
Senior People Partner
Avantia Law
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- - Partner with leaders to turn People priorities into action that supports business growth
- - Coach managers on performance, career development, compensation, and employee relations
- - Lead or support employee investigations and resolve complex workplace issues
- - Identify training and development needs and design practical solutions
- - Use People data to drive insights, spot trends, and recommend improvements
- - Ensure compliance, risk mitigation, and alignment with business goals
- - Act as the face of the People Team, supporting employees and leaders alike
Requirements
- - 7+ years HR experience, including 5+ years as a strategic HRBP
- - Experienced in fast-paced legal or professional services environments
- - Passionate about understanding business goals, finding creative solutions, and improving team processes
- - Creative and interactive with solutions, thriving in a culture of high ambiguity
- - A forward-thinking approach to all things related to people, building first from principles
- - High degree of emotional intelligence (EQ), empathy, and a great communicator (both written and verbally)
- - A people connector with experience in all aspects of HR (compliance, operations, DEI, L&D, etc.)
- - Self-aware, adaptable, and eager to embrace opportunities for continuous learning and growth
- - Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask, completing competing priorities efficiently
- - Comfortable with interacting effectively with professionals at all levels of the organisation
- - Advanced tech skills working with HR systems (HiBob, Workable) and MS Office
- - Maintains confidentiality and exercises sound judgment at all times
Benefits
- - 25 days holiday + UK Bank Holidays
- - An additional day off for your birthday
- - Comprehensive Private Healthcare and lots of lifestyle perks with Vitality (medical history disregarded)
- - Early finish Fridays during summer months
- - Life Assurance
- - Pension scheme, enhanced after 1 year service
- - Enhanced family friendly policies after 1 year service
- - Option to work from abroad for a max of 1 month per year (subject to policy & approval)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
HR experiencestrategic HRBPcomplianceoperationsDEIL&Dperformance managementemployee relationstraining and developmentdata analysis
Soft skills
emotional intelligenceempathycommunicationcreativityadaptabilityself-awarenessorganizational skillsattention to detailmultitaskingproblem-solving