People Business Partner

At Gordon Murray Automotive, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a UK-based global luxury brand dedicated to creating and manufacturing the world's greatest driving cars, we know that exceptional people create exceptional products.

We are looking for a People Business Partner to play a key role in supporting our people strategy, partnering with leaders across the business to deliver a high-performing, engaged, and inclusive workplace. Acting as a trusted advisor to managers and employees, you will provide professional HR support across the full employee lifecycle while helping to shape and deliver initiatives that align our people strategy with business objectives.

Working closely with the Head of People and wider leadership team, you will:

• Build strong relationships across the organisation
• Lead on employee relations
• Support people development
• Ensure our HR practices, policies, and processes continue to reflect the high standards of Gordon Murray Automotive

Department: HR
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Shalford
Address: Wharfside, Broadford Business Park, Guildford, GU4 8EP
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Workplace type: Onsite

The Role

You will be responsible for delivering a proactive, professional, and commercially focused HR service across the business, providing expert guidance to managers while supporting the development of the People Team. From employee relations and performance management to learning and development, payroll support, and strategic projects, you will help ensure an outstanding employee experience at every stage of the journey.

This Is Your Chance To

• Partner with senior managers across the business, providing trusted HR advice and support that aligns people initiatives with business objectives.
• Support and continuously enhance the employee journey, from recruitment and onboarding through to development, progression, and offboarding.
• Work alongside the Lead Talent Partner to support recruitment campaigns, onboarding activities, and the attraction of exceptional talent.
• Lead and support employee relations matters, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management, capability, performance improvement plans, and complex case management.
• Provide expert guidance to managers on employment legislation, company policies, family-friendly leave, and best practice people management.
• Develop, review, and maintain HR policies, procedures, and process documentation to ensure compliance, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the HRIS superuser, producing employee data reports, maintaining accurate records, and supporting managers and employees with system queries.
• Coordinate HR administration activities including contractual changes, employee correspondence, payroll updates, purchase requisitions, and invoice processing.
• Support the delivery of monthly payroll by ensuring employee changes, overtime, and approvals are processed accurately and on time.
• Manage salary increase and promotion processes, ensuring business cases are reviewed, and approvals are completed efficiently.
• Deliver management workshops, learning initiatives, and development programs that support leadership capability across the business.
• Partner with managers to identify training needs, manage training budgets, and support succession planning and employee development.
• Support annual people processes including salary reviews, performance development planning, and settling-in period reviews.
• Lead and contribute to People Team projects that drive continuous improvement and support organizational growth.
• Ensure HR records, organizational charts, personnel files, and company documentation remain accurate, compliant, and audit ready.
• Line manage, coach, and develop members of the People Team, creating a collaborative, high-performing, and customer-focused function.
• Build strong relationships across all company sites, traveling regularly to provide visible, accessible HR support to managers and employees.