Senior People Partner - Banking

Starling Bank; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Starling Bank is seeking a Senior People Partner to deliver on their People plan and support the Banking function. The successful candidate will focus on improving culture, engagement, and talent management while fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment. This role is perfect for someone with a strong HR background, preferably within the financial services sector, who can thrive in a fast-paced, innovative workplace.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus public holiday allowance

Extra day’s holiday for your birthday

Annual leave increase with length of service

16 hours paid volunteering time a year

Life insurance at 4x your salary

Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth

Generous family-friendly policies

Access to retail discounts and wellness programs

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a People Partner or similar role in HR.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and adapt to change.
• Numerate with a data-driven approach to decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead cultural and engagement initiatives based on employee feedback.
• Coach senior leaders to enhance their leadership effectiveness.
• Manage talent acquisition and onboarding processes.

Skills

Talent Management

Coaching

Cultural Awareness

Engagement

Attention to Detail

Education

Significant experience in HR or a People function

Experience in financial services

Job description

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ over 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

Everyone at Starling gets the chance to own interesting things from day one, and we’re told one of the best things about working here is the ability to achieve a lot in a short space of time.

Our mission is to change banking for good. We can’t do that without our dedicated and passionate employees. Our People team deals with all aspects of our employee journey - talent acquisition, employee onboarding, talent management, total rewards and employee experience and culture.

Ready to reshape Banking?

We are now looking for a Senior People Partner to join the team. In this role you will take a lead in delivering our People plan at Starling and will support our Banking function. Some of the areas you will be working on are:

• Culture and Engagement - play a key role in listening to employee feedback, identifying areas for improvement and delivering change to support and promote our culture
• Coaching and Development - work with senior leaders and managers to improve/enhance their leadership effectiveness by providing day to day advice and feedback
• Reward - inform decision making for reward processes and provide market analysis and insight
• Talent Management - identify and actively manage our talent ensuring we retain and develop our people
• Recruitment, planning and onboarding - working with our in-house recruitment resources to grow talented, diverse teams
• Organisational Design - provide proactive advice to improve the effectiveness of our teams and manage change as we scale
• Talent Acquisition and Onboarding - Partnering with our Talent Acquisition Team to ensure we continue to hire strong candidates and meet the resource needs of our growing business
• HR Operations and MI - provide input to the People Operations team to ensure accurate data and take responsibility for reporting to support our people decision-making

• Significant experience in an HR or a People function, which has given you a solid grounding as a generalist;
• Experience working in financial services;
• A strength/preference in Reward, Engagement or Talent Management would be a useful addition to the team;
• An understanding of Risk and Regulatory requirements, and a willingness to develop your knowledge further;
• Strong execution skills and acute attention to detail;
• An ability to operate within a fast paced, growing business environment; to continuously improve and adapt to change business requirements;
• Numerate, with an evidence-based approach to decision making;
• Able to deliver effective results and meet deadlines in a flexible, organic, fast-paced environment;
• A background in coaching, positive psychology, or talent development would be beneficial to support the acceleration of the Banking division.

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About us:

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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