People Partner

Are you a commercially minded, pragmatic HR Business Partner who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment? Do you enjoy challenging the status quo, influencing senior stakeholders and turning complex people challenges into practical solutions? We're partnering with a growing, ambitious business to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner into a role that offers genuine scope to make an impact. This isn't an opportunity for someone who wants to simply maintain existing processes or operate within a rigid HR framework.

We're looking for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, challenging conventional thinking and helping to shape a more proactive, commercially focused People function. You'll be working alongside a fantastic People Director who is engaging, supportive and passionate about developing their team. You'll have the opportunity to help strengthen the People function's core frameworks, introduce smarter ways of working and build the foundations for effective, strategic business partnering.

It's a brilliant opportunity for someone who enjoys creating structure where it's needed, is comfortable navigating ambiguity and has the tenacity to drive meaningful change.

The Role Partnering with the central business functions, you'll act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, balancing strategic thinking with a hands-on, solutions-focused approach. Key responsibilities will include:
Building strong, credible relationships with senior stakeholders, providing commercially focused HR advice, constructive challenge and coaching. Helping to evolve the People function, improving processes, strengthening frameworks and embedding more effective ways of working. Supporting organisational design, workforce planning and business transformation initiatives. Using people data and insights to influence decisions and identify opportunities for improvement. Coaching and developing leaders to build management capability, improve performance and drive engagement.

Taking ownership of complex employee relations matters, including Employment Tribunals, ACAS conciliation and settlement negotiations. Leading on TUPE, contract mobilisations and organisational change projects. Reviewing and developing HR policies and procedures to ensure they are both commercially practical and legally compliant. Working closely with senior leadership and legal advisors on complex and sensitive people matters. About You We're looking for an HR Business Partner who brings more than just strong technical HR knowledge.

Mindset, approach and personality will be equally important. You'll ideally bring:
Commercial acumen:
You understand the realities of running a business and know how to balance people priorities with commercial objectives. A pragmatic mindset:
You're solutions-focused, comfortable making decisions and don't over complicate things unnecessarily. Tenacity and resilience:
You have the determination to see things through, even when faced with competing priorities or resistance to change. Natural curiosity:
You're inquisitive, ask the right questions and aren't afraid to dig deeper to understand the real issue. Confidence to challenge:
You can influence senior stakeholders, respectfully challenge their thinking and offer alternative perspectives. Comfort with ambiguity:
You don't need everything to be perfectly defined and can bring clarity and direction to evolving situations. An appetite for pace:
You thrive in a busy, changing environment and enjoy balancing strategic priorities with getting things done. Strong coaching skills:
You genuinely enjoy developing leaders and helping others think differently, with a formal coaching qualification being a real advantage. You'll also have proven HR Business Partnering experience within a fast-paced, commercially driven organisation, alongside strong employment law expertise, particularly across complex ER, Employment Tribunals and TUPE. A CIPD qualification would be desirable. Why Consider This Opportunity? What makes this role particularly exciting is the opportunity to make a visible difference rather than simply inherit an established way of doing things.

You'll be joining a business where there's plenty to get stuck into, with the freedom to bring ideas, challenge existing approaches and help shape how the People function operates moving forward. You'll also benefit from working with an excellent People Director who offers the right balance of support, encouragement and autonomy, giving you…