People Business Partner – UK, 12-Month FTC, Maternity Cover

• Serve as a trusted advisor to managers on people strategy, organisational design, and workforce planning
• Partner with Technology and Product leaders during organisational change, including team structures, role changes, reskilling, and change communication
• Guide managers through the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding
• Coach managers on performance management, talent development, feedback, and career conversations
• Oversee biannual performance review cycles and deliver tailored manager training
• Manage the Peakon engagement survey programme end-to-end, including survey cycles, analysis, follow-up actions, and deep-dive reviews
• Stay aligned with DEI, Health & Wellbeing, and Culture Champs programmes
• Act as the primary UK HR contact and support employee-relations casework, including performance, disciplinary processes, workplace adjustments, and sensitive matters
• Provide UK employment law expertise to the wider People team
• Improve HR data usage and reporting to generate stakeholder insights
• Help organise Leadership Days and AI impact workshops
• Support transformation in Technology and Product
• Advise on compensation, salary reviews, bonuses, and benefits
• Partner with People, Finance, and other teams to streamline processes and improve employee experience
• Report to the Head of People and collaborate with the international People team

Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience as an HR professional, including solid experience as a People Business Partner
• Ideally gained in a scale-up or fast-paced Tech/SaaS environment
• Demonstrated success in performance management, employee engagement, learning and development, and offboarding
• Some experience supporting organisational change is a plus
• Comfortable using HR data to inform decisions and stakeholder conversations
• Experience working in an international context
• Working knowledge of UK employment practices
• Comfortable as the sole HR presence in a location and as a generalist point of contact
• Able to work autonomously and take responsibility
• Willingness to travel to Belgium roughly once a quarter
• Available for a 12-month assignment starting early January 2027 through end of January 2028
• Solid coaching and advisory skills
• Good grasp of change management
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills
• Ability to deliver cross-functional HR projects autonomously with limited local support
• Good stakeholder management skills
• High interpersonal awareness and ability to navigate sensitive conversations
• Solid problem-solving skills
• Comfortable using AI tools day-to-day and experimenting with AI workflows
• Hands-on, pragmatic, adaptable, discreet, and able to build trust quickly

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in HR strategy, performance management, and employee engagement within a fast-paced Tech/SaaS environment. Proficient in UK employment law and adept at managing cross-functional HR projects while providing coaching and advisory support to managers.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• People Business Partner Experience
• Performance Management
• Employee Engagement
• UK Employment Law Expertise
• Change Management

Hard Skills

• Performance Management
• Employee Engagement
• Learning and Development
• Offboarding
• HR Data Analysis
• Organisational Change Support
• Stakeholder Management
• Coaching Skills
• Project Management
• Change Communication

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication Skills
• Influencing Skills
• Interpersonal Awareness
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• Tech/SaaS Environment
• Workforce Planning
• Organisational Design
• Employee Lifecycle
• DEI
• Health & Wellbeing
• Culture Champs
• International HR Experience

Tools & Technologies

• Peakon Engagement Survey
• AI Tools