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, hands-on role covering organisational effectiveness, talent, recruitment, employee relations and performance. You will play a key role in enabling high performance, supporting growth, and shaping culture across the firm.
Key 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
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.
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What We Do
Hayfin Capital Management is a leading alternative asset management firm. Since the firm’s founding in 2009, Hayfin has invested over €46.5 billion of capital through its private markets strategies, in over 500 companies. Hayfin focuses on delivering best-in-class risk-adjusted returns for its investors across four strategies: Direct Lending, Special Opportunities, High-Yield Credit and Private Equity Solutions. Hayfin has a diverse international team of over 200 experienced industry professionals with offices globally, including headquarters in London and offices in Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Stockholm, San Diego, Singapore and Tokyo







