Role overview

Xero is seeking a People Experience Business Partner to work strategically with senior leadership across the UK organisation. In this role, you will translate people strategy into tangible business outcomes, operating as a trusted advisor to leaders in Product & Tech and Sales while driving people initiatives across the entire UK function.

Key responsibilities

Partner with senior leadership teams to build workforce plans that directly align with commercial priorities and organisational objectives.
Lead UK-wide programmes including regional operating model design, workforce planning initiatives, and cultural evolution across the business.
Manage salary reviews, talent reviews, and succession planning cycles across your portfolio of business areas.
Drive organisational design and change management initiatives end to end to create resilient, scalable structures.
Challenge leaders with data-driven insights and recommendations, connecting talent decisions to measurable commercial impact.
Embed AI and data approaches into how the People Experience function operates, and build AI fluency across leaders and teams.
Handle complex and sensitive employee relations matters with sound judgment and pragmatic decision-making.

Requirements

Proven experience partnering with senior leadership teams across the full spectrum of people experience, ideally in a mid-to-large SaaS or technology business operating in a matrix environment.
Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into people plans with measurable outcomes and link talent decisions to commercial impact.
Experience leading organisational design and restructures from conception through completion.
Track record of managing high-risk employee relations matters with fair, legally robust, and pragmatic judgment.
Strong expertise in remuneration, workforce planning, employment legislation, and driving engagement and high-performance cultures.
Ability to step into unfamiliar portfolios, build credibility quickly, and resolve complex issues with minimal reliance on established relationships.
Collaborative problem-solving skills with proven ability to build trust and alignment across diverse teams.

What makes this role worth considering

You will join a collaborative PX team that works closely with global Centres of Excellence, balancing the execution of global objectives with championing your portfolio’s priorities. The team values open idea exchange, mutual coaching, and agile ways of working as the business scales. Xero offers flexible, hybrid working arrangements with designated boost days for in-person collaboration, and this role can be based in either the London or Milton Keynes office.