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Hayfin Capital Management

HR Business Partner

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Hayfin Capital Management

London, GB · Contract · £80,000 – £110,000

About this role

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our London team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Partnering with senior leaders across the business, you will provide strategic and operational HR support within a fast-paced investment management environment. This is a broad, high-impact role covering organisational effectiveness, talent, workforce planning, employee relations and performance.

You will play a key role in enabling high performance, supporting growth, and shaping culture across the firm. Day-to-day, expect to partner with senior leaders to deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives. Lead workforce planning and oversee recruitment for designated areas while driving talent initiatives.

In this environment, you will advise on organisational design, change initiatives, and leadership effectiveness. Manage complex employee relations matters with sound commercial judgement alongside supporting performance and compensation cycles. Collaborate in a mid-sized, high-performance organisation partnering with European teams.

Use people data and engagement insights to inform decision-making and drive action. This role offers opportunities to identify capability gaps, retention risks, and translate insights into business impact. Shape the firm's culture through strategic HR contributions in investment management.

Requirements

  • Proven HR Business Partner experience within Financial Services (investment management preferred)
  • Strong knowledge of UK employment law and FCA/SMCR requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders
  • 'Hands on' experience leading recruitment campaigns and workforce planning
  • Strong commercial acumen and ability to translate data into insight
  • Confident managing complex ER cases
  • Experience partnering with European teams or working within a mid-sized, high-performance organisation is advantageous

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior leaders to deliver people strategies aligned to business objectives
  • Lead workforce planning and oversee recruitment activity for designated areas
  • Drive talent and succession planning, identifying capability gaps and retention risks
  • Advise on organisational design, change initiatives and leadership effectiveness
  • Manage complex employee relations matters with sound commercial judgement
  • Support performance and compensation cycles in partnership with Reward
  • Use people data and engagement insights to inform decision-making and drive action