Senior People Business Partner

Dow Jones & Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global information firm is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to support their commercial growth in London. In this role, you will drive employee engagement, lead a team, and influence positive change within the organization. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated HR experience in commercial settings, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to navigate complex employee relationships. This is a full-time, hybrid position that emphasizes a people-first approach and contributes to enhancing the employee experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in human resources, preferably in commercial or sales-driven environments.
• Experience supporting high-performing commercial groups and managing incentive plans.
• Knowledge of country-specific employment and labor laws across the EMEA region.

Responsibilities

• Set clear goals and objectives to align with business priorities.
• Work across global organizations and time zones.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Skills

Collaboration

Coaching

Counseling

Data analytics

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Job Description : The Role :

Dow Jones is expanding its commercial footprint internationally. To support this exciting phase of growth we are hiring a Senior People Business Partner in this role you will partner closely with the EVP of Risk and work alongside our sales leaders to drive impact across the commercial organization. You will lead and develop a team of two People Business Partners serve as a role model and ensure a people-first approach that enables business success. You will combine commercial acumen with high emotional intelligence and a strong sense of humour to influence challenge convention and embed positive change. Collaboration critical thinking and living our values of Collaboration Trust Impact and Excellence are central to success. This role reports into the VP People (EMEA / APAC) with a dotted line to our Director PBP in NYC HQ.

About the Team :

The global People team is collaborative and values diverse opinions skills and perspectives. The People Business Partner team works together for the greater good sharing expertise experience and ideas to support each other and engage our global Centres of Excellence. The team acts as client-centric strategic partners aligning with Dow Jones commercial goals to drive excellent outcomes. Our London office consists of 20 People team members representing functions including talent acquisition employee operations learning & development business partnering compensation global mobility benefits and health & safety. We are growing and focused on positively enhancing the employee experience while supporting business objectives.

You Will :

• Set clear goals and objectives to align with business priorities and act as a strategic partner to stakeholders.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the businesses you support providing guidance on employee engagement retention performance planning employee relations career development employee metrics succession planning and organizational transformation.
• Work across global organizations and time zones bridging cultural differences and advocating for employees in a matrixed environment.
• Champion diversity equity and inclusion personally and programmatically across all areas of the employee lifecycle.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage ambiguity and resolve issues without a formal process or system in place.
• Communicate openly and transparently assuming good intent and provide honest constructive feedback when needed.
• Stay connected with Global PBPs ensuring alignment and visibility across EMEA client group activities.
• Take initiative, elevate when appropriate and continuously learn from challenges to drive impactful outcomes.
• Deliver on commitments thoughtfully and reliably building trusted relationships with business leaders and colleagues.
• Collaborate with the Labor Relations & Employee Relations Manager in Barcelona supporting the UK News Union and regional Workers Council.
• Contribute to the creation of HR policies practices and systems that attract retain and mobilize talent, support business priorities and comply with collective bargaining agreements.
• Champion a culture of trust collaboration and recognition of excellence within the team.

You Have :

• Demonstrable experience in human resources preferably in commercial or sales-driven environments.
• Experience supporting high-performing commercial groups and partnering with Reward functions to manage incentive plans and performance linked to revenue creation.
• A proven track record of contributing to the creation or expansion of best practices.
• Credibility integrity and the ability to act as a trusted thought partner while balancing business partnering with employee advocacy.
• Experience with employee relations processes workplace investigations and performance management.
• Knowledge of country-specific employment and labour laws across the EMEA region with experience supporting global HR teams.
• Strong collaboration coaching and counseling skills.
• Ability to leverage data and analytics to develop actionable recommendations; experience adopting AI tools into HR processes is advantageous.
• Comfort working under pressure proactively managing sensitive employee issues and being a reliable team player.

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Reasonable accommodation :

Dow Jones Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy age national origin disability status genetic information protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO / Disabled / Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and / or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application due to a disability email us at Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area :

Dow Jones - People

Job Category :

Human Resources

Union Status :

Non-Union role

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills :

• Marketing & Sales
• Business Administration
• Bid
• Instrumentation & Control
• HACCP

Employment Type :

Full-Time

Experience :

years

Vacancy :

1