People Partner

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Salary- up to £60,000

Work-pattern- Full time, Permanent
- Monday to Friday, 40 hrs per week

Reporting to- Head of People

This role is fully remote however we do require flexibility to travel to London for People team meetings occasionally.

Join Us on Our Growth Journey – Be a Key Player in Shaping Our People Team!

As our business continues to grow, so does our incredible People Team – and we’re thrilled to introduce a brand-new role that’s central to our future success.

In this dynamic position, you’ll be at the heart of driving our People Roadmap, championing employee engagement, and leading continuous improvement initiatives. You will coach and support the People team to deliver people operations excellence, as well as providing guidance and development opportunities. You won’t just support the People leadership team – you’ll help shape it.

We’re looking for someone who’s not only passionate about people but also a trusted expert who can coach, influence, and partner with managers and teams across the business. Your voice will matter, your ideas will shape our processes, and your impact will be felt company-wide.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and love the idea of building something meaningful from the ground up, and align with our people centric values, we’d love to hear from you.

• Lead, coach and support the team to deliver people operations excellence, as well as, providing guidance and development opportunities. Partner with relevant business areas supporting the full employee life cycle.
• Support managers to identify the right structure for their teams and to help shape their People Plans.
• Implement new and enhance People policies, ensuring alignment with employment legislation and industry best practices.
• Ensure fair, consistent and transparent Employee Relations processes are managed within legal frameworks.
• Support with reporting of People metrics and utilise people data analytics to spot trends, measure impact and inform decision making.
• Drive and implement the Performance Development Reviews (PDRs) process.
• Support the Payroll team to ensure accurate payroll processing.
• Support the Pay & Bonus reviews and Salary Benchmarking processes.

• Champion a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
• Collaborate the Compliance & TA teams to ensure seamless recruiting and onboarding experiences.
• Work with the Engagement Manager to drive initiatives to enhance employee engagement and retention.

• Design and deliver training and development initiatives.
• Identify and align development needs and opportunities with managers.

• Lead / Partner on People projects working to develop and recognise our teams; improve employee experience; and enhance our culture. Educating employees and managers on interpretation and application of initiatives.
• Drive initiatives that promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Wellbeing and a positive workplace culture.
• Support with our reward and recognition proposition.

• Proven HR expertise in a People Business Partner or HR Manager role, ideally within a fast-paced, high-growth environment such as a start-up or scale-up.
• Leadership experience – whether you’ve led a team or mentored others, you bring a supportive, coaching-led approach that helps people thrive.
• Confident handling of complex ER matters across large teams, with hands-on experience managing investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, and performance issues from start to finish.
• Trusted advisor status – you know how to build strong relationships across the business, using your coaching, collaboration, and influencing skills to support and guide effectively.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset with a natural ability to connect with people at all levels and drive improvements in how we work.
• A keen eye for spotting opportunities to streamline processes…