Senior People Business Partner

Applied Intuition Inc.; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior People Business Partner for their Edinburgh office to drive people programs and manage employee relations. This position requires experience in a high-growth environment, strong knowledge of UK employment law, and excellent stakeholder management skills. The ideal candidate will work closely with local leadership and serve as a trusted coach for managers, ensuring effective operations and compliance with local practices.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in a People Business Partner or Generalist role.
• Strong expertise in UK employment law and handling sensitive employee relations.
• Ability to identify gaps in the employee experience and propose solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary People point of contact for the Edinburgh office.
• Manage end-to-end employee relations, ensuring compliance with UK labor laws.
• Act as a dedicated coach to managers and Directors.

Skills

People Business Partner experience

Stakeholder management

UK employment law expertise

Empathy and professionalism

Job description

Overview

Addepar is a global technology and data company that helps investment professionals provide the most informed, precise guidance for their clients. Addepar’s platform aggregates portfolio, market and client data for over $8 trillion in assets and integrates with more than 100 software, data and services partners. Addepar embraces a global flexible workforce model with offices in New York City, Salt Lake City, London, Edinburgh, Pune, Dubai, Geneva, and São Paulo.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner to join our Global People Team, based in our Edinburgh, Scotland office. This is a critical role that provides high-touch support to Addepar’s UK employee base. As a key partner to local leadership across R&D, GTM, and G&A, you will bridge the gap between global strategy and local execution.

You will report to the Regional Director, People Business Partner (based in London), and serve as a trusted coach to managers, an expert in UK employee relations, and a primary driver of people programs in the region. This role is ideal for a professional who excels in high-growth environments and thrives on building relationships across diverse functional teams.

Applicants must have, and maintain, the right to work in the United Kingdom from the first day of employment. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Operational People Leadership: Serve as the primary People point of contact for the Edinburgh office. Lead the "on-the-ground" execution of core people cycles, including performance management, compensation reviews, and engagement action planning
• ER & Compliance Expert: Manage end-to-end employee relations, including grievances, disciplinaries, and complex investigations. Ensure all local practices remain compliant with UK labor laws while maintaining the "Addepar way"
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management: Provide balanced support across R&D, GTM, and G&A functions, collaborating closely with Global PBPs to maintain functional consistency
• Manager Coaching: Act as a dedicated coach to managers and Directors, helping them navigate team dynamics, workforce planning, and talent development
• Program Implementation: Take global people initiatives and translate them for the local office, ensuring high adoption and relevance
• Operational Excellence: Use data and professional concepts to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways, working with little to no supervision on daily tasks

Who You Are

• Several years of experience in a People Business Partner or Generalist role, ideally within a high-growth, U.S.-based technology company
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders across different areas of a business
• Strong expertise in UK employment law and a track record of handling sensitive employee relations issues with empathy and professional judgment
• Comfortable being a senior People team member in the Scotland office, with the maturity to exercise good judgment while working remotely from your direct manager
• Ability to identify gaps in the employee experience or manager capability and propose solutions

Our Values

• Act Like an Owner - Think and operate with intention, purpose and care. Own outcomes.
• Build Together - Collaborate to unlock the best solutions. Deliver lasting value.
• Champion Our Clients - Exceed client expectations. Our clients’ success is our success.
• Drive Innovation - Be bold and unconstrained in problem solving. Transform the industry.
• Embrace Learning - Engage our community to broaden our perspective. Bring a growth mindset.

In addition to our core values, Addepar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We seek to bring together diverse ideas, experiences, skill sets, perspectives, backgrounds and identities to drive innovative solutions. We commit to promoting a welcoming environment where inclusion and belonging are held as a shared responsibility. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.