As a Senior People Partner, you will align HR strategies with business objectives, drive transformation, enhance talent development, and promote employee engagement within Tech, Product, Finance, and Legal teams.
At OakNorth, we’re redefining business banking with cutting-edge financial tools and products. As a thriving, profitable business, we’ve already helped thousands of entrepreneurs succeed. Now, we’re scaling further, and we need a Senior People Partner to support our Tech, Product, Finance, and Legal teams in driving strategic transformation while strengthening our innovative, high-performing culture.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of OakNorth’s people strategy, driving business transformation in a fast-moving environment. If you’re ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you!
*Please note the right person will have proven experience as a People Partner / HRBP supporting Tech and Product teams.
What you’d work on!
- Strategic Business Partnering – working closely with Tech, Product, Finance, and Legal leadership to align people strategies with business objectives and OKRs, ensuring teams are structured for growth and innovation.
- Driving Business Transformation – providing HR leadership during periods of organizational change, including technology adoption, process improvements, and cultural shifts, ensuring smooth transitions and high engagement.
- Talent & Workforce Planning – partnering with the Tech Recruiter and leadership teams to identify skill gaps, support workforce planning, and drive talent development initiatives for a future-ready organization.
- Performance & Leadership Development – supporting managers to set clear performance expectations, conduct calibrated performance reviews, and enhance leadership capabilities.
- Culture & Engagement – implementing people strategies that enhance employee engagement, team collaboration, and innovation, ensuring a culture where top talent thrives.
- Employee Relations & Manager Enablement – providing empathetic, proactive guidance to managers on people challenges, upskilling them to handle issues effectively while ensuring a positive employee experience.
- Data-Driven Decision Making – leveraging people analytics to identify trends, inform strategy, and present key insights to leadership for continuous improvement.
- Global & Regulated Environments – supporting teams across multiple geographies, balancing business agility with compliance in regulated financial environments.
As a Senior People Partner, you will have:
- Gravitas and Influence – ability to build trust, command respect, and influence at all levels to drive meaningful business change and people-related decisions.
- Strong Business Acumen – deep understanding of how HR strategy aligns with business objectives, leveraging people insights to fuel innovation and efficiency.
- High-Performance Mindset – passion for managing and developing high-performing teams, ensuring they reach their full potential.
- Analytical & Data-Driven – ability to translate HR metrics into strategic action, using data to drive decision-making.
- Adaptability & Problem-Solving – thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments, applying a solution-oriented, people-first approach to challenges.
- Global Experience – ability to support teams across different regions with cultural awareness and agility.
- Regulated Environment Experience – comfortable navigating HR within financial or regulated industries would be a bonus.
Benefits & Perks
- Equity - We want people to have a stake in the business so that all our interests are aligned
- 25 days holiday
- Personalised benefits – opt-in to what matters to you
- Subsidised Private Medical Insurance with Bupa
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Wellbeing and social events
- In-house Barista Bar in London office
- Support causes that matter to you – Volunteering time off
- Salary sacrifice schemes - Cycle to work, nursery, gym, electric car scheme
OakNorth London, England Office
57 Broadwick Street, London, United Kingdom, W1F9QS
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