The role:
As a HR Business Partner, you will be responsible for providing strategic HR support to our PA and Support functions. In this role, you will work closely with leadership and key stakeholders to drive HR initiatives, support employee engagement, and deliver efficient HR operations to enhance the business performance.
You will manage a small team of HR professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and supporting to ensure high quality service delivery across the business.
Key responsibilities:
1. Act as a trusted advisor to leaders in PA and Support functions, providing expert HR advice across the employee journey, including employee relations, performance management, talent management, and organizational development
2. Collaborate with the leadership teams to identify HR needs and align people strategies with business goals
3. Support workforce planning, talent development, and succession planning to ensure teams are future ready
4. Oversee performance management processes and provide guidance on setting goals, conducting reviews, and managing underperformance
5. Ensure compliance with employment law, company policies, and HR best practices
6. Working closely with the Employee Experience Manager to implement and drive employee engagement initiatives to ensure alignment between employee experience initiatives and business objectives, making improvements where necessary to enhance overall employee engagement
7. Support with the design of learning and development programs that enhance the skills and career progression of our people
8. Collaborate with the Recruitment team to ensure that the talent acquisition strategies are aligned with the business needs, providing support where necessary, for example assisting with interviews
9. Facilitate change management processes and support organizational transformation initiatives as required
10. Manage and support direct reports, ensuring they have clear goals, development plans and are delivering a high-quality HR service
11. Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the People team, providing ongoing feedback and coaching
12. Provide HR metrics, insights and recommendations to leadership to inform business decisions
13. Monitor and report on key HR performance indicators (KPIs), identifying trends and areas for improvement
The person:
14. Super smiley and positive, demonstrating a real love and knowledge of HR, or people operations with a strong operational HR or employee relations background
15. Strong understanding of HR policies, employment law, and best practices within the UK
16. Experience in managing employee relations, employment tribunals and performance management issues
17. Ability to analyze and interpret data into meaningful insights, trends and areas of improvement
18. Ability to create reports and communicate results in an accessible way to colleagues at all levels
19. Familiarity with key HR metrics, such as engagement, retention, turnover and satisfaction
20. Strong understanding of current and emerging HR best practices and legislation and how this can be implemented, with a good working knowledge and active interest in Employee Engagement and Reward practices
21. Proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI, or HR analytics platforms) to track and report on HR metrics
22. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day operations
23. Excellent communication skills, influencing and people skills, with the ability to build business relationships based on trust and partnerships
24. Present business insights clearly and persuasively to leadership and stakeholders
Desirable attributes:
25. CIPD qualification (level 7) or equivalent experience in people management, HR or ER
26. Background working with remote or hybrid work environments
27. Experience with HRIS, employee engagement platforms, or performance management systems
The package:
28. Working 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday
29. Flexibility to work from our spacious, state of the art offices and the ability to work hybrid
30. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
31. Mental Health Support (Employee Assistance Program) with access to an onsite mental health counsellor
32. Access to our brand-new wellbeing room to help enhance your physical and mental wellbeing
33. Access to a 24/7 Doctor line
34. Free breakfast & subsidized meals & onsite gym access
35. And did we mention our epic parties? We know how to celebrate in style!