HR Business Partner - FTC

easyJet Airline Company PLC; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking airline as an HR Business Partner, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping people strategies and driving organisational change. This dynamic position requires strong leadership skills and a solid understanding of UK employment law, offering the chance to collaborate with senior stakeholders. With a focus on delivering impactful HR initiatives, you'll thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment. Enjoy a flexible working arrangement and excellent staff travel benefits while contributing to a company dedicated to making low-cost travel easy for millions. If you're ready to make a difference, this opportunity awaits you.

Benefits

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes

Life Assurance

Flexible benefits package

Excellent staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-site HR environment.
• Solid understanding of UK employment law and talent management.

Responsibilities

• Support business leaders in designing people-related changes.
• Manage job evaluations and salary offers with input from Reward.

Skills

Organisational Change Leadership

Data Insights Utilization

Effective Communication

Relationship Building

UK Employment Law Knowledge

Education

CIPD Qualification

Tools

Workday

MS Office

Job description

Job Description - HR Business Partner - FTC (15940)

HR Business Partner - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract - To Start Immediately

Location: Luton

Team

The HR Business Partners play a key role in supporting Senior HR Business Partners to deliver the people strategy in line with the wider business plan. Reporting to the Head of HR, they provide guidance and coaching to business leaders, lead organisational development (OD) initiatives, and support people-focused change projects. They also help implement key priorities from Centres of Excellence, such as reward and talent development. These roles focus on business-as-usual activities and are called People & Change Partners.

What you'll be doing

This role supports business leaders and Senior HR Business Partners in designing and delivering people-related changes, such as organisational design, cultural shifts, and updates to ways of working or terms and conditions, all aligned with the Target Operating Model (TOM). Responsibilities include creating organisational design plans, assessing people impacts, ensuring resource availability, providing expert advice on OD changes, managing job evaluations and salary offers with input from Reward, handling out-of-cycle salary and headcount requests, utilizing people metrics for recommendations, updating HR systems, and collaborating with Finance and Employee Relations on related processes.

What you'll bring to the team

We seek someone with experience in a fast-paced, multi-site HR environment, effective communication skills, and the ability to use data insights to support change initiatives. Proven experience in leading organisational change, impact assessments, advising on employee relations issues, and working with employee groups is essential. A solid understanding of UK employment law, talent management, and reward principles is required, along with the ability to work with senior stakeholders and align HR strategies with business goals. Strong organisational skills, resilience under pressure, relationship-building, and influencing skills are key. Familiarity with Workday, MS Office, and other HR systems is also important.

What we offer in return

• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• BAYE, SAYE & Performance share schemes
• Life Assurance
• Flexible benefits package
• Excellent staff travel benefits

Location & Hours of Work

This full-time role is based in Luton, working 40 hours per week with hybrid arrangements (3 days in the office).

About easyJet

easyJet aims to make low-cost travel easy by connecting people to what they value through Europe’s best airline network, great fares, and friendly service. Serving over 90 million passengers annually across 35 countries, our team is positive, inclusive, and ready to take on challenges, embodying our ‘Orange Spirit’.

Application Process

Apply via our careers site. We value individuality, initiative, and continuous learning. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, providing reasonable adjustments from interview through employment.

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Business Area

Human Resources

Primary Location