People Business Partner 7 month FTC

Slalom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Slalom, a human business and technology consultancy, is seeking a People Business Partner to support the UK & Ireland business on a 7-month fixed-term contract. You will partner with leaders, champion culture and people programs, and align business objectives to HR initiatives across functions.

In this Global People Team role, you will drive end-of-year cyclical processes, coach leaders, manage employee relations, and collaborate with local and COE teams to deliver global and local priorities.

Qualifications

• HR experience in an HR Business Partner position.
• Experience leading HR cyclical processes, such as promotion, compensation, rewards and performance.
• Ability to work at pace and bring excellent planning and structure to a complex environment.
• The ability and agility required to work with local and global teams in an entrepreneurial matrix structure.
• Organisational development, coaching, compensation, and employee relations skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity, recognise trends, and identify systemic approaches to solving problems in a fast-moving, constantly changing environment.
• Demonstrated skills in business acumen, data analysis, project management, communication, presentation, negotiation, conflict management, and problem-solving.
• Excel and PowerPoint proficiency

Responsibilities

• As a People Business Partner, you will provide forward-thinking recommendations that will influence, and drive people-focused matters.
• You will drive the planning, delivery and engagement of the end of year cyclical people activities, Including the delivery of global and local people priorities.
• Collaborate with local leadership and COEs on the development and rollout of people programs. You will influence and drive a systems-thinking approach.
• You will coach and mentor leaders and leadership teams to be more effective in people and team management. Recommend, implement, track, and measure local employee engagement initiatives.
• Consult on organisational effectiveness & development needs. You will use data to help formulate and drive decisions.
• General day-to-day activities will include employee relations, meeting with employees and leaders to address human resources matters or to provide coaching.
• You will attend capability leadership meetings when appropriate and will recognise the needs and rhythm of the business. Rollout COE programs and other company or local initiatives.

Skills

HR experience

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Presentation

Negotiation

Conflict management

Problem solving

Business acumen

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes and partners with leaders—bringing more together. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 54 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life.

We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, successful enterprise and mid-market organisations, and public sector clients to improve operations, accelerate innovation, and create meaningful business value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Job Title: People Business Partner 7 month Fixed term Contract (FTC)

We are looking for a People Business Partner to support our UK & Ireland business. As part of our Global People Team you will work with the other UK & Ireland PBPs and the people team to partner with leaders in the business, in particular for the end of year cyclical process. In this role, you will champion our culture, values and be an advocate for our people, our leaders, and our business. You will work to align business objectives to people programs across functions and in partnership with business leaders.

Who You’ll Work With:

Global Services is comprised of collaborative, inclusive, cross-functional teams that work together to support our corporate functions. We push the boundaries of what’s possible and deliver solutions that accelerate innovation at a global scale. Our teams include Information Technology, Legal, Information Security & Governance, Marketing, Operations, Finance & Accounting, People, and our Executive Office.

Responsibilities:

• As a People Business Partner, you will provide forward-thinking recommendations that will influence, and drive people-focused matters.
• You will drive the planning, delivery and engagement of the end of year cyclical people activities, Including the delivery of global and local people priorities.
• Collaborate with local leadership and COEs on the development and rollout of people programs. You will influence and drive a systems-thinking approach.
• You will coach and mentor leaders and leadership teams to be more effective in people and team management. Recommend, implement, track, and measure local employee engagement initiatives.
• Consult on organisational effectiveness & development needs. You will use data to help formulate and drive decisions.
• General day-to-day activities will include employee relations, meeting with employees and leaders to address human resources matters or to provide coaching.
• You will attend capability leadership meetings when appropriate and will recognise the needs and rhythm of the business. Rollout COE programs and other company or local initiatives.

Qualifications:

• HR experience in an HR Business Partner position.
• Experience leading HR cyclical processes, such as promotion, compensation, rewards and performance.
• Ability to work at pace and bring excellent planning and structure to a complex environment.
• The ability and agility required to work with local and global teams in an entrepreneurial matrix structure.
• Organisational development, coaching, compensation, and employee relations skills.
• Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity, recognise trends, and identify systemic approaches to solving problems in a fast-moving, constantly changing environment.
• Demonstrated skills in business acumen, data analysis, project management, communication, presentation, negotiation, conflict management, and problem-solving.
• Excellent communicator with strong skills with Excel and PowerPoint.

Why Join Slalom?

This is an opportunity to shape the future of Slalom's AWS partnership within one of our highest-growth strategic alliances. You'll work alongside exceptional consultants, industry leaders, and AWS stakeholders to help clients accelerate their cloud and AI transformation journeys while building one of the most impactful AWS partnerships in the UK market.

If you require any assistance with regards to reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us – we will always be happy to help.