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Senior People Partner

Synthesia· Operations
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Hybrid (London), Hybrid (New York City)Full-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Senior People Partner to help shape our People strategy and execution as we scale. Reports to the HR Director and works with senior leaders across the customer organisation as strategic advisor and hands-on executor to build high-performing teams and own key people initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with leaders on organisational design, role clarity and how to structure for growth and impact
  • Use data and insights (attrition, engagement, performance, talent distribution) to build a clear picture of organisational health and set priorities
  • Advise and coach managers and leaders through complex people challenges, raising the bar on performance, feedback, accountability and talent development
  • Support talent management practices including succession planning, performance calibration and development of critical talent
  • Own the execution of key people initiatives from strategy through design and delivery, making sure they drive meaningful outcomes
  • Take a hands-on approach to complex performance, employee relations and organisational issues, using sound judgment and pragmatism
  • Partner with specialist teams (Talent, People Ops, Total Rewards) and use AI and automation to simplify people practices and improve decision-making

Qualifications

  • Significant experience as a People Partner, HR Business Partner or similar strategic HR role
  • First-hand experience of organisations scaling, with an understanding of what needs to evolve at different growth stages
  • A track record of advising senior leaders on organisational design, talent, performance and leadership decisions
  • Strong organisational diagnostic skills, with the ability to connect people data, business performance and leadership behaviour to find root causes
  • Commercial acumen, and the ability to understand how organisational decisions influence productivity and business outcomes
  • Experience handling complex performance and employee relations matters, balancing business needs, employee experience and risk
  • Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders while maintaining trust
  • Strong written and spoken communication in English

Skills

Required:Organisational designPeople analyticsCoaching and advisoryTalent managementProject management & executionEmployee relationsStakeholder managementCommunication (English)
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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