HR Business Partner - Creative Media Agency, SAISEI TALENT

Guardian Jobs; London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in London seeks an HR Business Partner to guide the integration of two cultures post-acquisition. This hybrid role involves shaping HR strategies, managing employee relations, and enhancing overall performance. The ideal candidate will bring robust HR expertise, knowledge of UK law, and a passion for fostering a creative workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Solid background in HR, ideally in a standalone or generalist HRBP role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and compliance requirements.
• Experience in navigating change and organizational integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead UK migration to global HRIS, ensuring data accuracy and compliance.
• Manage employee relations, supporting conflict resolution and compliance.
• Drive performance and culture initiatives, consolidating feedback systems.

Skills

HR expertise

Change management

Employee relations

Communication

Knowledge of UK employment law

Tools

HRIS (UKG)

Job description

Brand New Opportunity: HR Business Partner – Creative Industry

London (Hybrid: 3 days in office)

Standalone role | £55–60k per annum

️ Start date: July (with flexibility)

Saisei Talent are delighted to be exclusively partnering with one of the world’s most imaginative and people-driven creative agencies to find their next HR Business Partner.

This is a business in the thick of creative brilliance, cultural evolution, and bold transformation.

Fresh off the back of a recent acquisition, the London office - 50-strong and fiercely collaborative, needs a hands-on, heart-led HRBP to help bring two businesses and two cultures together.

You’ll be leading the charge on everything from systems integration to performance transformation, embedding a people-first experience that reflects the agency’s big ambitions.

Reporting to the SVP HR in NYC and working closely with a brilliant London leadership team, you’ll help shape what great looks like from the ground up.

What you’ll be doing:

Integration & Systems

Lead the UK migration to our global HRIS (UKG), including data accuracy, training and adoption

Standardise contracts, benefits, and HR processes across both legacy and acquired teams

Align onboarding/offboarding processes and manage documentation to ensure compliance and consistency

Own and maintain all employee records and data reporting

Employee Relations & Compliance

Be the go-to person for employee queries and first-line support on ER issues

Manage and advise on conflict resolution, redundancies, grievances, and performance concerns

Ensure compliance with UK employment law, contract changes and upcoming UK employment legislation updates.

Partner closely with leadership to balance legacy practices with emerging standards

Performance & Culture

Consolidate two performance systems into one consistent, feedback-led framework

Coach and support managers through development conversations and reviews

Keep culture front and centre, helping to preserve what’s unique in both teams while building one cohesive employee experience

Run engagement initiatives, employee surveys and interpret feedback into action

Recruitment & Talent

Lead low-volume, high-impact hiring across creative, operational and strategic roles

Manage job specs, sourcing, candidate experience and onboarding

Advise on inclusive hiring practices that reflect the agency’s values and pace

Who we’re looking for:

️ Solid background in HR, with experience in a standalone or generalist HRBP role

️ Proven experience navigating change, ambiguity, and integration

️ Strong knowledge of UK employment law, contracts and compliance

️ Skilled across the employee lifecycle: hiring, onboarding, payroll support, ER, performance

️ Familiar with HR systems - UKG experience is a bonus

️ Brilliant communicator, calm under pressure, and credible with both creatives and leadership

️ Someone who “gets” the creative world, its energy, informality, and fast pace

This is your chance to lead with heart and head and to shape a people experience where creativity and culture thrive together. If that sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact me for more information and a confidential chat: [e-mail]

Saisei Talent are an equal opportunity agency and will consider all applications.

We are dedicated to hiring diverse talent and ensuring that we treat you with respect and support throughout the interview process. We strive to include diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in our everyday work, and we commit to using these for our business and for all our Clients & Candidates.

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