People Experience Business Partner, Xero
Maternity Cover
Accounting software for small businesses
Open for applications
Accounting software for small businesses
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Experience (ideally 4+ years) in strategic HR or People Business Partnering roles, preferably in fast-paced, tech or SaaS environments
- Strong knowledge about UK and Nordics labour regulations and policies
- Proven ability to translate business strategies into people priorities and guide leaders through change and growth
- Deep understanding of employee relations, organisational design, engagement and performance management
- Strong coaching and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and support leaders constructively
- Experience managing complex employee lifecycle events and processes with rigour and care
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to use insights to inform people strategy and track progress
- Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence stakeholders across levels and geographies
What the job involves
- As a PX Business Partner, you will be a strategic advisor embedded within your business unit, acting as a connector between people priorities and business outcomes
- You’ll work closely with leaders to build organisational capability, enable high-performing teams, and support our business strategy with practical, human-centred people solutions
- You will navigate the full employee lifecycle - from onboarding and performance to change management and retention - helping leaders make thoughtful, data-informed people decisions while ensuring alignment with Planday’s PX strategy and Xero Group’s frameworks
- You’ll be a trusted voice to leadership, coaching them through change, culture and growth - ensuring people and business strategies evolve together
- This role is a maternity cover for about 10 months
- Act as a key partner to all leaders within your business unit, ensuring people strategies are tightly aligned with business goals and PX team priorities
- Develop and deliver People Plans that support business performance, talent development, retention and cultural outcomes
- Translate business challenges into actionable people solutions that scale effectively across the functions
- Coach and challenge leaders to build strong, inclusive and high-performing teams
- Support talent reviews and capability assessments; help leaders identify and nurture high-potential talent
- Provide guidance on performance management, career progression, team effectiveness, and succession planning
- Use data and people metrics to identify trends, risks and opportunities within your business unit
- Provide insights and recommendations to leadership on issues such as engagement, turnover, performance and organisational health
- Partner with PX Operations Manager to inform reporting and dashboards that support strategic decision-making
- Lead or contribute to strategic PX initiatives both within your business unit and to the wider business, ensuring local relevance and aligned implementation
- Collaborate closely with other PX team members and relevant internal stakeholders (including the wider Xero group) to share insights, learn from diverse approaches, and work together on strategic PX initiatives, tailoring projects and programmes to Planday's specific needs
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Prior to Xero, she founded Boardlist and Joyus. She also served as the CEO of Polyvore and as a President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations at Google.
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