HR Business Partner

The Oval Partnership; Newcastle upon Tyne; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Oval Partnership is seeking a hands-on HR Business Partner to shape and develop the HR function within a growing international business. This standalone role covers recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, payroll coordination, and compliance, with scope to evolve as the business grows.

You will partner with operations across the UK and international sites, advising managers, managing the full employee lifecycle, and driving an engaging, compliant workplace culture.

Formación

• Proven experience as HR Business Partner or generalist across multiple countries.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and full lifecycle HR.
• Experience handling complex employee relations and advising managers.
• Experience supporting recruitment end-to-end.
• Experience working with international teams and external employment providers.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as a trusted HR partner to employees and managers across the UK and international operations.
• Influence stakeholders to drive people decisions and support organizational growth and transformation.
• Lead employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, payroll support, and records management.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, governance requirements, and company policies across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with Employer of Record providers and international colleagues to support global workforce management.
• Continuously improve HR processes, systems, and ways of working to enhance efficiency, compliance, and the employee experience.
• Foster employee engagement and help build a positive, high-performing culture aligned with business objectives.
• Facilitate and track professional services agreements with independent contractors.

Conocimientos

HR Business Partner

UK employment law

Employee lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Recruitment end-to-end

HRIS platforms

Multiple jurisdictions

MS Office

Herramientas

HRIS

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

Role Purpose

This standalone role offers a unique opportunity to shape and develop the HR function within a growing international business environment. This is a true generalist role requiring a hands-on approach, with responsibility for everything from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, HR & Payroll administration, organisational change, and compliance. The business is ever-changing and fast-paced - formal processes and procedures are not in stone, and the nature of the work requires that common-sense and flexibility rule the day. This is a customer-service oriented role that can make a difference in the organization by truly partnering with operations. As the businesses continue to grow, the scope and impact of this role may expand accordingly.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR partner to employees and managers across the UK and international operations, providing practical advice and support in a dynamic, rapidly growing organization.
• Influence and challenge stakeholders to drive effective people decisions and support organizational growth, change, and transformation.
• Lead employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, offboarding, employment documentation, payroll support, and records management.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, governance requirements, and company policies across multiple jurisdictions.
• Partner with Employer of Record providers and international colleagues to support global workforce management.
• Continuously improve HR processes, systems, and ways of working to enhance efficiency, compliance, and the employee experience.
• Foster employee engagement and help build a positive, high-performing culture aligned with business objectives.
• Facilitate and track professional services agreements with independent contractors.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner or similar generalist role supporting employees in multiple countries, partnering with senior leaders and supporting business growth in a dynamic environment.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and practical experience managing the full employee lifecycle.
• Demonstrated experience handling complex employee relations matters and advising managers on people-related issues.
• Experience supporting recruitment and talent acquisition activities from end to end.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution and operational delivery.
• Experience working across multiple jurisdictions, including partnering with international teams and external employment providers.
• Highly self-motivated, able to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage competing priorities.
• Strong systems and technology skills, including Microsoft Office and HRIS platforms.
• Experience managing employee data, onboarding, payroll coordination, compliance documentation, and HR administration.
• Flexibility to collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across different time zones.
• Experience living in multiple countries/speaking multiple languages is a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and is comfortable working with ambiguity and change.
• Pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and commercially minded.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Resilient, adaptable, and comfortable shifting between strategic and operational responsibilities.
• Builds trust quickly and establishes strong working relationships across all levels of an organization.
• Professional, discreet, and able to handle sensitive and confidential information with sound judgment.
• Passionate about creating a positive employee experience and fostering a high-performing culture