Lead People Partner

Waracle are looking for a Lead People Partner for an exciting new role joining our world-class digital technology consultancy and home to a diverse, smart, curious and ambitious community of specialists in technology-driven transformation.

We work with ambitious clients to help them solve their biggest business and customer challenges. We help our clients to innovate and create intelligent digital products and services. We thrive on complex challenges and deliver business-critical IT transformation projects, moving seamlessly from strategy, design and delivery to operations.

This is a Hybrid role (Full Time, 37.5 hours/week) working from our Dundee or Edinburgh office 2 days a week.

Are you a collaborative People Leader who thrives on nurturing talent, fostering inclusive environments, and delivering impactful HR strategies? As our Lead People Partner, you will play a pivotal role in bringing our overarching people strategy to life. Acting as a supportive player-coach, you’ll work side-by-side with our talented Senior People & Culture Partners every day, while partnering directly with senior leaders to shape high-impact, human-centered HR frameworks that support our vibrant community and business growth.

• People Leadership &
  
  Coaching:
  
  Direct, mentor, and empower a high-performing team of Senior People & Culture Partners, building a supportive, values-led culture of proactive partnering.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with the Head of People & Culture and senior leadership to co-create initiatives across organisational design, culture, and talent planning aligned with our company goals.
• Inclusive & Compassionate Support: Oversee complex employee relations with care and fairness, guiding and coaching your team to deliver thoughtful, values-driven solutions.
• Modern Frameworks & Innovation: Design and refine flexible HR processes that scale, championing smart automation and digital tools to enhance employee experience across all locations.
• M&A Integration: Welcoming and integrating new teams following M&A activity, ensuring harmonised practices and a warm, seamless onboarding journey.
• Engagement & Well-being Champion: Lead company-wide inclusion, engagement, and well-being roadmaps, helping create an environment where everyone can thrive.
• Strategic Insights: Partner with senior stakeholders to present data-backed insights on metrics like retention, engagement ROI, and talent growth.

We value lived experience, empathy, and collaborative leadership just as much as ticks on a checklist. You’ll be a great fit if you bring:

• Demonstrated experience coaching, developing, and inspiring People/HR professionals as an approachable player-coach.
• Strong track record of serving as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, bringing clarity, commercial awareness, and values-led thinking to strategic conversations.
• Experience designing and refining scalable employee lifecycle programs, with an interest in leveraging modern tools and smart automation to make work smoother for everyone.
• Compassionate approach to handling complex employee relations, with a focus on fairness, empathy, and protecting team culture.
• Strong communication, coaching, and relational skills, with the confidence to constructively guide and influence stakeholders.
• Experience with M&A integration, policy harmonisation, or TUPE processes is a lovely bonus, but not essential!

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Attraction Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, the salary for the role, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!).

After that, you'll be invited to a two-stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about the role and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Attraction Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.

We believe in supporting our team, inside and outside of work. Here's a glimpse of what you can expect:

• Rest & Recharge: You'll receive 27…