Human Resources Business Partner

Huntress - Bracknell; Leatherhead; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus

Job summary

Huntress - Bracknell is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with management, drive employee engagement and ensure smooth, policy-driven HR operations across our client's business. This is a commercially focused role for someone who is confident working with stakeholders and can provide pragmatic, trusted HR advice across the employee lifecycle.

You will play a key role in supporting managers, strengthening HR processes and creating a high-trust environment where employees can

Qualifications

• Proven experience as HR Business Partner in a growing or scaling business.
• Strong stakeholder management with ability to influence senior leaders.
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and complex ER matters.
• Experience delivering performance management processes.
• Experience with salary benchmarking and remuneration reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain HR policies across the full employee lifecycle.
• Advise managers on day-to-day HR matters, employee relations and fair practice.
• Lead disciplinary proceedings, grievances and investigations with mediation where needed.
• Support managers with objective setting and development planning.
• Coordinate engagement surveys and action plans to improve retention.
• Provide guidance on wellbeing initiatives and absence management.
• Collaborate with leadership to align incentives and benefits schemes.
• Support HR initiatives that boost engagement and performance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

UK employment law

Performance management

Salary benchmarking

HR policies

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above

Job description

We are looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to partner with management, drive employee engagement and ensure smooth, policy-driven HR operations across our client's business.

This is a commercially focused role for someone who is confident working with stakeholders and can provide pragmatic, trusted HR advice across the employee lifecycle. You will play a key role in supporting managers, strengthening HR processes and creating a high-trust environment where employees can thrive.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, review and maintain clear HR policies and operational guidelines across the full employee lifecycle.
• Maintain and update HR guidelines in line with changes to UK employment law, GDPR requirements and internal audit standards.
• Provide trusted advice and guidance to managers and senior stakeholders on day-to-day HR matters, employee relations, performance management and fair employment practices.
• Build strong relationships across the business, using effective stakeholder management to understand challenges and provide commercially focused HR solutions.
• Lead and advise on disciplinary proceedings, grievances and formal investigations, facilitating mediation where appropriate.
• Support managers with performance management processes, including objective setting, development planning and addressing underperformance.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and provide insight on market rates, remuneration and reward to support competitive and consistent pay practices.
• Coordinate company-wide feedback channels and engagement surveys, analysing results and developing meaningful action plans.
• Work closely with Health & Safety to manage long-term absence, return-to-work plans and proactive employee wellbeing initiatives.
• Partner with senior leadership to promote incentive structures and maximise engagement with employee benefit schemes.
• Support the development and implementation of HR initiatives that improve employee engagement, retention and overall people performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in a similar commercial HR Business Partner role within a growing or scaling organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to build effective relationships and influence managers and senior leaders.
• Strong practical knowledge of UK employment law and experience managing complex employee relations matters.
• Proven experience supporting and delivering effective performance management processes.
• Experience of salary benchmarking, remuneration reviews and broader reward initiatives.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification or above is highly desirable.
• Exceptional communication and active listening skills, with a structured and solution-focused approach to problem solving.
• A commercially minded approach, with the ability to balance employee needs with wider business objectives.

Details

• Salary: £70,000-£80,000 DOE + bonus
• Location: Leatherhead - 3 days office-based
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5:30pm

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK