People Business Partner

The Company:

Private equity investor and asset-based lender that provides financial and operational expertise to companies in the UK, Western Europe, Canada, and Australia. With over 810 professionals operating on four continents, the business is expanding operations in the EU and Asia-Pacific and have opened up a newly created HR leadership position in London, which will support all divisions of the business, including professional services, real estate, and private equity. This role will report to the Chief People Officer (based in the USA). The ideal candidate will have relevant industry experience supporting high-growth teams in UK, EU and APAC.

The Role

The People Business Partner (PBP) serves as a strategic advisor and performance consultant to business leaders, aligning people strategies with business objectives. This role partners closely with leaders, employees, People Centers of Expertise (COEs), and People Operations/Shared Services to deliver effective solutions across the employee experience. This role will serve as the primary HR point of contact for an assigned employee group at Hilco Global and will work to provide guidance and support on specific employee relations, performance management, talent planning and acquisition, learning and upskilling, wellbeing, and employee engagement matters. The PBP ensures that talent, culture, and organizational effectiveness drive sustainable business performance.

Business Partnership

• Build trusted relationships with employees and leadership, serving as a sounding board, coach, and driving sound recommendations to foster engagement and retention.
• Develop deep business acumen to assigned areas, and drive people strategies that create strong conditions for group performance success.
• Working to identify opportunities within groups for stronger workforce planning, succession management, organizational design, and leadership development, and partnering with People COE's on execution.
• Developing analytics and corresponding business metrics/reporting in the areas of People initiatives (e.g. turnover, representation, engagement, succession depth, and talent pipelines), and provide insights to influence business decisions.
• Work creatively to support employee relations concerns, in partnership with COE's and legal, ensuring fairness, compliance, and alignment with company policies and values. Alignment with People Centers of Excellence (COE)
• Collaborate and drive COE initiatives within assigned business groups, such as performance management, liaising with the Comp Committee regarding annual merit and bonus processes, promotion processes, adherence to compliance requirements, talent acquisition and talent planning, and promoting benefits and wellbeing campaigns.
• Support employee experience and relations matters in partnership with (internal and external) Legal, Compliance, and People Operations, ensuring fairness, compliance, and alignment with company values.
• Act as an advocate for employees while balancing business needs and organizational goals.

Change Management Delivery

• Lead change management efforts to support organizational transformation, including communication planning and employee readiness.
• Champion and help define Hilco 2.0 company culture, inclusion, and engagement initiatives. Necessary Experience
• Bachelor's degree in business discipline, Human Resources, Organizational Development, or related field required or commensurate experience, master's degree a plus
• 7+ years of progressive People/HR experience with at least 3 years in a client-facing business partner or advisory role.
• Certifications in HR (i.e., PHR, SPHR, etc.) and/or business field is a plus but not required.
• Experience influencing senior leaders and driving organizational change.
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate business data into People insights.
• Excellent negotiating, communication, relationship-building, and coaching skills.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and other HR technologies.
• Strong knowledge of HR/People disciplines, including talent development, organizational effectiveness, employee experience, and compensation, and experience working across all levels of leadership.