Commercial Procurement Business Partner

Cegal is growing to become a leading global technology powerhouse for the energy industry, on an ambitious journey to scale in the UK and globally.
As our new People Business Partner, you will play a key role in shaping employee experience, supporting our leaders, and enabling our organisation through a period of significant growth and change.

You will work directly with the UK Managing Director and leadership team, while reporting into our Team Lead Employee Experience & Analytics based in Norway, collaborating closely across countries and functions.


Based in our London or Aberdeen office, you will serve as the primary People Business Partner for our UK organization, supporting its expansion into the Netherlands and Africa. You’ll balance hands-on HR delivery with strategic partnership, ensuring excellent employee experience while supporting a fast-moving, transforming business.

Employee Lifecycle & People Operations

Provide end-to-end support across the full employee lifecycle (onboarding, transfers, promotions, offboarding, and organisational changes).
Maintain accurate employee records and HR documentation, including the Employee Handbook and local policies.
Ensure all HR processes and decisions comply with UK employment law.
Use HR systems (SAP SuccessFactors or similar) to manage data, workflows and reporting.
Leverage People Analytics to produce reports, interpret HR metrics, and provide data-driven insights that support decision-making and workforce planning.


Strategic Partner to the Business

Serve as a strategic People Experience partner in complex scenarios, including restructuring, M&A and broader organisational change.
Collaborate with the UK Managing Director, UK leadership team and global People Experience colleagues to drive engagement, performance and continuous improvement.
Play a key role in shaping and delivering the UK People & Culture agenda in close partnership with local leadership.
Align with and report to the global People Experience team to ensure coherent application of global frameworks at the local level.
Build strong cross-country and cross-functional relationships, supporting a cohesive and consistent people experience across the organisation.

Culture, Development, Values & Change

Support the rollout and embedding of new company values in the UK, translating them into behaviours, ways of working and people practices.
Partner with leaders to build a strong, inclusive culture that aligns with our global ambitions and local needs.
Champion change initiatives, helping teams navigate transformation with clarity, resilience and a growth mindset.
Identify and address training and development needs across the UK.


You are a confident, hands-on People/HR Business Partner who is comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels in a fast-paced, global environment.

5+ years’ experience in a People Partner / HR Business Partner / HR Generalist role within a global, multi-matrix organisation.
~ Strong, up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.
~ Proven experience supporting organisational change, such as restructuring, integrations or M&A.
~ Solid experience with HRIS (SAP SuccessFactors or similar) and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
~ A flexible, dynamic and resilient approach – you are comfortable with ambiguity and able to adapt as the business evolves.
~ An interest in technology and/or energy and curiosity to understand our products, services and customers.


CIPD Level 5 – HR generalist with established experience, or
CIPD Level 7 – strategic HR professional.


Instead, we make the complicated easy to understand and turn complexity into digital success stories. You will work with colleagues who are Super Skilled in their fields, and experience how our diversity encourages creativity, innovation and knowledge-sharing. At Cegal we are dedicated to creating a work culture that is flexible, accommodating, and inclusive of diverse needs. We prioritize employee well-being and support work-life balance. Working in Cegal offers great opportunities for professional development and social engagement:

Career paths - Advance your career with trainee programs, mentorship, growth dialogue.
Professional growth – Benefit from a training budget and dedicated time for learning and growth, while enjoying access to digital courses and our very own certification center.
Fun at work - 870+ employees, 20+ social clubs, including football, game nights, wine tasting, and company trips.
Work-life balance - Enjoy a supportive and flexible work environment that enables you thrive both professionally and personally.
Diversity - support diversity in the tech industry through our Diversity at Cegal initiative, Women at Cegal network or our platinum partnership with the Oda Network