People Partner

At Jellyfish, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives and inclusive collaboration. We welcome individuals who excel in collaborative, varied teams and value the unique contributions that each person brings to the table.

Jellyfish is a global digital marketing agency; a unique fusion of tech enthusiasts, creative minds, and media and data experts all united to empower our clients along their digital journey. Our commitment to embracing diverse perspectives fuels our innovation and strategies that challenge the status quo, reinvent media activation, and craft influential stories for our global clients and their customers. Join us in shaping a future where business growth and personal fulfilment go hand in hand.

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior People Partner, you’ll play a key role in enabling leaders and teams to succeed by delivering people strategies that support business goals, engagement, and performance.

Working closely with the Senior People Partner, our CPO, and alongside your peers across the global People team, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to managers, balancing operational delivery with growing strategic influence. You’ll have exposure to senior stakeholders and play a visible role in shaping and embedding initiatives across talent, culture, and leadership development.

Please note that this is a one-year fixed-term position covering maternity leave, ending in April 2027.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Become a trusted advisor, providing pragmatic and commercially sound HR advice.

• Support workforce planning, talent development, and organisational design activities within your business areas.

• Interpret people data and engagement insights to identify trends and recommend actions.

• Manage and coach managers through Employee Relations issues (performance, absence, conduct, redundancy, and grievances) ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant outcomes.

• Work with the Senior People Partner to identify and mitigate potential risk areas.

• Support continuous improvement of policies and practices to drive consistency and scalability.

• Partner with the L&D and DEI teams to implement engagement, wellbeing, and learning initiatives that strengthen leadership, inclusion, and culture.

Qualifications

• Over 4 years of experience in a People Advisor, People Partner or a similar HR Business Partnering role.

• Knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.

• Experience managing Employee Relations cases from start to resolution.

• Well versed in Human Resources Information Systems and reporting tools.

• Ability to interpret people data and use insights to drive decisions.

• Comfortable handling sensitive information confidentially.

• You seek and implement solutions to improve processes.

• When faced with a problem, you collaborate with the appropriate people to evaluate different options and find practical solutions.

• You have an interest to apply AI-driven tools for process automation and optimisation.

Note: We emphasise skills, expertise and behavioural attributes over years of experience and traditional degrees. If you want to join our collaborative team, we invite you to apply today with your resume in English.

Additional Information

Join Jellyfish and experience a workplace where we prioritise your growth, celebrate your contributions, and empower you to tailor your work environment to suit your needs.

💰 Reward: You'll be eligible to join our discretionary annual bonus scheme.

💫 Custom Work Environment: Work remotely for up to 60% of your days and shape your day between 8am. and 6:30pm with flexible working hours.

📈 Growth, Your Way: Accumulate one paid day each month (2 hours per week) for self-development and access to Jellyfish Learn.

👪 Family Support: Enjoy 14 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers. We also provide £1000 (or equivalent) towards courses for returning primary caregivers to support your transition back into work.

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