People Business Partner

FNZ; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FinTech company is seeking a People Business Partner to support HR initiatives in a dynamic environment. This role involves building relationships with senior leaders, managing change projects, and driving process improvements. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of UK HR policies and strong stakeholder management skills. The position offers hybrid working and a competitive salary with benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Hybrid and flexible working options

Global career development opportunities

Fully paid private health and life insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Paid parental and volunteer leave

Comprehensive training and development support

Qualifications

• Collaborative mindset and ability to work with teams.
• Solutions-focused approach in a fast-paced environment.
• High levels of discretion, professionalism, and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with senior leaders as an advisor.
• Support organizational change activities and workforce redesign.
• Drive continuous improvement across People processes.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on People initiatives.

Skills

Strong working knowledge of UK People policies

Stakeholder management capabilities

Understanding of UK employment law

Ability to build credibility across all levels

Job description

People Business Partner

Edinburgh, Bristol or London

12 month FTC

Hybrid

£Competitive + benefits + hybrid working

FNZ is seeking a People Business Partner to join our UK People & Culture function. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to both operational and strategic HR initiatives within a complex, fast-moving global FinTech environment.

You’ll partner closely with senior leaders across your functional area to deliver effective people strategies, support organisational performance, and drive meaningful cultural and business transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders, acting as a proactive advisor on people-related matters.
• Ensure fair, transparent, and consistent application of People policies and processes.
• Collaborate with the Head of People Business Partners (PBP), UK CPO and wider HR team to deliver people initiatives aligned to business objectives.
• Support engagement, retention, and organisational performance through targeted HR interventions.

Organisational Change & Projects

• Support organisational change activities — including restructures, workforce redesign, and transformation projects — ensuring alignment with UK employment law and FNZ standards.
• Assist in delivering TUPE transfer activity, ensuring smooth employee transitions into FNZ.
• Work with global and local People teams on talent planning, learning & development, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Support the annual pay, performance, and reward cycle within your functional area.

People Operations & Employee Support

• Work with Recruitment Business Partners to support hiring across the function.
• Provide advice and support on employee relations cases when required, partnering with the Employee Relations team.
• Help drive continuous improvement across People processes, documentation, and governance.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders to ensure understanding, consistency, and successful implementation of People initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong working knowledge of UK People policies and HR processes.
• Understanding of UK employment law
• Ability to quickly build credibility and strong working relationships across all levels.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.
• Sound judgement — able to plan ahead, balance risks, and make sensible decisions.
• HR experience within a complex, fast-paced environment is advantageous.

What You’ll Need to Succeed at FNZ

• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A ‘can-do’, solutions-focused approach in a fast-moving environment.
• High levels of discretion, professionalism, and integrity.
• A proactive attitude towards continuous improvement and personal development.

Why Join FNZ?

At FNZ, we redefine wealth management by combining technology, investment operations and expertise to help the world’s leading financial institutions better serve their clients. As part of our People & Culture team, you’ll play a central role in shaping the employee experience for a global, high-growth organisation.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Global career development opportunities
• Fully paid private health and life insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid parental and volunteer leaveComprehensive training and development support

Join FNZ as a People Business Partner and support the continued growth, development and success of our people and our business.

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back.

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution.

We partner with the world’s leading financial institutions, with over US$2.2 trillion in assets on platform (AoP).

Together with our clients, we empower nearly 30 million people across all wealth segments to invest in their future.