People Business Partner

Aptia UK Limited; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptia UK Limited is seeking a commercially minded People Business Partner to support the UK business in a fast-paced environment. You will provide expert advice on employee relations and business change, guiding leaders through complex people issues.

This 12-month fixed-term contract suits someone with strong employment law knowledge, stakeholder management skills and a collaborative approach. Hybrid working from UK offices, with preference for Glasgow City Centre within commuting reach.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting complex employee relations in fast-paced organisations.
• Experience managing organisational change, restructures and collective consultation.
• Knowledge of UK employment law and ER best practice.
• Proven coaching track record to develop managers' leadership.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing senior leaders.
• CIPD Level 5 qualification preferred.
• Experience in regulated environments desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support business transformation and change initiatives with leaders.
• Manage employee relations cases and advise on employment law.
• Ensure regulatory requirements around people are met.
• Coach managers to improve leadership effectiveness.
• Contribute to talent, succession and development initiatives.

Skills

Employee relations

Organisational change

Stakeholder management

Coaching managers

Analytical thinking

Employment law knowledge

Education

CIPD Level 5

Tools

HR systems

Job description

About Aptia Founded to shape the future of pensions, health, and insurance solutions, Aptia is a leading professional services firm dedicated to simplifying complexity for businesses and individuals. We bring together cutting-edge technology and deep industry expertise to help organisations navigate an evolving landscape with clarity and confidence. With a presence in the US, UK, India, and Portugal, we support over six million people and more than 1,100 clients, delivering solutions that drive efficiency, enhance financial security, and provide peace of mind. Our strength lies in the combination of smart technology and expert teams, ensuring that managing pensions, health, and insurance is more effective. By focusing on innovation, accessibility, and client success, we help businesses take care of their people, so they can focus on what they do best. And we are expanding. Aptia Group is not only fueled by our investors' backing but also by our commitment to foster the growth and success of our people. At Aptia, we're investing heavily in learning and development, paving unique career paths for our colleagues. Specialist. Responsive. Thoughtful. Our values aren't just words; they are the backbone of our business. Our team embodies our values daily, to surpass client expectations, evolve constantly and nurture genuine relationships for the long-term.

Job requirements

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded People Business Partner who thrives in complex, fast-paced environments. Working collaboratively as part of the People Business Partner team supporting the UK business, you will provide expert people advice and support on a broad range of employee relations and business change activities. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong employment law expertise with excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to deliver on organisational change. This is a fixed-term contract role initially for a period of 12 months. Aptia operates a hybrid-working culture, and this role can align to any UK office. Preference is commutable distance of Glasgow City Centre.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Organisational Change: Support business transformation and change initiatives across the organisation. Partner with leaders to deliver organisational change programmes while maintaining employee engagement and mitigating risk. Develop communication and change management approaches that support positive business and colleague outcomes.
• Employee Relations & Case Management: Support the management of employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance management and absence matters, escalating any trends, insights or complex matters to the Senior People Partners. Provide pragmatic, risk-balanced advice to managers and leaders on employment law, policy and people-related issues. Ensure cases are managed effectively, consistently and in line with legal and regulatory requirements. Partner with legal counsel where required on complex and sensitive matters.
• Governance & Regulatory Support: Partner with business leaders and compliance teams to ensure people-related regulatory requirements are effectively managed.
• Stakeholder Management: Coach and support people managers to improve leadership effectiveness and confidence. Design and deliver interventions focused on manager capability, performance management and employee engagement. Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, helping them navigate challenging conversations and complex people decisions.
• Strategic People Partnership: Contribute to talent, succession and organisational development initiatives. Support the development and implementation of people policies and best practice frameworks. Identify trends and themes within employee relations activity, providing insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Here is what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Proven experience supporting complex employee relations activity within a fast-paced, evolving organisation.
• Strong experience managing organisational change, restructures and collective consultation processes.
• Sound understanding of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• A track record of coaching and developing people managers to improve leadership capability and performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) qualification preferred.
• Experience supporting regulated environments (desirable)

Aptia is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment.

At Aptia, fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for all our people to flourish is a priority.

We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to attract and retain the best people without attention to age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, political affiliation, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process to ensure it is accessible to you, we encourage you to reach out to us.

Aptia is a trusted provider of employee benefits and pension administration services, with offices in the U.S. and U.K. supported by shared services in India and Portugal. We manage programs covering over six million people and serving more than 1,100 clients, catering to both B2B purchasers of the administration platform and B2C employees. With our extensive experience in the industry, we will deliver efficient and reliable solutions that ensure the smooth management of employee benefits programs. Our dedicated team of experts will combine in-depth knowledge with leading technology to simplify the administration process for clients.