A high-growth unicorn business is looking to hire an Employee Relations Specialist to join its UK People team. This is a hands-on role in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment where the UK business is scaling quickly and the people function is developing to support that growth.
This is a newly created position as the firm’s UK operations are expanding rapidly and managers need practical, confident and legally sound support across a broad employee relations caseload. This role will act as a key point of contact for managers, helping them deal with people matters clearly, consistently and commercially.
It will suit someone who enjoys pace, high-volume casework and working close to the business, rather than someone looking for a highly structured or heavily corporate ER environment. The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a scaling organisation where processes are still developing and where judgement, clarity and pace really matter.
Key duties
- Manage employee relations cases from end to end, including performance, conduct, absence, probation and dismissals.
- Support managers with PIPs, probation reviews, sickness absence and early-stage performance concerns.
- Provide legally sound and commercially practical advice on employee relations matters.
- Draft clear and accurate letters, outcome documents and case correspondence.
- Support grievance processes, investigations and informal issue resolution.
- Coach managers through live ER situations and help build their confidence and capability.
- Identify recurring themes across ER cases and support improvements to guidance, templates and processes.
- Assist with right to work, employee data and compliance-related people matters where required.
- Work closely with colleagues across People, Talent, Legal, Finance and commercial leadership teams.
The successful candidate will need strong UK employee relations experience and the confidence to manage a busy caseload with appropriate autonomy. Sector background is less important than practical ER capability, sound judgement and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, commercially driven environment.
You will have a good working knowledge of UK employment law, strong drafting skills and experience advising managers on performance, absence, conduct and probation matters. You will also need to be comfortable working in a scaling business where processes are still developing and where pace, clarity and attention to detail are important.
This is an opportunity to join a high-growth unicorn business at an important stage of development and play a visible role in strengthening employee relations practice. The role offers the chance to work closely with managers, influence the way ER matters are handled and contribute to the development of a more consistent and effective people function.
The position is based in London with five days a week in the office.
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