HR Specialist - Business

Location: Newbury and London, United Kingdom; hybrid with office attendance 2–3 days per week and at least 8 days per month

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and hirify.global benefits

Company

hirify.globalThree is building and operating a UK connectivity network while supporting digital infrastructure, businesses, services, and communities across the country.

What you will do

• Partner with a business function to shape and deliver people plans aligned with business objectives and the wider People strategy.
• Support organisational design, change programmes, integration initiatives, and structural transitions.
• Contribute to workforce planning, employment cost forecasting, budgeting, and resource planning.
• Provide guidance on employee relations matters and support TUPE-related activities.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners, business leaders, and Centres of Expertise on people priorities.
• Support talent, development, engagement, culture, diversity, and continuous-improvement initiatives using data and feedback.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a generalist HR role covering a broad range of people-related activities.
• Strong understanding of core HR practices, processes, principles, employment legislation, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships, influence across teams, and collaborate effectively.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with empathy and objectivity when handling sensitive situations.
• Organised, proactive, resilient, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to inclusive workplaces, commercial awareness, continuous learning, and measurable people outcomes.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility to work from the office and home.
• Bonus, up to 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, and paid time for charity work.
• Benefits including discounts, vouchers, a pension plan, learning tools, and parental leave policies.
• Inclusive workplace focused on belonging, diversity, equity, and meaningful impact.
• Employment is subject to criminal (DBS) and financial background checks due to regulatory requirements.