Senior People Business Partner, Product & R&D

What we’re all about. 

We find, when we come together in the pursuit of excellence, great things happen. And that’s how we do things at Quantexa – together. Our business is data, but our culture is collective. We’re about growth – but not just the bottom line. We create a culture where people feel empowered to do their best work. We might work across continents and time zones, but that doesn’t stop us from collaborating. We’re connected. We celebrate our successes together, and we unite to tackle the challenges. 41% of our colleagues come from an ethnic or religious minority background. We speak over 20 languages across our 47 nationalities, creating a sense of belonging for all.  At Q, we’re looking for people who share that vision. People like you. 

The opportunity.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Business Partner to join Quantexa’s dynamic Business Partnering team. You will be managing all aspects of the people agenda for our Product and R&D teams whilst working closely with the wider Quantexa People team across our 3 regions: EMEA, APAC and NA.  You’ll be in your element working in a fast-paced, customer and people first culture, where you can make a real impact on the lives of our colleagues and the future of Quantexa’s Product and R&D functions. 

You’ll need to be hands-on with a breadth and depth of HR and Business Partnering experience and a proven track record of supporting scaling product and R&D teams. You will enjoy building trusted advisor relationships with the function's leadership team, along with other key stakeholders including business partnering teams and communities of expertise to deliver the priorities aligned to Quantexa’s people agenda.

So far in your career, you will have gained significant operational experience, as well as strategic level experience supporting leadership teams. We’re looking for candidates who are willing to think outside of the confines of a traditional HR remit and deliver value-add people focused solutions. 

What you’ll be doing.

• Partnering with our teams, and the key point of contact for all people topics for our Product and R&D functions

• Delivering our key People strategic projects within your dedicated functions, implementing solutions that really work and help our talent deliver their very best work

• Advising and driving focus on critical people activities such as talent management, review cycles, compensation reviews, performance management, wellbeing and engagement

• Finding imaginative solutions and be a people champion who can balance the business and people agendas

• Providing insightful data and support for the Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, L&D and People Operations teams, and working in partnership with them to roll out our people agenda for your business ‘customers’

• Acting as a trusted advisor and taking a proactive approach to employee relations, reviewing data and spotting any employee relations trends, recommending solutions, and coaching line managers to act and tackle problems before they arise

• Leading business transformation and change management initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll bring.

• A proven track record of working as a true hands-on Business Partner in innovative workplaces, where your work has delivered business impact 

• Experience in partnering with C-suite level and their leadership teams, working collaboratively with key stakeholders to create joint expectations and deliverables, striving for positive results and engaging others in the journey

• Experience working with Product and Engineering functions and demonstrable understanding of the unique demands and ways of working of these functions and how you’ve delivered for them

• Experience leading business function change and transformation initiatives with a strong track record of managing the people workstream 

• Strong commercial awareness

• Flexible and effective communication skills, coupled with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively

• Ability to operate and deliver in a fast-moving results-orientated environment

• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work on your own initiative and offer new ideas

• Strong team working skills and a desire to be part of and contribute to the success of a fast-growing organization

• Proactive and solutions oriented with a strong coaching style

• Personal commitment to improving one’s own knowledge and sharing best practice with colleagues

• Educated to at least a degree level and CIPD qualified, or equivalent 

Benefits

Our perks and quirks.

What makes you Q will help you to realize your full potential, flourish and enjoy what you do, while being recognized and rewarded with our broad range of benefits.

• Competitive salary
• Company bonus
• 25 days annual leave (with the option of buying up to 5 days, and rolling over up to 10), plus national holidays + your birthday off!
• Pension scheme with a company contribution of 6% (when you contribute 3%)
• Private Healthcare with AXA, including dental & optic cover
• Life Insurance and Income Protection
• Regularly bench-marked salary rates
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, or Shared Parental Leave
• Well-being days
• Volunteer Day off
• Work from Home Equipment
• Commuter, Tech and cycle to work schemes
• Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice scheme
• Free Calm App Subscription #1 app for meditation, relaxation and sleep
• Continuous Training and Development, including access to Udemy Business
• Spend up to 2 months working outside of your country of employment over a rolling 12-month period with our ‘Work from Anywhere’ policy
• Employee Referral Program
• Team Social Budget & Company-wide Socials

Our mission.

We have one mission. To help businesses grow. To make data easier. And to make the world a better place. We’re not a start-up. Not anymore. But we’ve not been around that long either. What we are is a collection of bright, passionate minds harnessing complexities and helping our clients and their communities. One culture, made of many. Heading in one direction – the future.

It’s all about you.

It’s important to us that you feel welcome, valued and respected. After all, it’s your individuality and passion for what you do that will make you Q. We see that – which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’ve created and will continue to improve our inclusive and diverse work environment. Regardless of your race, beliefs, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity or ableness – whoever you are – if you are a passionate, curious and caring human being who wants to push the boundaries of what’s possible, then we want to hear from you.

Internal pay equity across departments is crucial to our global compensation philosophy. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of experience, education, training, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data.

Quantexa is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our talent acquisition processes. If you require support, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team.

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