Global People Manager in London

IPC is a global fintech company that puts people at the center of innovation. With a strong global footprint, we empower financial institutions and capital markets with advanced cloud-based trading communications and managed connectivity solutions.

Through our portfolio of communications and connectivity solutions, we focus on solving business challenges and adapting to regulatory changes in the fast-paced global financial markets. This enables our clients to maintain consistent market access, a strong competitive advantage, and enhanced operational efficiency.

Overview of the Team: You will lead IPC’s Regional People Partnering team, a globally distributed group of HR generalists based across NY, London, Madrid, and Kuala Lumpur. This team plays a critical role in delivering employee experience, ensuring compliance, and executing people programs across regions. As part of IPC’s evolving People function, this role sits at the intersection of People Operations, HR Business Partnering, and Talent Development.

Role Overview: As the Global People Manager, you will lead IPC’s Regional People Partnering function, managing a team of five based across New York, Madrid, France, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and owning the delivery, quality, and consistency of employee-facing HR support across regions. This role bridges global People strategy and local execution, ensuring that programs, policies, and priorities are translated into practical, compliant, and high-quality outcomes across locations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and develop a globally distributed team of Regional People Partners, strengthening their capability in employee relations, judgment, and execution. Ensure consistent standards and high-quality delivery across all regions.
• Employee Relations & Case Oversight: Act as an escalation point for complex employee relations matters, ensuring fair, compliant, and well-judged outcomes. Guide the team in managing day-to-day employee issues with confidence and consistency.
• Compliance & Employment Law Coordination: Ensure the identification and application of local labor law requirements across regions, ensuring policies and practices remain compliant.
• Global Program Execution & Localization: Ensure global People programs (e.g., performance management, benefits, talent development, career growth) are effectively translated and executed at the local level.
• Location Unification & Employee Experience: Drive consistency in how HR support is delivered within each location, balancing global standards with local needs.
• Regional Coordination & Operational Excellence: Act as the central point of coordination for regional HR delivery, bringing structure, clarity, and discipline to processes and ways of working.
• Stakeholder People Partnership: Support managers and business leaders on employee-related topics, providing practical, balanced guidance.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Elevate the quality and consistency of HR delivery across regions.
• Strengthen employee relations capability and decision-making.
• Ensure seamless execution of global people programs locally.
• Improve employee experience through structured, high-quality support.
• Build a scalable regional partnering model aligned with business needs.
• Act as a go-to expert on compliance and local HR execution.

Essential Skills and Experience to be Successful in this Role:

• Strong experience as an HR Business Partner in a global or multi-country environment.
• Strong leadership skills, with a demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.
• Solid knowledge of employment law and compliance in at least one region, with exposure to multi-country environments.
• Proven project management skills, managing and delivering People and Culture Programs.
• Strong judgment and ability to navigate complex people situations.
• Experience delivering HR programs and supporting business leaders.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, evolving, and international environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in English language.
• Bachelor's degree in HR management, business administration, or related field. Master's degree preferred.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience in fintech, technology, or high-growth environments.
• Exposure to HR transformation or operating model evolution.
• Experience working across EMEA and APAC.
• Strong collaboration mindset with ability to influence across functions.
• Other languages would be positively valued.

What’s in It for You? At IPC, your compensation is only part of the package. We are committed to investing in a range of programs and initiatives to improve the overall experience of our employees. In addition to a collaborative, high-performing team environment, we’re pleased to offer benefits including:

• Competitive Base Salaries
• Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance and Optical Reimbursement
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• 25 Holidays per Year Plus Public Holidays
• Additional Time off for Charity Work and Volunteering
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Certification Bonus Program
• Access to “IPC University” our Internal E-Learning Platform
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Wellness Program
• Fitness Membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Employee Referral Scheme

Additional Information: At IPC, we believe that hybrid working creates an inclusive, flexible environment where employees can perform at their best, and teams can collaborate, innovate, and celebrate successes together. We spend around 60% of our time in the office and around 40% of our time working remotely.

IPC’s Work Culture: The IPC work culture is one that fosters inclusion, prioritizes innovation, and maximizes potential. We are a global ecosystem, full of diverse people that together made IPC what it is today.