaDB’s functional/technical depth for this role
• Proficiency in a German or Italian languages

Location

Bulgaria (Hybrid, Sofia office, or Bulgaria Remote)

What’s in It for You?

Impact the world of technology by pushing the boundaries of technology and business models, working at MariaDB. Be part of a game-changing organization that encourages outside-the-box thinking, values empowerment, and is truly shaping the future of the software industry. You’ll be collaborating with high-caliber colleagues around the world, offering unparalleled learning and growth opportunities. We provide a very competitive compensation package, additional benefits and a massive degree of flexibility, freedom, and more.

How to Apply

• If you are interested in this position, please submit your application along with your resume/CV via Greenhouse.
• MariaDB does not sponsor work visas or relocation.
• MariaDB is committed to providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
• MariaDB will not accept agency resumes without a prior contractual agreement with HR. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee directly. MariaDB is not responsible for any unsolicited resumes.
• MariaDB is an equal opportunities employer.

MariaDB is making a big impact on the world. Whether you’re checking your bank account, buying a coffee, shopping online, making a phone call, listening to music, taking out a loan or ordering takeout – MariaDB is the backbone of applications used everyday. Companies small and large, including 75% of the Fortune 500, run MariaDB, touching the lives of billions of people. With massive reach through Linux distributions, enterprise deployments and public clouds, MariaDB is uniquely positioned as the leading database for modern application development.

The Opportunity

The Customer Success Manager is responsible for the general health of the MariaDB customer base, ensuring timely renewal, expanded usage and reduced customer churn. In addition, the chosen candidate will help to close new and expanded sales in allocated territories. This role will be measured in terms of renewal sales with increased opportunity to earn commission for expansion sales.What KPIs have you been measured on for customer success and retention? How have you used those metrics to improve customer engagement?

• Serve as the primary point of contact between our strategic customers and internal stakeholders, and be a key member of our Customer Success organization
• Foster and grow customer relationship by acquiring tribal knowledge of a customer's organization and identify our champions
• Articulate the value of our open source database/SaaS cloud platform, while driving customer engagement and adoption
• Guide post-sale support activities such as customer onboarding, adoption, advocacy, reviews/updates and retention
• Coordinate and engage different internal technical teams to solve customer issues
• Report on customers’ wants and needs to Product Management team in order to improve the product
• Work cross-functionally with strategic and technical colleagues to accomplish customer goals
• Qualify opportunities through follow-ups (within company SLAs and best practices playbook)

• 2-3 years of experience as a customer-facing CSM in an entrepreneurial, fast-growing startup-like environment
• Direct experience with SaaS products, solutions or ecosystems
• Adept at driving results and outcomes while solving complex business problems
• English language fluency
• Experience in a solution-sales/cloud technology environment
• Experience with prospecting and relationship management using tools such as Salesforce.com, Catalyst...
• Excellent presentation, organizational and communication skills (both written and verbal)

• Knowledge and understanding of databases
• Track record working effectively with internal, partner and customer teams
• Meets/exceeds MariaDB’s functional/technical depth for this role
• Proficiency in a German or Italian languages

Location

Romania (Remote), or Bucharest (Hybrid)

What’s in It for You?

Impact the world of technology by pushing the boundaries of technology and business models, working at MariaDB. Be part of a game-changing organization that encourages outside-the-box thinking, values empowerment, and is truly shaping the future of the software industry. You’ll be collaborating with high-caliber colleagues around the world, offering unparalleled learning and growth opportunities. We provide a very competitive compensation package, additional benefits and a massive degree of flexibility, freedom, and more.

How to Apply

• If you are interested in this position, please submit your application along with your resume/CV via Greenhouse.
• MariaDB does not sponsor work visas or relocation.
• MariaDB is committed to providing accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter.
• MariaDB will not accept agency resumes without a prior contractual agreement with HR. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee directly. MariaDB is not responsible for any unsolicited resumes.
• MariaDB is an equal opportunities employer.