Human Resources Business Partner at Harbor

Harbor is seeking a Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) to join our growing team.  The HRBP serves as a relationship manager with our Harbor employees, managers, and leaders, and will provide holistic HR support to a subset of Harbor’s business units. To be successful in this role you must understand business priorities and translate them in a way that influences employee engagement and performance.  A data driven approach will be taken to help leaders navigate areas of concerns, improve performance, retention and most important of all – employee engagement and experience. This role reports into a Senior Manager of Talent and is a fully remote or hybrid position located anywhere in the UK.

Responsibilities:  

• Partner with employees / leaders on the implementation of ongoing company-wide cyclical Talent initiatives, in collaboration with functional Talent leads (including but not limited to): 
  • Employee Policies / Global Employee Handbooks 
  • Learning & Development/Training  
  • Annual Employee Engagement + eNPS Surveys 
  • Annual Compensation Reviews / Performance Management Cycle 
• Oversee management of Talent / employee lifecycle processes for assigned business units, including but not limited to onboarding, offboarding and exit interviews, promotions.  
• Provide coaching and guidance to managers, leaders around employee relations, team and individual performance management.  
• Understand business goals and recommend new approaches and ideas to provide continual development of Talent initiatives that align with those goals.   
• Proactively assess team and manager development needs, make recommendations, and implement appropriate solutions. 
• Consult with leaders through strategic relationship building, strong business acumen, and human resource knowledge to provide support on varying HR related matters including complex people issues.  
• Engages with leaders frequently to foster the process of exchanging ideas and sharing updates on Talent Initiatives.   
• Serve as an employee champion to enable career fulfilment/progression. 
• Act as a cultural steward to encourage positive morale. 
• Stay informed of industry trends/regulations. 
• Work with 3rd party Subject Matter Experts as needed – i.e. external employment counsel.  
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by management.  

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required with a focus on Human Resources Management; SHRM certification preferred. 
• 5 years’ experience in an HR Business Partner position required
• Strong knowledge of U.K. employment law.
• Demonstrated ability to manage issues within the framework of grievance, capability, and redundancy processes.
• Experience with fast growth, entrepreneurial environment.
• Demonstrated solid judgment and experience assessing risk relative to the business.
• Experience managing complex employee relations situations. 
• Must be able to interface with all levels of the organization. 
• Prior experience supporting the execution of organization-wide HR programs. 
• Excellent skills in the following areas: teamwork, judgment, relationship building / building trust, influence, written and verbal communication, business acumen, consulting, conflict management. 
• Strong organizational and time management skills. 
• Demonstrated resourcefulness, ability to take initiative, and think outside the box to develop solutions. 
• Ability to handle and maintain confidential and sensitive information. 
• Strong knowledge of U.K. employment law.  Global experience a plus. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) 
• Permanent U.K. work authorization.