Senior People Partner

What You’ll Do: 
 
The Senior People Partner provides direct client support to leaders and employees in Spire’s European and APAC offices. This role collaborates with internal HR partners and business leaders to identify and execute on a full spectrum of HR solutions that align with business strategy, foster a high-performance culture and strong employee engagement. Key initiatives and areas of focus include performance management, talent management, employee relations, and organisational development. The Senior People Partner plays a vital role in establishing and driving HR programmes and talent initiatives across the business. 

• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with managers and leadership to develop and implement HR strategies that support the business’s goals and drive organisational effectiveness. 
• Employee Relations: Serve as a trusted advisor to management on employee relations issues, conducting investigations when necessary, and resolving conflicts to promote a sense of belonging. 
• Performance Management: Lead the performance management process, providing guidance on goal setting, feedback, performance reviews, development plans and succession planning. 
• Talent Management: Identify and implement talent development strategies, including succession planning, career pathing, and leadership development to support business growth and employee retention in partnership with Global Head of People Development. Support global mobility opportunities for talent growth and visa sponsorship needs. 
• Organisational Development: Partner with leaders to assess organisational needs, manage workforce planning, and provide insights on organisational design efforts to optimize resources and drive efficiency. 
• Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition:  Partner with business leaders and Talent Acquisition team to forecast hiring needs, understand hiring priorities and participate in the recruiting process to attract and hire top talent. 
• HR Program Execution: Oversee and contribute to HR programs such as compensation, benefits, and learning & development to ensure alignment with employee needs and business objectives. 
• Change Management: Lead and support change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions during periods of growth, restructuring, or process improvement. 
• Data-Driven Decisions: Leverage HR metrics and analytics to guide decision-making and improve HR processes, including turnover, engagement, and performance trends. 
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure compliance with local, national, and international labor laws, providing guidance on HR policies and procedures while partnering with legal teams when necessary. 

Who You Are: 
 
You are passionate about helping organisations achieve their business goals effectively and creating a workplace that’s a magnet for top talent. As an innovative HR professional, you are energized by coaching employees and leaders, leading transformation, using data to drive decision making, and creating teams that work and win together. You are comfortable working with any level of employee or manager, understand business strategy, have a keen ability to read a situation, navigating sensitivities, and finding creative solutions to people challenges/concerns. 

• HRBP/People Partner experience in a technology organisation or technology related business, preferably with a multinational company. 
• Experience implementing people team strategies by analyzing organisational needs/data, and setting goals that align with business needs. 
• Effectively coaches managers and leaders in sensitive/ambiguous situations, including employee relations and performance management.  
• Demonstrated experience in talent management, organisation development, and change management. 
• Demonstrated use of critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making with an emphasis on using data. Broad knowledge of HR programs/practices, including multi-country employment laws and regulations where Spire has offices and employees.  
• Bring a collaborative, diversity-focused, proactive mindset to a fun, thriving people team.  
• Excellent listening, coaching, influencing, and facilitation skills. 
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple complex issues and projects concurrently.  
• Ability to travel periodically based on needs of the business.  
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.  

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in office.

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