Senior Manager in HR Business Partnering at HackerRank supporting Go - To - Market team growth. Leading talent strategies, employee development, and compliance for the AMER region.
About the role
- People Partner role focusing on partnering with Commercial and Sales teams at Motors & Cazoo. Drive impact through performance and leadership within a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders and managers across multiple functions.
- Coach managers to lead high-performing, accountable teams - focusing on performance, behaviour, engagement and role clarity.
- Proactively identify people risks and opportunities and take early, decisive action.
- Build trusted, credible relationships while maintaining high standards and healthy challenge.
- Lead performance and capability conversations across the business, including underperformance, restructures and exits.
- Manage employee relations cases independently, with empathy, fairness and strong judgement.
- Ensure performance expectations are clear, consistent and aligned to the company’s performance framework.
- Coach managers on handling underperformance early and constructively.
- Partner closely with the Head of People and People Ops Lead on pay, promotion and calibration decisions, providing evidence-based insight and recommendations.
- Deliver practical manager guidance and training sessions.
- Support rollout of leadership training, behaviours and performance standards.
- Reinforce clarity around expectations, role scope and accountability.
- Work closely with the rest of the People Team to embed our cultural transformation - ensuring People processes support a high-performance, high-engagement environment.
- Translate new frameworks into practical tools for managers.
- Act as a visible champion of ownership, pace and accountability.
- Raise the visibility and credibility of the People team through strong partnering and consistent delivery.
- Use people data and insight to inform decisions, challenge assumptions and prioritise action.
Requirements
- Previous experience as a HR Business Partner / People Partner in a fast-paced, autonomous and transforming environment.
- Experience supporting Sales or Commercial teams preferred.
- Strong, practical knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
- Proven experience coaching and challenging managers at pace.
- Experience supporting change and growth, not just steady-state organisations.
- Commercial, pragmatic and action-oriented.
- Confident in making decisions and standing by them.
- Excellent communicator who understands the importance of clarity and follow-through; able to translate complexity into simplicity for managers and teams.
- Thrives in evolving, imperfect environments.
- Independent and proactive - you take ownership, spot what needs doing, and make it happen.
- Grounded and pragmatic - you balance pace and delivery with warmth and empathy.
- A great people person with strong HR judgement and high standards.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Discretionary Bonus
- Pension Scheme (up to 9% Employer Contribution)
- Employee recognition scheme with great financial prizes
- 25 days holiday per year growing with length of service
- Hybrid and UK Remote working depending on role
- Generous Family Friendly Leave
- Free counselling and support
- Private Healthcare Insurance
- Private Dental insurance cover & Cashback
- Online private GP service.
- Generous sick pay support
- Life assurance policy (x4 Life Assurance)
- Social & Inclusion Calendar - packed with events
- Free food and beverage in our office locations
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