Hybrid Senior People Partner

at La Fosse Associates

• Job title: Senior People Partner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior People Partner supporting Academy Associates and ensuring engagement and performance in tech career paths. Collaborating with leadership and client partners to enhance learner outcomes and commercial success.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with leaders and clients to drive performance
• You’ll act as a trusted advisor to Academy leadership and Engagement Leads, helping translate business goals into people strategies that drive engagement, retention and performance.
• You’ll also work closely with client partners where Associates are deployed, ensuring strong relationships, clear expectations and positive outcomes for both the Associate and the customer.
• Using people data, insights and trends, you’ll help leaders make informed decisions that support learner success while protecting the commercial performance and reputation of the Academy.
• Shaping the Associate experience
• You’ll play a key role in shaping the experience of our Academy Associates across the entire lifecycle.
• From onboarding and deployment to development and progression, you’ll ensure Associates feel supported, connected and set up to succeed in both the Academy environment and within client organisations.
• This means balancing the needs of the individual, the client and the business, ensuring the experience works commercially as well as culturally.
• Leading employee relations and managing risk
• You’ll act as the senior point of expertise for complex employee relations matters across the Academy population, managing cases with professionalism, credibility and sound judgement.
• Working closely with Engagement Leads and Academy leadership, you’ll coach and support managers to confidently address people challenges early, helping protect both employee experience and commercial outcomes.
• Driving engagement, performance and wellbeing
• The Academy is a high-energy, fast-moving environment. You’ll design and deliver engagement initiatives that strengthen connection, inclusion and belonging across Associate cohorts.
• You’ll also work with leaders to proactively address retention, attendance and performance challenges, ensuring Associates remain engaged and able to deliver strong outcomes for our clients.

Requirements

• Experience operating as a Senior People Partner or People Lead in a fast-paced environment
• A strong track record of managing complex employee relations cases with confidence and credibility
• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders and customer-facing teams
• Exposure to apprenticeship, training, or train-and-deploy business models
• Strong stakeholder management and coaching capability
• Solid knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice
• The ability to balance employee experience, risk and commercial outcomes
• Comfort operating both strategically and hands-on

Benefits

• Annual Leave: Enjoy up to 30 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a Christmas closure period.
• Hybrid Working Model: We work 3 days a week from our London office, with 2 weeks per year to work from anywhere, whether that’s by the beach, in the countryside, or closer to family.
• Annual Company Ski Trip: Hit the slopes with the team, our all-company ski trip is open to everyone.
• Wellness Perks: We subsidise your gym membership to help you stay active and energised, and offer weekly in-office massages for a midweek recharge.
• Mental Health Support: Access to professional support and resources to help you prioritise your wellbeing.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay: We provide enhanced maternity packages to support you through life’s important milestones.
• Incentives & Socials: Regular team socials, performance incentives, and rewards to celebrate your success.
• Private Health & Dental Discounts: Take advantage of discounted private healthcare and dental plans, because your health matters.