People Business Partner

Darktrace; United Kingdom; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

23 days’ holiday + public holidays

Birthday day off

Private medical insurance (family)

Life insurance 4x base salary

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Enhanced family leave

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work

Résumé du poste

Darktrace is seeking a People Business Partner to join its global People team. You will partner with senior leaders to provide expert people guidance, drive organisational design and change, and implement employee development initiatives across the business.

The role requires solid HR experience at a senior level, ability to influence executives, and strong communication, discretion, and stakeholder management across global regions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Senior HR Advisor/Business Partner with global remit.
• Excellent written and spoken communication with executives and managers.
• Discretion and sound judgment when handling confidential materials.
• Strong time management and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with HRIS systems, preferably Workday.

Responsabilités

• Act as People Business Partner for designated business unit and HR liaison for stakeholders.
• Counsel and coach leaders; support business transformation and change management.
• Roll out HR projects, processes and procedures with the People Partnering team.
• Drive culture change and improve employee experience through coaching and guidance.
• Provide guidance on restructures, succession planning and people practices.
• Collaborate on global HR programs and measure key HR metrics.
• Manage sensitive employment relations cases.

Connaissances

Executive communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

HRIS experience (Workday)

Global stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Formation

CIPD qualified or equivalent

Outils

HRIS (Workday)

Description du poste

Darktrace is a global leader in AI-driven cybersecurity, helping organizations stay ahead of evolving threats every day. Darktrace was built on a genuinely differentiated idea: that Adaptive AI could detect and respond to novel, real-time cyber threats. That approach matters more than ever in the era of AI. Today, our customers depend on us to stay ahead. At Darktrace, we are energized by that responsibility.

We work across teams and rally around a shared goal. We own outcomes end to end - step in, step up and see things through without waiting to be asked. We make decisions with urgency, say the hard thing, and hold each other to high standards with care and directness. We move first and learn fast anticipating where our customers are going next, continuously challenging ourselves. We invest in the skills, learning and opportunities that help people deliver at the level their roles demand, and reward the aptitude and curiosity to grow beyond them.

Our Values: Own It | Win as One | Raise Our Bar | Move First.

Learn Fast Job Description:

Our dynamic global People team are based across Americas, EMEA and APAC. We are focused on balancing the needs of the employee and the business, by building strong relationships with employees and managers, and working together to achieve business goals. We are looking for a People Business Partner to join our collaborative and dynamic People team. The successful candidate will be responsible for their aligned business area and supported employee base, by providing consultation on people matters, as well as the implementation of employee development initiatives. They will partner with senior leaders and managers across the business, bringing the people expertise required to develop solutions aligned with the business strategy and to help the business deliver its strategic goals. They will coordinate and collaborate with HR peers in the People Business Partnering team, as well as People Operations, L&D, Talent, and the Rewards & Benefits teams’. The successful applicant will have solid HR experience dealing with daily operations as well as strategic responsibilities.

What will I be doing:

• Aligned as the People Business Partner and general HR liaison for their designated business unit.
• Form effective relationships with key stakeholders, providing counsel and coaching.
• Consults with the business leaders on matters including but not limited to business transformation/related people impact, change management, organisational design and effectiveness.
• Work with the Business Partnering Leads and other key stakeholders within the business with the roll out of key HR projects, processes and procedures.
• Influence and drive cultural change through coaching, challenging and educating leaders with the objective of creating a positive employee experience.
• Providing guidance on people practices such as restructures and succession planning.
• Bringing people expertise and developing solutions to help the business area to deliver its strategy.
• Work with leaders to drives company-wide programs, initiatives and core HR programs.
• Regularly measure and analyse key HR metrics data and trends to develop solutions and drive change across the business area.
• Manage sensitive and complex employment relations cases.

What experience do I need:

• Proven experience working at Senior HR Advisor/Business Partner level.
• Confidence and ability to communicate to Executive level, senior managers and key stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate discretion and sound judgment while working with sensitive and confidential materials.
• Excellent communication, written and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience using and understanding the mechanics of an HRIS (preferably Workday).
• Adaptable to a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
• The ability to work well under pressure, with good time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to solve moderate to complex problems; resourceful and takes initiative to seek internal and external resources when problem-solving.
• Confident to work independently, as well as a team member on projects and tasks.
• Experience working across global regions.
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness.
• Commercially astute.

Desirable:

• CIPD Qualified or equivalent

Benefits:

• 23 days’ holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children
• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work scheme

Darktrace is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Darktrace is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please contact your Talent Partner.

For over a decade, Darktrace has pioneered a proactive, AI-native approach to cybersecurity. Our passion, creativity and determination to succeed is helping us build something completely novel and extraordinary. Join us on our mission to keep our customers ahead of the changing cyber threat landscape every day.