Job Description
1. Are you looking for a senior business partnering role in a fast-paced and successful fintech business?
2. Do you have a solid HR background in professional services, fintech or financial services with experience delivering transformation?
Our client is the leading provider of technology, business and regulatory support services to the UK financial services sector and is seeking a talented HR professional to work closely with the senior leadership team. You will play a central role in shaping and delivering people strategies that support our ambitious growth plans and cultural aspirations.
You will also be instrumental in embedding our values and behaviours, driving engagement initiatives, and ensuring that our people are empowered to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Culture and Engagement: Be a champion for culture, values, and behaviours, driving initiatives that foster engagement, inclusion, and high performance across the organisation.
* Change Management: Lead people-focused change initiatives to support business transformation, ensuring smooth implementation and sustainable outcomes.
* Strategic Partnering: Work with senior leaders to understand their business goals and provide tailored HR advice and solutions that align with strategic priorities.
* Employee Relations: Provide expert guidance and support on complex employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant resolutions.
* Employee Experience: Develop and deliver innovative strategies to enhance the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to career development and beyond.
* Performance and Development: Partner with leaders to embed a culture of accountability and continuous improvement, enabling their people to reach their full potential.
* HR Analytics: Use data and insights to inform decision-making, track progress, and measure the impact of people initiatives.
* Policy and Compliance: Ensure alignment with employment law, best practices, and internal policies, with a focus on creating a fair and transparent workplace.
* Talent Development: Support the creation of pathways for growth and succession planning, ensuring the business retains and develops the best talent in the industry.
About you
* You're passionate about what you do
* You have a proven track record of driving culture, engagement, and change.
* You’ll be someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and has the skills to inspire and influence at all levels.
You’ll bring:
* Significant experience in a similar role, ideally within a dynamic, fast-growing organisation.
* A strong focus on culture, employee engagement, and organisational development.
* Expertise in leading complex change initiatives and embedding new ways of working.
* Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels.
* A strategic mindset with the ability to balance big-picture thinking with hands-on delivery.
* Strong knowledge of HR best practices, employment law, and the latest trends in people and culture.
* CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent experience).
Work Location
Your primary place of work will be in Buckinghamshire but you will need to be able to travel to the client's other sites in the south of England (Greater London area mainly) and also up to Head Office in Huddersfield from time to time. You'll need to be in the office a couple of days each week.
Our client and all the businesses within it adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010.
They are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
They aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in their view, diversity enables better business outcomes. They also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, they place inclusion at the heart of all they do.