People Partner & Leadership Coach

PortSwigger Web Security; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

PortSwigger seeks a seasoned People Partner to join as a Swigger Success Champion, collaborating with leaders to build teams, capabilities and people plans that align with strategic goals. You will coach leaders, influence organisation design and manage sensitive employee relations with sound judgement.

You will drive data-informed decisions, connect insights to business outcomes, and ensure timely, fair handling of complex ER cases within UK law.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a People Partner, with the confidence to operate independently, build trusted relationships and partner credibly with leaders.
• Evidence of understanding business priorities and turning them into practical people plans.
• Experience coaching leaders to build capable teams, set clear expectations and address people matters early.
• Experience helping leaders develop their people, plan future skills and capacity.
• Ability to connect people's insights and employee feedback with business context and test assumptions.
• Sound judgement and the confidence to make clear recommendations in plain English.
• Substantial experience owning complex ER cases, with strong knowledge of UK employment law and tribunal processes.
• Proactive approach to simplifying people processes and improving how we work, with good documentation.
• Strong interest in AI and automation, applying them thoughtfully while keeping human judgement central.

Responsibilities

• Understand business areas and translate them into practical people plans with leaders.
• Hold clear expectations and difficult conversations reflecting PortSwigger’s high-care culture.
• Connect data, insights and feedback with business needs to form clear recommendations.
• Anticipate risks and opportunities and respond to changes inside and outside PortSwigger.
• Plan skills and capacity, shape how teams are organised and clarify responsibilities.
• Improve ER processes with practical foundations and timely documentation.
• Address people matters early and resolve them quickly and fairly.
• Apply UK employment law, Acas guidance and tribunal processes.
• Use AI to reduce repetitive administration while preserving human judgement.

Skills

People Partner

Leadership coaching

Employee development

Organisation design

UK employment law

Acas guidance

Tribunal processes

AI in daily work

Automation

Job description

PortSwigger seeks a seasoned People Partner to join as a Swigger Success Champion, collaborating with leaders to build teams, capabilities and people plans that align with strategic goals. You will coach leaders, influence organisation design and manage sensitive employee relations with sound judgement.

You will drive data-informed decisions, connect insights to business outcomes, and ensure timely, fair handling of complex ER cases within UK law.