Senior People Partner (Engineering)

Hello! We\’re Teya.

Teya is a payment and software service provider, headquartered in London serving small, local businesses across Europe. Founded in 2019, we build easy to use, integrated tools that enable our members to accept payments and boost business performance.

At Teya we believe small, local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities.

We’re here because we don’t believe there’s a level playing field that gives small businesses with a fighting chance against the giants of the high street.

We’re here because we see banks and legacy service providers making things harder for them. We don’t think the best technology or the best service should be reserved for those with the biggest headquarters.

We’re here to fight for a future where small, local businesses can thrive, and to commit the same dedication they offer all of us.

Become a part of our story.

We’re looking for exceptional talent to join our mission. We offer a chance to create impact in a high-energy and connected culture, while benefiting from continuous learning opportunities, a supportive community which is proud to serve our mission, and comprehensive benefits.

Your Mission

At Teya, we’re building the future of fintech for small businesses, and our people are at the heart of that mission. As a People Partner, you’ll play a key role in scaling high-performing, empowered, and mission-aligned teams. You’ll be embedded within a specific business unit, partnering directly with a senior executive and their leadership team to shape how the organisation grows and operates. This is a highly strategic role where you’ll help drive commercial outcomes through bold talent strategy, smart organisation design, and leadership enablement. You’ll report directly into the Head of People Partnering and play a visible role on the leadership team of the business area you support.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with senior leaders to drive organisation design, workforce planning, team effectiveness, and leadership development aligned to business priorities.

• Shape and deliver talent strategies that raise performance, build capability, and foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and trust.

• Coach leaders and managers through periods of growth, change, and complexity, helping them build and lead strong, resilient teams.

• Translate commercial goals into people strategies across the employee lifecycle; from hiring and onboarding through to development, retention, and succession.

• Own and deliver core People programs such as performance reviews, compensation cycles, talent planning, and organisational changes in partnership with our Centres of Excellence.

• Lead on performance enablement, ensuring clarity of expectations, robust feedback mechanisms, and decisive action on both high and low performance.

• Use people data and insights to inform decision-making, identify risks and opportunities early, and improve the overall employee experience.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, bringing sound judgment, challenge where needed, and a bias for action.

• Continuously improve and scale our people practices to meet the evolving needs of a fast-paced, high-growth business.

Your Story

• A strong track record as a People Partner in high-growth, fast-paced environments, ideally within tech, SaaS, or fintech.

• Experience directly supporting C-level executives and senior leadership teams, ideally across Product, Tech, or Engineering functions.

• Deep expertise across org design, performance management, talent strategy, and leadership development.

• Strong commercial awareness and business acumen. You understand how your work impacts business performance.

• Strong influencing and communication skills; you build trust, simplify complexity, and drive alignment across stakeholders.

• Confidence to challenge constructively and navigate sensitive people topics with empathy and integrity.

• A hands-on, builder’s mindset, comfortable creating new approaches, iterating quickly, and operating without legacy systems or heavy process.

The Perks

• We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long it suits both you and your team

• Physical and mental health support through our partnership withWellhubgiving free access to over 1,500 gyms in the UK, 1-1 therapy, meditation sessions, digital fitness and nutrition apps

• Our company offers extended and improved maternity and paternity leave choices, giving employees more flexibility and support

• Cycle-to-Work Scheme

• Health and Life Insurance

• Pension Scheme

• 25 days of Annual Leave (+ Bank Holidays)

• Office snacks every day

• Friendly, comfortable and informal office environment in Central London

Teya is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or background can thrive and do their best work. We believe that a diverse team leads to better ideas, stronger outcomes, and a more supportive workplace for all.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process whether for interviews, assessments, or other parts of the application—we encourage you to let us know. We are committed to ensuring that every candidate has a fair and accessible experience with us.

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