Senior People Business Partner

Airwallex; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to lead HR initiatives across EMEA. This role requires a strategic thinker with a solid HRBP background, capable of driving employee engagement and culture improvement. Collaborating with leaders, you'll provide insights and support to enhance performance and navigate organizational changes. Join a dynamic team dedicated to fostering a positive workplace culture and contributing to the company's growth. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, where your expertise will be valued and your contributions recognized.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of HRBP experience with knowledge of employment laws.
• Strong EQ and problem-solving skills with discretion.
• Experience in fast-growth or start-up environments.

Responsibilities

• Partner with managers to build high-performing teams.
• Provide coaching on employee engagement and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements in employee management.

Skills

HR Business Partner experience

Leadership development

Employee engagement

Problem-solving skills

Cloud technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Slack

Zoom

Google Suite

Confluence

BambooHR

Job description

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About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

About Airwallex

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across more than 37 locations around the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

About The Team

The People & Talent team at Airwallex is dedicated to attracting and developing the brightest and most ambitious minds to drive our company forward. We are a global, vibrant, and dynamic team with a focus on creating a positive and inclusive work environment that fosters growth and innovation. Through innovative programs, strategic People & Talent initiatives, and a deep understanding of our organisation’s needs, we cultivate a collaborative and engaging environment that fuels Airwallex's continued growth and success.

What You’ll Do

Be the lead People Partner in EMEA working closely with multiple department leaders across the UK, the Netherlands, Lithuania, France, Israel, and the UAE. You will provide expert guidance and data-driven insights to help people leaders achieve growth objectives, and support a high performance, engaged culture. This is an ideal position for a builder, someone who loves taking on key projects and executing. By forming effective relationships with people across the organisation you will drive forward new initiatives, resolve blockers to success, and advocate for improvements at both a local and global level.

This role is based in London and will require at least 2 days a week in our London office.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and coach managers to build high performing and engaged teams, including review employee engagement data and enabling them to lead on action plans and support execution
• Provide coaching on matters including leadership development, workforce planning, policy and procedure, employee engagement, performance management, career development
• Ensure that any employee relations issues are identified, reported, investigated, and resolved
• Reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance by maintaining knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day employee management, and understand when to escalate issues
• Partner with the People Team across the globe to gain alignment on people philosophy and programs, and localise programs as needed
• Participate in performance reviews and help identify and develop talent throughout the organisation
• Support the team through organisational transitions, helping leaders manage change effectively while minimizing disruption to business operations
  
  

Who You Are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of HRBP experience, including working knowledge of regional employment laws and best practices
• Demonstrated success partnering with leaders to build and improve company culture and increase employee engagement
• Discretion and sound judgement when dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Very strong EQ, with fine tuned instincts and problem-solving skills
• Comfort working with cloud technologies such as Slack, Zoom, Google Suite, Confluence, and BambooHR
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-growth or start-up environment preferred
• Experience successfully proposing new solutions across a landscape of diverse decision makers with determination
• Ability to be resilient, learn quickly and adapt to the organisational culture and ways of working in a dynamic environment
  
  

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

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