Senior HR Business Partner

Summary

Join Prolific, a leader in AI human data infrastructure, as a Senior HR Business Partner. You will be a strategic advisor to business leaders, aligning HR strategy with business objectives. Key responsibilities include managing employee relations, leading change initiatives, and driving performance management. You will leverage your expertise in HR practices and employment law to ensure compliance and build a high-performing, inclusive culture. This role requires a CIPD qualification and extensive HR experience, particularly in a tech or high-growth environment. Prolific offers a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible working arrangements, and a supportive culture.

Requirements

• CIPD qualification with extensive experience in HR business partnering, ideally in a tech or high-growth company
• Proven track record in leading strategic HR initiatives, including change management and leadership development programs
• Strong employee relations experience, capable of managing complex, high-stakes cases
• Expertise in employment law across the UK and US, with experience in managing global HR issues
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders
• Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to influence and drive decision-making
• Resilience and adaptability in leading leaders and teams through periods of growth, change, or uncertainty, with a proactive approach to solving challenges and ensuring business continuity
• Strong change management skills, with the ability to lead cultural transformation and implement company changes while maintaining a positive and engaging work environment
• Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to balance both strategic and operational responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, ensuring HR policies and practices create an inclusive and fair workplace culture

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of contact for your business area(s) and collaborate with Prolific leaders to align HR strategies with business goals, driving people initiatives that improve performance and create a high-performing, inclusive culture
• Role-model value-driven business partnerships. Support the continuous improvement of Prolific’s culture, promoting adaptability and growth at every level
• Manage large-scale change initiatives, including organisational design, team restructures, and leadership transitions, ensuring minimal disruption and strong communication across teams
• Act as a strategic partner to different business units, supporting them with tailored people strategies and helping teams achieve their goals while maintaining a cohesive, company-wide approach to people management
• Manage complex and high-impact employee relations issues, offering guidance on disciplinary actions, grievances, and performance improvement plans
• Alongside the Head of HR and People Operations team, lead the development and implementation of performance management programs, ensuring alignment with our business objectives and ensuring a feedback-rich culture
• Act as a mentor and coach to leadership, supporting leadership development initiatives, and driving succession planning and performance
• Analyse HR metrics, such as turnover, engagement, and performance, to identify trends and provide data-driven recommendations to leadership, and mitigate any risks to Prolific’s success
• Focus on the day-to-day management of HR functions with a core business area(s), such as employee relations, compensation and benefits, performance management, and compliance with labour laws
• Bring Prolific’s people strategy to life, through your interactions, and actionable HR policies and procedures. This includes ensuring that legal requirements are met and that Prolific has fair and equitable policies in place
• Ensure compliance with UK, US, and EU employment laws, identifying potential risks and advising on proactive solutions to mitigate these risks
• Support Prolific’s expanding global footprint; navigating employment regulations in new markets, ensuring international employees have a seamless experience, and building localised people strategies that align with the core of Prolfiic’s culture
• Contribute to, and ensure the coaching and development of Prolific’s current and future leaders is executed seamlessly, helping to create pathways for team career development that align with the company’s evolving business needs
• Elevate our talent selection process and be a rigorous bar raiser, ensuring we only attract and hire the most exceptional talent. By closely collaborating with leaders and teams, challenge existing hiring practices, implementing innovative approaches and assessments that identify not just technical skills, but also cultural fit and potential for future growth

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Flexible working arrangements and a supportive, mission-driven culture