People Business Partner

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Organisational Change:

  • Support business transformation and change initiatives across the organisation.
  • Partner with leaders to deliver organisational change programmes while maintaining employee engagement and mitigating risk.
  • Develop communication and change management approaches that support positive business and colleague outcomes.

• Employee Relations & Case Management:

  • Support the management of employee relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, investigations, performance management and absence matters, escalating any trends, insights or complex matters to the Senior People Partners.
  • Provide pragmatic, risk-balanced advice to managers and leaders on employment law, policy and people-related issues.
  • Ensure cases are managed effectively, consistently and in line with legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with legal counsel where required on complex and sensitive matters.

• Governance & Regulatory Support:

  • Partner with business leaders and compliance teams to ensure people-related regulatory requirements are effectively managed.

• Stakeholder Management:

  • Coach and support people managers to improve leadership effectiveness and confidence.
  • Design and deliver interventions focused on manager capability, performance management and employee engagement.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to leaders, helping them navigate challenging conversations and complex people decisions.

• Strategic People Partnership:

  • Contribute to talent, succession and organisational development initiatives.
  • Support the development and implementation of people policies and best practice frameworks.
  • Identify trends and themes within employee relations activity, providing insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Here is what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:

• Proven experience supporting complex employee relations activity within a fast-paced, evolving organisation.
• Strong experience managing organisational change, restructures and collective consultation processes.
• Sound understanding of UK employment law and employee relations best practice.
• A track record of coaching and developing people managers to improve leadership capability and performance.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge and influence senior leaders.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent) qualification preferred.
• Experience supporting regulated environments (desirable)

How to Apply

If you are interested in this role, then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply and submit your resume with appropriate contact information.

Aptia is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment. At Aptia, fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for all our people to flourish is a priority. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to attract and retain the best people without attention to age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, political affiliation, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process to ensure it is accessible to you, we encourage you to reach out to us.

About Aptia

Aptia is a trusted provider of employee benefits and pension administration services, with offices in the U.S. and U.K. supported by shared services in India and Portugal. We manage programs covering over six million people and serving more than 1,100 clients, catering to both B2B purchasers of the administration platform and B2C employees.

With our extensive experience in the industry, we will deliver efficient and reliable solutions that ensure the smooth management of employee benefits programs. Our dedicated team of experts will combine in-depth knowledge with leading technology to simplify the administration process for clients.