HR Business Partner

Equiniti; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Health & wellbeing

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Flexible benefits

Holiday entitlement (29 days)

Volunteer days

Learning & development

Job summary

Equiniti, a global fintech, is seeking an HR Business Partner for EQ Retirement Solutions on a 12-month fixed-term contract in Crawley. The role partners with business leaders to deliver commercially focused people solutions across the employee lifecycle and supports the separation from Equiniti Group, alongside day-to-day HR initiatives.

You will drive organizational design, employee transitions and change activities, lead TUPE projects, and advise on complex employee relations while ensuring

Qualifications

• Significant HR Business Partnering experience within a commercial organisation.
• Strong HR generalist knowledge across employee relations, organisational design, talent management, engagement, reward and workforce planning.
• Demonstrable experience supporting organisational change, consultation exercises and TUPE transfers.
• Experience of managing complex employee relations cases and providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly at senior leadership level.
• Excellent coaching and facilitation skills.
• Experience of analysing workforce data and translating insights into meaningful actions and recommendations.
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and HR systems, including Workday.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to translate the People strategy into practical plans aligned with business objectives.
• Provide proactive HR support and challenge to leaders on organisational, people and workforce matters.
• Support the EQ Retirement Solutions separation programme, including organisational design and people-related change activities.
• Act as a key People lead on TUPE projects, consultation activity and employee transfer arrangements.
• Support managers through organisational change, restructuring and workforce planning initiatives.
• Lead and support complex employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, redundancies and settlements.
• Support cyclical People activities including performance reviews, talent planning and pay reviews.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and develop action plans from feedback.
• Coach and develop managers to strengthen leadership capability.
• Work with managers to identify people trends, workforce risks and opportunities using HR data and analytics.
• Produce and present people metrics and board reporting to support decision-making.
• Partner with Resourcing, Reward, L&D and People Services for integrated people management.

Skills

HRBP

HR generalist

Organisational design

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Coaching & facilitation

Workforce analytics

TUPE knowledge

Workday

Education

CIPD Level 5/7

Tools

Workday

MS Office

Job description

Role Summary

EQ Retirement Solutions is looking for an HR Business Partner on a 12-month fixed term contract to support a significant period of business change. This role will be hybrid to our Crawley office. The purpose of this role is to partner with business leaders to deliver commercially focused people solutions that support organisational performance, employee engagement and business objectives. In addition to providing broad HR Business Partner support across the employee lifecycle, the role will play a key role in supporting the separation of EQ Retirement Solutions from Equiniti Group, alongside the delivery of day-to-day operational and strategic people initiatives.

Core Duties/Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and managers to translate the People strategy into practical plans and actions aligned with business objectives.
• Provide proactive HR support and challenge to leaders on organisational, people and workforce matters.
• Support the delivery of the EQ Retirement Solutions separation programme, including organisational design, employee transitions and people-related change activities.
• Act as a key People lead on TUPE projects, consultation activity and employee transfer arrangements.
• Support and advise managers through organisational change, restructuring and workforce planning initiatives.
• Lead and support complex employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, redundancies and settlement discussions.
• Support cyclical People activities including performance reviews, talent planning, succession planning, annual pay reviews and bonus processes.
• Drive employee engagement initiatives and support leaders in developing and delivering action plans arising from employee feedback.
• Coach, support and develop managers to strengthen people management capability and leadership effectiveness.
• Work with managers to identify people trends, workforce risks and opportunities using HR data and analytics.
• Produce and present people metrics, insights and board reporting to support informed decision-making.
• Partner with Resourcing, Reward, Learning & Development and People Services colleagues to ensure an integrated approach to people management.
• Support business cases, change programmes, acquisitions, disposals and other strategic business initiatives where required.
• Ensure People policies, practices and decisions are applied consistently and in line with employment legislation and company standards.
• Champion a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture across EQ Retirement Solutions.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

• Significant HR Business Partnering experience within a commercial organisation.
• Strong HR generalist knowledge across employee relations, organisational design, talent management, engagement, reward and workforce planning.
• Demonstrable experience supporting organisational change, consultation exercises and TUPE transfers.
• Experience of managing complex employee relations cases and providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly at senior leadership level.
• Excellent coaching and facilitation skills.
• Experience of analysing workforce data and translating insights into meaningful actions and recommendations.
• Strong understanding of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and HR systems, including Workday.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results within a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organised, responsive and resilient, with strong attention to detail.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting business separations, carve-outs, mergers or acquisitions.
• Experience within pensions, financial services or another regulated environment.
• Experience working within a unionised environment.
• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualification (or equivalent).
• Experience supporting large-scale organisational transformation and change programmes.
• Knowledge of project management principles and change methodologies.

What We Offer

• Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan
• Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%
• Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households.
• Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.
• Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.
• Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.
• Time Off – Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays.
• 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.
• Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.
• Learning & Development – Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.

Equiniti is a global fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. With more than 5,000 employees supporting over 20 million shareholders and 15,000 organizations worldwide, our mission is to digitize and modernize every aspect of shareholder interaction. Equiniti is uniquely positioned as the only global technology partner serving both investor relations and public relations professionals, creating a powerful platform at the intersection of reputation, disclosure, and engagement.