People Partner

Our HR team is all about making Sky a great place to work that’s both fair and inclusive for our people. We do OUR best to help everyone be at THEIR best. From hiring fantastic people to offering great benefits, from supporting learning and careers to making sure everyone gets paid on time – it all makes a difference. We want our people to have everything they need to design awesome products, create amazing TV, deliver the best customer service and much, much, more.

The People Partner role serves as a key change agent that contracts into the business to drive and align People strategic priorities with business strategy, whilst also supporting the strategic goals and needs of the business.

Please note that this is a permanent opportunity; however, there are also fixed-term contract (FTC) opportunities available within the team. Details regarding these options will be discussed with selected candidates during the screening stage.

What you’ll do

• Accountable for the design and delivery of strategic people plans to enable business outcomes.

• Act as a local point of business expertise for CofE’s to help shape people products & services.

• Lead / advise on organization design and the delivery of people change.

• Challenge the business to ensure there is integrity in all of our people decisions.

• Question and challenge senior business leaders to get to the root cause of business issues, and use this to effectively match CofE products to business issues.

• Proactive talent management of the directorate, including finding opportunities for talent mobility across the organisation, succession planning and external talent pipelining.

• Embed and achieve D&I ambitions through all people initiatives.

• Role model and mentor our leaders to embed Leader Model and drive cultural change.

• Ensure consistent reward and banding principles are applied across the employee lifecycle.

• Seek impactful workforce data & insights to enable more effective business decisions.

• Partner with leaders to create solutions which build a high performance culture, in turn driving higher employee engagement and performance.

What you’ll bring 

Essential criteria: 

• Experience operating as a People Partner in a complex environment, supporting senior leaders to deliver business priorities through effective people solutions.

• Proven experience leading and embedding organisational change, applying organisational design principles and change best practice.

• Experience of creating robust people and culture plans that support business transformation and people engagement.

• Demonstrable ability to influence senior leaders to adopt people strategies that enable sustainable business outcomes.

• Strong coaching and partnering capability, providing constructive challenge and building leader confidence in people decision making.

• Ability to use people insight and data from multiple sources to diagnose issues and shape evidence based recommendations.

• Clear commitment to inclusion, fairness and employee experience, embedding inclusive principles into people practices and leader behaviour.

• Strong collaboration skills, able to work autonomously while partnering effectively across People Partnering, Group HR and wider Sky stakeholders.

Benefits and perks

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster: 

• Free Sky TV including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema  

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution

• Private healthcare with mental health support 

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance 

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect 

• Sharesave and Tech schemes 

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you’ll work

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week. 

Your office base

Osterley 

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer. 

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.