Human Resources Business Partner

Equifind is partnering with a well-established Private Equity firm, based in Central London, with a strong track record across its investment portfolio and a reputation as a considered, disciplined investor in its sector. They are now looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to join the team on a hybrid basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, high-performing environment, partnering across the business to shape and deliver the people agenda.

This role would suit an HR Business Partner with a background in financial services, ideally Private Equity, Asset Management, Investment Banking, or a related sector, who is comfortable operating at pace, managing complexity, and building trusted relationships with senior leaders.

The Role

• Act as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to designated business areas, providing pragmatic, commercially-minded HR support
• Partner with senior leadership on organisational design, workforce planning, and talent strategy
• Lead on employee relations matters, ensuring a fair, consistent, and legally sound approach
• Support performance management cycles, compensation reviews, and talent calibration
• Drive engagement, culture, and retention initiatives across the firm
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition, Reward, and L&D to ensure a joined-up people approach
• Provide coaching and guidance to line managers on all aspects of the employee lifecycle
• Contribute to broader HR projects and continuous improvement of policies and processes

About You

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner within financial services (PE, Asset Management, Investment Banking, or similar preferred)
• Strong generalist HR knowledge with hands-on experience across ER, performance, reward, and talent
• Confident operating with senior stakeholders and influencing at leadership level
• Commercially astute, pragmatic, and comfortable in a smaller, close-knit team environment
• CIPD qualified (or equivalent experience) preferred
• Excellent communication skills and sound judgement in handling sensitive and confidential matters

What's on Offer

• Highly competitive salary and discretionary bonus
• Hybrid working, Central London office
• Exposure to senior leadership and genuine influence over the people strategy
• A collegiate, high-calibre environment within a well-established PE firm