HR Business Partner

Hastings Direct; Bexhill-on-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital insurance provider is seeking a HR strategist to partner with senior leaders in developing and executing people strategies. The role emphasizes organizational change, ability to work collaboratively, and implement HR directives effectively. The company offers a competitive salary, hybrid working conditions, and various employee benefits focused on wellbeing and performance.

Benefits

Flexible working

Annual performance bonus

Private medical insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

Pension contributions

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management skills focused on senior-level interactions.
• Ability to implement strategic HR directives operationally.
• Experience in data-driven decision-making and performance evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to shape and implement the people strategy.
• Lead on people change initiatives to improve performance.
• Champion diversity and ensure customer fairness in processes.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Relationship Building

Change Management

Data Analysis

Job description

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Location - Bexhill or Leicester – Hybrid

Welcome to Hastings Direct

We’re a digital insurance provider with ambitious plans to become The Best and Biggest in the UK market. We’ve made significant investments in our data and tech capabilities over the past few years, along with nurturing our 4Cs culture. We’re proud of our journey as a company and believe our continued success depends on the contribution of our talented colleagues.

We provide insurance for over three million customers, but we see even greater opportunities ahead. If you’re reading this job advert, it means we’ve piqued your interest in #lifeatHD – we hope you like what you see and will consider joining us to share in our exciting future.

We understand some people may not apply unless they meet every requirement. If you’re excited about joining us and believe you have some of the qualities we’re looking for, even if you’re not 100% sure, we’d love to hear from you.

Role overview

You’ll partner with senior leaders to develop, shape, and implement the people strategy. Your focus will be on organizational change, building capability, and fostering a high-performance, inclusive learning culture. You will collaborate with HR centres of excellence and across teams to ensure successful delivery of plans.

Job details – you’ll need to have demonstrable experience in:

• Developing, owning, and executing HR strategies aligned with medium & long-term business goals, including capability building across functions and teams.
• Leading on people change initiatives and business change projects, ensuring successful delivery and improved efficiency and performance.
• Partnering with senior leaders to align plans with business outcomes, building relationships across functions, and using data to identify opportunities, evaluate success, and drive performance.
• Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies and integrating them into organizational initiatives.
• Ensuring customer fairness and providing equitable outcomes, challenging processes that do not meet these standards, always placing customer interests at the core.

Essential skills/experience:

• Strong stakeholder management, relationship-building, and influencing skills, with credibility to challenge at senior levels.
• Strategic and change-oriented mindset with the ability to implement operationally.
• Ability to work at pace, maintain composure under conflicting priorities, and influence others.
• Data confidence – able to leverage data to drive change and performance.
• Collaborative approach that motivates and engages others to deliver results.

The interview process – updated per role requirements

Our interview process includes:

• Recruiter screening call
• First-stage interview with the hiring leader
• Second interview with senior leadership

As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require support or adjustments, please let us know. We welcome applications through the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). For more information, visit our careers website.

Regrettably, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Benefits: Alongside a competitive salary and £5k car allowance, you will receive…

• Flexible working – we support a hybrid approach; discuss details with your recruiter.
• Annual performance bonus based on the 4Cs.
• Private medical insurance, income protection, life assurance, pension contributions, and more.
• Wellbeing programmes including mental health support, discounts, cashback, and additional benefits.

Join us to experience our unique culture based on the 4Cs: colleagues, customers, company, and community. We focus on creating the right environment and providing tools to succeed, which helps us deliver excellent outcomes for our customers and sustain our growth.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone can succeed. If you need adjustments during recruitment, please let us know.

Job posting end date:

About Us

Hastings Direct is a rapidly growing, agile, digital insurance provider serving over 2.8 million customers with more than 3,400 colleagues. Our vision is to be the best and biggest digital insurer in the market.

Our approach and culture set us apart. We focus on doing right by our colleagues, customers, and communities. Our environment is dynamic, flexible, and fun, offering you the chance to make a real impact, influence our company, support our communities, and enjoy your work.