Human Resources Business Partner

Huntress; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress partners with a Leatherhead-based client to recruit an experienced HR Business Partner who can provide pragmatic, trusted HR advice across the employee lifecycle. You will design and maintain HR policies, advise managers, and drive engagement while balancing commercial objectives.

You will lead on disciplinary and performance processes, support remuneration discussions, and collaborate with Health & Safety on wellbeing initiatives, ensuring policy-driven operations.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a commercial HRBP role within a scaling organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing senior leaders.
• Strong practical knowledge of UK employment law and complex employee relations matters.
• Experience delivering effective performance management processes.
• Salary benchmarking and remuneration insights.
• CIPD Level 5+ qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, review and maintain clear HR policies and guidelines across the full employee lifecycle.
• Provide trusted advice to managers on day-to-day HR matters and employee relations.
• Manage disciplinary proceedings, grievances and formal investigations; facilitate mediation.
• Support managers with performance management, objective setting and development planning.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and provide market insights to support pay practices.
• Coordinate engagement surveys and work with Health & Safety on wellbeing initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

UK employment law knowledge

Performance management

Communication skills

Analytical/problem solving

Education

CIPD Level 5 or above (desirable)

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.