Junior People and Culture Business Partner UK

About the Company

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded People \& Culture Business Partner or People and Culture Advisor looking to take the next step in their career to join our UK Corporate team.

About the Role

Reporting to the People \& Culture Director for Western Europe, you will play a key role in delivering the full employee lifecycle across our UK corporate population of approximately 250 employees, partnering with leaders at all levels, including C-suite stakeholders. This is a broad and hands-on HR Business Partner role, ideal for someone who enjoys operational excellence with some strategic initiatives, while working in a fast-paced, international environment.

Responsibilities

• Employee Relations \& Change Management
• Lead and manage TUPE transfers and organisational restructures.
• Handle complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary and grievance cases.
• Support performance management processes and coach managers on people-related challenges.
• Ensure employment law compliance while maintaining a pragmatic, people-focused approach.

• Talent Acquisition \& Onboarding
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from advertising roles through to onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to attract and secure top talent.
• Create and deliver engaging induction programmes for new employees.

• Talent Development \& Engagement
• Support talent management and succession planning activities.
• Identify learning and development needs and coordinate training solutions.
• Drive internal mobility and career development initiatives.
• Analyse HR data and provide insights to support business decisions.

• Diversity, Equity \& Inclusion
• Own and deliver the UK Corporate EDI roadmap.
• Organise employee engagement events, wellbeing initiatives and external speaker programmes.
• Help create an inclusive, high-performing workplace culture.

• HR Operations \& Administration
• Manage employee lifecycle administration through SuccessFactors (ONE HR).
• Oversee right-to-work checks, contracts, employee records and reference checks.
• Coordinate monthly communications regarding joiners and leavers.
• Support payroll processes, benefits administration and company car fleet management.

What We're Looking For

Essential

• 5\+ years' experience in an HR Business Partner or generalist HR role.
• Part or fully CIPD qualified (minimum part-qualified).
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
• Experience managing organisational change, restructures and consultations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work across both strategic and operational HR activities.
• Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience with using Success Factors is a must
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience within start up, multinational or matrix organisations.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Key Competencies

• Strong administration skills
• Communication
• Influencing and relationship building
• Data-driven decision making
• Change management
• Recruitment and talent management
• Project management
• Risk assessment and problem-solving
• Time management and prioritisation