People Business Partner

JATO Dynamics Ltd; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in automotive market intelligence seeks a People Business Partner to align HR strategies with business goals. This role involves coaching managers, managing employee relations, and providing strategic operational HR support in a global environment. Ideal candidates will have experience with senior leadership and a strong background in employee engagement and global employment law.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior leadership in a global, fast-paced environment.
• Understanding of global employment law and GDPR principles.
• Experience managing employee engagement and well-being initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders on org design and engagement strategies.
• Lead HR projects and provide change management support.
• Manage employee relations cases including investigations and grievances.

Skills

Employee relations

Engagement strategies

Well-being initiatives

Change management

Education

CIPD qualified

Relevant professional experience

Job description

About us:
JATO Dynamics is a global company and the leading provider of automotive market intelligence. With an insight into over 50 overseas markets, we deliver the world's most complete, accurate and up-to-date automotive data and insights, creating significant competitive advantage to our customers.

Find out more about what we do here: JATO

Our vision. Our vision is to be the world’s most exciting leader in automotive business intelligence solutions. We aim to generate excitement through implementing pioneering ideas, problem solving and going beyond our customer expectations. Our JATO colleagues are partners in our future and stakeholders in our desires. Our strategic intent is to help customers create significant competitive advantage by constantly leading in connected data, information and knowledge provision, ultimately improving our customers’ work processes, informed decision-making and business results.

Role Overview:
As a People Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in aligning people strategies with business goals. You’ll work closely with senior leaders to provide strategic and operational HR support, helping to build and sustain high-performing, engaged, and resilient teams. From talent planning and employee engagement to global employment law and change management, you’ll be a trusted advisor and catalyst for positive change.
Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leaders on org design, talent acquisition, and engagement strategies.
• Lead HR projects and acts as the HR workstream Lead for business projects, as required.
• Provide change management advice and supporting materials. Understands the business to provide input from a people perspective and discuss challenges.
• Support managers on employee well-being strategies, including managing remote and Global teams, mental health initiatives, as well as promoting the Employee Assistance Service
• Manage employee relations cases including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances and appeals, as required.
• Coach managers on employee relations and change management best practice
• Advise senior leaders on business capability, assisting with upskilling, skills gap analysis and knowledge gaps.
• Advise senior management on the development of high potential employees and improve employee retention and contribute to succession planning.
• Coaching and providing feedback to key stakeholders to help improve business efficiency.
• Provides support to the wider People function, acting as a trusted manager to enable effective operations of the people team.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of Global employment law changes and best practice.
• Understanding of how People partnering influences Commercial decision making within a SaaS organisation.

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience of partnering andsupporting senior leadership in a global, fast-paced environment.
  
• Strong background in employee relations, engagement, and well-being initiatives.
• CIPD qualified or relevant professional experience.
• Previous experience of supporting US colleagues is advantageous.
• Solid understanding of global employment law and GDPR principles.
• Experience of managing employee engagement and well-being initiatives.
• Good knowledge of GDPR principles; understanding of relevance to HR disciplines.

JATO Dynamics is a global business and our success is attributed to the diversity, skills and experiences of our colleagues across the world. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, disability, marital status or veteran status.

Our values. JATO core values are Integrity, People First, Collaboration, Innovation and Excellence.

Learn more about our values here: JATO Core Values