Associate HR Business Partner - London

Talantir; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Talantir is seeking an HR Business Partner who blends commercial insight with practical delivery in a hands-on, end-to-end role. You’ll partner with senior leaders to shape performance, capability and employee experience while owning cases, documentation, coaching, data analysis, and implementation.

You’ll operate across UK and Europe as needed, delivering pragmatic, evidence-based HR solutions, driving workforce planning, and strengthening people practices through action, not delegation.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience, with hands-on partnering.
• Ability to manage ER cases independently and end-to-end.
• Solid understanding of UK employment law and risk.
• Pragmatic, commercially aware approach to people decisions.
• Comfort working directly with senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and reliable follow-through.
• Empathy balanced with professional courage in tough situations.
• CIPD Level 5 is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Heads of Business Groups and senior managers across the UK and Europe.
• Provide commercially grounded, pragmatic HR advice.
• Contribute to workforce planning and succession discussions.
• Ensure people plans align with business priorities.
• Lead and manage ER cases end-to-end, including investigations.
• Draft clear, defensible documentation and correspondence.
• Coach managers and support performance improvement processes.
• Draft documentation for change processes and ensure compliance.
• Maintain accurate people data and produce metrics to influence decisions.

Skills

Strong generalist HR experience

ER case management

UK employment law knowledge

Commercially aware

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Empathy with courage

CIPD Level 5 (desirable)

Job description

We are looking for an HR Business Partner who combines commercial thinking with practical delivery. This role sits within our HR Business Partnering team and works closely with senior leaders to enable performance, strengthen capability, and enhance the employee experience. While you will contribute to workforce planning and broader people strategy, this is very much a hands‑on role. You will own work end‑to‑end, managing cases, drafting documentation, coaching managers, analysing data, and ensuring decisions are implemented effectively. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR generalist who wants real breadth, meaningful exposure to leaders, and the chance to build strong business partnering capability through doing, not delegating.

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

Partnering the Business

• Build trusted relationships with Heads of Business Groups and senior managers in the UK with responsibility for other European locations as required
• Provide commercially grounded, pragmatic HR advice
• Contribute to workforce planning and succession discussions
• Ensure people plans align with business priorities

Employee Relations & Risk Management

• Lead and manage the full spectrum of Employee Relations (ER) cases — simple through to complex — overseeing matters end‑to‑end, including absence, performance, conduct and grievances.
• Lead investigations and hearings where required
• Draft clear, defensible documentation and correspondence
• Balance employment law risk with practical business outcomes
• Ensure cases are resolved in a timely and fair manner

Performance & Capability

• Equip and coach managers to address performance issues early
• Support and document performance improvement processes
• Encourage a culture of accountability and high standards

Change & Organisational Support

• Support consultation and change processes
• Draft documentation and ensure legal and procedural compliance
• Help leaders communicate change clearly and responsibly

Data & Insight

• Maintain accurate people data
• Produce and interpret people metrics
• Use evidence to influence decisions and track impact

What We’re Looking For

• Strong generalist HR experience, ideally with exposure to business partnering
• Confidence managing ER cases independently
• Solid understanding of UK employment law and risk, exposure to other European locations desirable
• A pragmatic, commercially aware approach
• Comfort working directly with senior stakeholders
• High attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to balance empathy with professional courage
• CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) desirable

Why Join Us?

Our HR team is a strategic enabler of growth and performance. We anticipate change, support leaders with confidence, and continuously raise the bar for people practices. This role offers real scope, meaningful responsibility, and the opportunity to build depth as an HR professional. You will be trusted to own your area supported by the wider HR team and given the autonomy to make an impact.