Senior People Partner

Elliptic Enterprises Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company in London is seeking a Senior People Partner to drive HR strategy and enable team success. This role involves collaborating with managers to support people initiatives, engage in workforce planning, and mentor other HR professionals. Ideal candidates will have significant HR experience, strong business acumen, and knowledge of UK employment law. The position offers a hybrid working model with various benefits including professional development budgets and health support.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangement

Remote working budget

Learning & Development budget

25 days annual leave

Private Health Insurance

Mental health support

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a strategic HR role, ideally in a scaling tech environment.
• Strongly knowledgeable in UK employment law, preferably with international exposure.
• Ability to engage effectively with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to senior managers on all people-related matters.
• Collaborate on People strategies including talent development and culture.
• Perform workforce planning, organisational design, and succession strategies.

Skills

Strategic HR Business Partner experience

UK employment law knowledge

Coaching capabilities

Business acumen

Data fluency with HRIS

Job description

Senior People Partner

Department: People

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London, UK

Reporting To: Joy Adeyemi

Description

The impact you will have

We’re looking for an outstanding Senior People Partner to join our People team and make a tangible impact on our business. You’ll sit at the heart of our organisation, partnering closely with leaders to enable our people and teams to thrive. If you have a passion for strategic partnership, a strong grounding in talent and organisational design, and thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments, we’d love to hear from you.

What will you do?

• Act as a trusted partner to senior managers and leaders, supporting them on all people-related matters to drive performance and business outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with the Director of People to co-design and roll out People strategies across key areas including talent development, engagement, culture, and change.
• Use data and insight to spot patterns, guide decision-making, and support managers with workforce planning, organisational design, and succession.
• Take ownership of embedding company-wide initiatives (e.g. performance processes, compensation cycles, hybrid working models), ensuring they land well with managers and their teams.
• Provide sound, pragmatic advice and coaching on employee relations matters, balancing risk and business need with empathy and fairness.
• Mentor and support the development of other People Partners, helping uplift capability and consistency across the wider team.
• Play a key role in advancing our culture and ways of working, grounded in our leadership behaviours and values.

Key Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Partnering with managers and leaders to understand business challenges, diagnose people needs, and develop tailored solutions.
• Supporting workforce and organisational planning, including team structures, spans and layers, and succession planning.
• Proactively identifying recruitment needs, partnering with Talent Acquisition on role scoping, candidate selection, offers and onboarding.
• Facilitating personal development and growth through meaningful feedback, development conversations, and learning pathways.
• Leading or advising on performance and conduct issues, ensuring fair process and manager confidence.
• Helping managers navigate and apply our reward and compensation philosophy, especially during annual cycles or off-cycle promotions.
• Analysing and translating people data into insight; supporting leaders to make informed decisions that drive business outcomes.
• Contributing to scaling our culture and processes as we grow internationally – with an eye on relevance, inclusion, and local nuance.
• Acting as a critical voice on inclusion, wellbeing and psychological safety across the business.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

You’ll be great here if you have

• You have significant experience in a strategic HR Business Partner or People Partner role, ideally in a scaling tech or international environment.
• You are business-savvy and commercially aware: you know how organisations function, how to assess people needs, and how to get things done through others.
• You’re credible with senior leaders, an excellent coach, and not afraid to challenge where needed, always with respect and empathy.
• You’re outcome-focused, always looking for opportunities to simplify, improve or scale a process to meet business needs.
• You have strong knowledge of UK employment law with exposure to international employment contexts an advantage.
• You’re tech-fluent, confident using data and tools (like HRIS, survey platforms, spreadsheets) to craft robust insights and cases for change.
• You’re energised by change, resilient and flexible; you operate well in ambiguity and enjoy solving complex people challenges.
• You're someone who gives great feedback — and invites it in return — because you care about your impact and growth.

Ways of Working

• Collaboration & Care – You’re a team player who recognises that building a great company is a shared responsibility.
• Bias for Action – You spot gaps and roll up your sleeves — experimentation and iteration come naturally to you.
• Drive for Equity – You are intentional about inclusion and build processes and relationships that recognise all voices.
• Curious & Grounded – You ask great questions, listen deeply, challenge assumptions and stay humble in your approach.
• Comfortable with Complexity – Fast growth can be messy! You remain calm, thoughtful, and optimistic through the unknown.

Job Benefits

How we work:

• Hybrid working and the option to work from almost anywhere for up to 90 days per year
• £500 Remote working budget to set up your home office space

Learning & Development:

• $1,000 Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development

Vacation/ Leave:

• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• An extra day for your birthday
• Enhanced parental leave: we provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave

Benefits:

• Private Health Insurance - we use Vitality!
• Full access to Spill Mental Health Support
• Life Assurance: we hope you will never need this - but our cover is for 4 times your salary to your beneficiaries
• £100 Crypto for you!
• Cycle to Work Scheme