People and Talent Partner

Posted 11 hours 32 minutes ago by Jobtailor

Permanent
Full Time
Other
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
  • Be the first person managers and employees trust for day-to-day HR queries, from leave questions and payroll queries to performance conversations and engagement ideas.
  • Facilitate onboarding and offboarding so every joiner and leaver has a great experience.
  • Research and apply UK and European employment law; know when to bring in external advisors.
  • Support leaders through coaching conversations to guide on performance, engagement and team dynamics.
  • Manage employee relations matters end-to-end, including formal performance improvement processes, disciplinary procedures, and investigations, following local legal requirements.
  • Localise Amber's core people processes, onboarding, performance, engagement, for the European context.
  • Respond to ad hoc people-related queries via Inbox and Slack.
  • Benchmark and manage local compensation and benefits, including pension and private health providers, and support managers through comp conversations.
  • Keep our HRIS (Rippling) up to date and well managed for the European team.
  • Create and maintain process documentation so employees and managers can self serve where possible.
  • Develop and maintain workplace policies that meet local legal requirements.
  • Own end to end recruitment for European roles, from scoping the brief with hiring managers through to offer.
  • Manage job postings, keep the ATS up to date, and ensure a smooth candidate experience throughout including giving thoughtful feedback. We want people to feel respected even if they're not the right fit for now.
  • Build strong relationships with hiring managers so you understand their team needs before roles even open up.
  • Partner with the AU team to make sure European hires align with Amber's culture and standards.
  • Engage and coordinate recruitment partners or specialist agencies when needed.
  • Contribute to building Amber's employer brand in the European market.
  • Partner with managers to run events and create moments that help build connection across the European team.
  • Help run our employee engagement programme locally, listening, acting, and closing the loop.
  • Build strong relationships with managers and employees, bridging the gap between European and AU teams.
  • Pitch in on broader People Ops projects as they come up.
Requirements
  • A solid mid level generalist People Ops, HR, or People & Talent role, you're mid level and ready to take on a stand alone regional role.
  • A working knowledge of UK employment law with proven experience managing formal ER processes end to end in a UK or European context.
  • Proven ability to hold coaching conversations with managers, on performance, engagement, or team dynamics, with empathy and confidence.
  • Experience contributing to people process improvements, such as performance management cycles, engagement programmes, or onboarding frameworks.
  • Comfortable engaging with and supporting senior and executive level stakeholders, you know how to adapt your style and earn trust upwards.
  • Decisive but collaborative, you're able to make a call when needed, while bringing people with you and knowing when to sense check.
  • Strong communicator, clear, warm, and professional in writing and in person.
  • Organised and detail oriented, you can juggle competing tasks without dropping the ball.
  • Hands on recruitment experience, you've run and enjoy managing full hiring processes across different functions (ideally a mix of technical, product and commercial).
  • Experience managing an HRIS and/or ATS from the back end.
  • Comfortable working cross functionally and building trust with managers and employees at all levels.