People Operations Partner (14 month - Fixed Term Contract)

People Operations Partner Fixed-Term Contract: November 2026 to January 2028   Are you an experienced HR professional who enjoys solving problems, improving how things work and creating a great employee experience?   We’re looking for a People Operations Partner to join our People & Culture team on a fixed-term basis, supporting employees and leaders across the UK and Europe.   This is a broad, hands-on role where you’ll be involved across the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and employee changes through to benefits, payroll support, learning and offboarding. You’ll also have the opportunity to help us evolve how we deliver People services, including making greater use of automation and AI-enabled tools. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, can build strong relationships with different stakeholders and, importantly, looks beyond simply fixing an issue to ask: how can we stop this happening again?   What you’ll be doing   As part of our UK & European People team, you’ll:   ·       Act as a key point of contact for employee and manager HR queries, providing clear, practical and timely guidance. ·       Manage employee lifecycle activities within Workday, ensuring data and employee records are accurate and well maintained. ·       Support the offer, contract, pre-onboarding and Day 1 experience for new starters. ·       Coordinate employee changes and offboarding, working closely with HR Business Partners, IT and other specialist teams. ·       Support the administration of employee benefits across our European markets, partnering with our Reward team. ·       Assist with European payroll activities, ensuring accurate and timely inputs. ·       Support onboarding, learning and development activities, including training coordination and maintaining learning records. ·       Work alongside HR Business Partners on more complex employee cases and People projects. ·       Help maintain policies, processes, employee documentation and HR knowledge articles. ·       Support internal and external audits and wider HR governance activities. ·       Identify opportunities to simplify, automate and improve People processes, reducing manual activity and improving the employee experience. ·       Partner with IT to explore and develop AI-enabled solutions and automated workflows, including tools such as Microsoft Copilot Agents.   What we’re looking for   You’ll ideally bring:   ·       Previous experience using Workday HCM. ·       At least 3 years’ experience within an HR advisory, People Operations or similar HR generalist role. ·       Experience administering employee benefits within at least one European market. Experience across multiple countries such as France, Germany, Spain, Italy or Finland would be advantageous, but isn’t essential. ·       Experience working across different areas of the employee lifecycle. ·       Strong written and verbal communication skills,…