Temporary HR Business Partner, Investment firm

Pertemps; Euston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech investment firm is seeking an experienced HR Manager or HR Business Partner to enhance HR strategies and operations. You will oversee payroll, benefits, and compliance while engaging with senior stakeholders. This role offers a dynamic, collaborative environment where your contributions will drive operational excellence and support the firm’s strategic HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in HR generalist role at HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor level.
• Deep understanding of payroll, benefits, compliance, and HRIS.
• A proactive mindset and a focus on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee payroll processes with finance and external providers.
• Lead benefits administration and drive engagement.
• Produce HR data reports to support decision-making.
• Support recruitment processes and manage onboarding.

Skills

HR Operations

Payroll Management

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Continuous Improvement

Problem Solving

Tools

HRIS (Workday)

Excel

Job description

We are seekingan experiencedHR Manager or HR Business Partnerto play a critical role in driving operational excellence and supporting strategic HR initiatives.

You will be joining a high-performing tech investment firm who are at the forefront of innovation and market influence. As they continue to scale, they are seeking a focused, proactive and engagingHR Manager or HR Business Partner

This is adynamic team where collaboration, autonomy, and precision are key. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll oversee and enhance core HR processes while supporting wider people strategies that contribute to the firm’s continued success.
This role requires a strong operational HR foundation with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of HR services while also supporting the people agenda across payroll, benefits, compliance, recruitment, and reporting.

Your duties include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee and manage monthly payroll processes, partnering with finance and external providers to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Lead benefits administration and drive engagement with reward offerings.
• Produce and analyse HR data reports to support business decision-making; confidence with HRIS and Excel is key (e.g Workday)
• Support recruitment processes, including drafting role profiles, posting adverts, and managing onboarding.
• Act as a trusted advisor to employees and line managers.
• Continuously identify opportunities to streamline and improve HR operations.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a broad HR generalist role at HR Manager or Senior HR Advisor/Business Partner level.
• Deep understanding of HR operations: payroll, benefits, HRIS (Workday or similar), and employment compliance.
• A proactive mindset with a genuine appetite for continuous improvement and delivering best-in-class HR support.

This is a 12-month assignmentstarting in August preferred.

Hybrid – 3 days in-office, 2 days WFH (flexibility required based on business needs)

If you're an experienced HR professional looking to step into a high-impact role within a collaborative and intellectually engaging environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to be part of a forward-thinking, people-first business.