The Role
The People Business Partner will support and partner with managers in the UK and APAC to enhance employee experience, drive talent initiatives, and foster an inclusive culture through coaching, development, and engagement strategies.
Summary Generated by Built In
We’re hiring a hands-on People Business Partner based in the UK (with the ability to work in the London office for 1-2 days/week) to support and partner with managers and empower employees across the UK and APAC. As we continue to build and grow, this role will play a key part in shaping employee experience. You’ll help lead and deliver people initiatives that foster engagement, development, and a strong, inclusive culture.
Your Impact:
As part of our global People Business Partner Team, you’ll work closely with leaders and employees to support Thrive’s growth and help make it a great place to work. Reporting to the Sr. People Business Partner Manager, you’ll contribute to key People initiatives around talent assessment, management, employee engagement and experience. You’re someone who enjoys jumping in to help, solving problems, and making a positive impact. You bring a collaborative spirit, a willingness to learn, and a can-do attitude to everything you do.
What You’ll Do at Thrive:
Help Thrive Become Future-Ready
You'll take a hands-on and consultative approach to solving problems and supporting organizational success by:
You’ll contribute to delivering and scaling core talent programs that align with Thrive’s evolving needs, including:
Thrive’s culture is core to our success — and you’ll play a key role in nurturing it by:
You’ll also be a key contributor to how we scale and support smart, compliant People operations:
Here’s what you’ll bring to the role:
Experience & Education:
HR Knowledge – Working understanding of core HR areas such as:
While onsite in London will be standard, must be willing to work onsite in our other UK offices (Luton and Nottingham) as needed.
Your Impact:
As part of our global People Business Partner Team, you’ll work closely with leaders and employees to support Thrive’s growth and help make it a great place to work. Reporting to the Sr. People Business Partner Manager, you’ll contribute to key People initiatives around talent assessment, management, employee engagement and experience. You’re someone who enjoys jumping in to help, solving problems, and making a positive impact. You bring a collaborative spirit, a willingness to learn, and a can-do attitude to everything you do.
What You’ll Do at Thrive:
Help Thrive Become Future-Ready
You'll take a hands-on and consultative approach to solving problems and supporting organizational success by:
- Acting as a talent advisor for leaders and employees — connecting business goals to people strategies.
- Helping leaders make better decisions and build high-performing, resilient teams.
- Applying structured problem-solving and data-informed insights (both qualitative and quantitative) to guide decisions.
- Supporting leaders with organizational design — helping to ensure teams are structured with the right roles and skillsets to support business objectives.
You’ll contribute to delivering and scaling core talent programs that align with Thrive’s evolving needs, including:
- Supporting leaders in setting clear goals, coaching teams, and developing talent.
- Helping deliver talent programs around mentorship, performance management, coaching, and career development.
- Guiding leaders and teams through organizational change, helping them stay aligned and resilient through growth.
Thrive’s culture is core to our success — and you’ll play a key role in nurturing it by:
- Offering insights and recommendations on cultural and engagement initiatives.
- Supporting implementation of programs focused on employee wellbeing, DEI, and overall talent management.
- Acting as a trusted partner to resolve conflict, foster positive employee relations, and minimize unwanted turnover.
- Delivering and supporting People processes that matter most to our teams and culture.
You’ll also be a key contributor to how we scale and support smart, compliant People operations:
- Provide support and guidance on local employment compliance.
- Helping to evolve and improve People-related processes and systems as Thrive continues to grow.
Here’s what you’ll bring to the role:
Experience & Education:
- 2+ years of experience as a People Business Partner in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
HR Knowledge – Working understanding of core HR areas such as:
- HR advisory and business partnership
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Performance management and career development
- Training and development program delivery
- Organizational development and change management
- Experience working with a global workforce, including remote and distributed teams
- Ability to navigate cultural nuance, employment regulations, and regional compliance requirements
- Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Skilled at building trust and credibility across all levels of the organization
- Able to utilize critical thinking to guide decision-making
- Capable of handling sensitive issues with discretion, diplomacy, and care
- Able to pivot quickly and confidently — you can go from 0 to 60 mph when priorities shift
- Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy solving complex, people-related challenges
- Committed to with demonstrated behaviors aligning to our core values (People, Customers, Attitude, Ownership)
While onsite in London will be standard, must be willing to work onsite in our other UK offices (Luton and Nottingham) as needed.
Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience as a People Business Partner in fast-paced environments
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Working understanding of HR advisory, employee relations, performance management and career development
- Experience working with a global workforce, including remote teams
Thrive Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thrive and has not been reviewed or approved by Thrive.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid annual leave and holidays are positioned as part of the standard offering, which can strengthen total rewards beyond base pay. Flexible schedules are also described as available, supporting work-life needs.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is explicitly included in the benefits package, indicating employer participation in long-term savings. This feature can meaningfully add to overall compensation value for eligible employees.
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The Company
What We Do
Thrive is a leading provider of NextGen managed services designed to drive business outcomes through application enablement and optimization. The company’s Thrive5 Methodology utilizes a unique combination of its Application Performance Platform and strategic services to ensure each business application takes advantage of technology that enables peak performance, scale, and security. Hundreds of clients rely on Thrive to drive operational efficiencies, security compliance, high availability, and hardened reliability, both on-premise and in the Cloud. The company’s proven approach to managed services enables enterprises all of sizes to realize their goals, for today and tomorrow.
