People Partner role focusing on partnering with Commercial and Sales teams at Motors & Cazoo. Drive impact through performance and leadership within a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
Partner with leaders and managers across multiple functions.
Coach managers to lead high-performing, accountable teams - focusing on performance, behaviour, engagement and role clarity.
Proactively identify people risks and opportunities and take early, decisive action.
Build trusted, credible relationships while maintaining high standards and healthy challenge.
Lead performance and capability conversations across the business, including underperformance, restructures and exits.
Manage employee relations cases independently, with empathy, fairness and strong judgement.
Ensure performance expectations are clear, consistent and aligned to the company’s performance framework.
Coach managers on handling underperformance early and constructively.
Partner closely with the Head of People and People Ops Lead on pay, promotion and calibration decisions, providing evidence-based insight and recommendations.
Deliver practical manager guidance and training sessions.
Support rollout of leadership training, behaviours and performance standards.
Reinforce clarity around expectations, role scope and accountability.
Work closely with the rest of the People Team to embed our cultural transformation - ensuring People processes support a high-performance, high-engagement environment.
Translate new frameworks into practical tools for managers.
Act as a visible champion of ownership, pace and accountability.
Raise the visibility and credibility of the People team through strong partnering and consistent delivery.
Use people data and insight to inform decisions, challenge assumptions and prioritise action.
Requirements
Previous experience as a HR Business Partner / People Partner in a fast-paced, autonomous and transforming environment.
Experience supporting Sales or Commercial teams preferred.
Strong, practical knowledge of UK employment law and employee relations.
Proven experience coaching and challenging managers at pace.
Experience supporting change and growth, not just steady-state organisations.
Commercial, pragmatic and action-oriented.
Confident in making decisions and standing by them.
Excellent communicator who understands the importance of clarity and follow-through; able to translate complexity into simplicity for managers and teams.
Thrives in evolving, imperfect environments.
Independent and proactive - you take ownership, spot what needs doing, and make it happen.
Grounded and pragmatic - you balance pace and delivery with warmth and empathy.
A great people person with strong HR judgement and high standards.
Benefits
Competitive Pay
Discretionary Bonus
Pension Scheme (up to 9% Employer Contribution)
Employee recognition scheme with great financial prizes
25 days holiday per year growing with length of service
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