Our priority is to match the right person to the right role, and we never want salary to be a barrier to applying. Regardless of your current pay, we’ll ask about your salary expectations during the application process, and our Talent Team will have an open, honest conversation during the talent call to understand your skills and explore our salary options. If you have questions around salary, please feel free to ask us!
Location: Chiswick, London - Hybrid
Sponsorship: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
Reporting to the People Director, the Head of People Partnering will lead and develop an established People Partnering function, ensuring the delivery of a strategic, proactive and commercially focused people service across the organisation.
Working closely with senior leaders, the role will provide expert advice and challenge on a broad range of people matters, helping to align people initiatives with organisational priorities while supporting leaders to build high-performing, engaged teams.
Leading a team of People Partners, this role will drive a consistent approach to people management, organisational change, employee relations and organisational design. The postholder will ensure compliance with employment legislation and organisational policies, champion an outstanding employee experience that reflects our values, and play a key role in shaping and delivering the wider People strategy to support the organisation's continued success.
Reporting to the People Director
Why So Energy?
So Energy was created in 2015 because we knew energy suppliers could be better. Since then, we’ve grown rapidly but sustainably, with 300,000 customers and over 450 Energists (what we call our people). But we’re not done! We’re on the road to a net-zero future, and thanks to our partnership with ESB, we’re well on the way. We’re customer-centric, tech-led, and passionate about sustainability.
We’re driven to do our best for our customers, for each other, and for our planet. That’s why we’ve built a workplace culture that’s supportive, empowering, inclusive, and full of opportunities to grow and make an impact.
At So Energy, we take pride in our values-driven culture. We live and breathe by our six core values that guide everything we do:
Clear
Honest
Ambitious
Inquisitive
Caring
Sustainable
Strategic Leadership & Business Partnering
Leadership & Development of the People Partnering Team
Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing team of People Partners, creating a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous learning.
Embed commercial acumen, digital agility, data literacy and people advocacy within the partnering model, ensuring the team adds measurable value to the organisation.
Organisational Design & Workforce Planning
Performance, Talent & Leadership Capability
Co- lead the organisation's performance management approach alongside the Head of Learning,Performance and Development ensuring effective delivery of performance review cycles, calibration meetings and continuous performance conversations.
Employee Engagement, Culture & Wellbeing
Lead the design, implementation and evaluation of employee engagement surveys working alongside the internal communications lead, ensuring meaningful analysis and robust action planning across all business areas.
Employee Relations & Employment Law
Coach and support the People Partnering team in managing complex cases including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance and organisational change.
Change Management & Strategic Projects
Governance, Data & Continuous Improvement
Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
Significant experience operating in a senior HR Business Partnering or People Partnering leadership role within a complex organisation.
Experience leading, developing and coaching a high-performing People Partnering or HR Business Partnering team.
Proven experience of partnering with senior leaders to develop and deliver people strategies that support organisational and commercial objectives.
Experience leading organisational design, workforce planning and organisational change initiatives.
Demonstrable experience managing complex employee relations matters and providing expert advice on employment legislation and best practice.
Experience of leading organisation-wide performance management and employee engagement initiatives.
Experience using people data and insights to inform decision-making, influence stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.
Experience of building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and influencing at executive level.
Experience of leading cross-functional people projects and delivering measurable organisational outcomes.
Research shows that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply for a role unless they are 100% qualified. We believe your experience, skills, and passion will set you apart. We encourage you to apply and tell us about your journey, even if you don’t tick all the boxes.
Dedicated Learning & Development Team – Supporting your development through workshops, coaching and learning opportunities.
Learning Platform – Access thousands of learning resources to help you build new skills and support your career development.
Educational Sponsorships – Supporting professional development through initiatives such as Code First Girls.
Up to 10% Performance Bonus – Based on both company and personal performance.
Annual Salary Reviews – Helping ensure we remain competitive in the market.
Real Living Wage Employer – Proud to be an accredited Real Living Wage employer.
Your Birthday Off – Because birthdays should be celebrated.
Three So Giving Days – Paid time to support a cause that's important to you.
Enhanced Family Leave – Supporting you through every stage of family life.
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support available 24/7, 365 days a year, including access to professional guidance and structured counselling support.
Wellbeing Resources via Perkbox – Access a range of wellbeing articles, tools and guidance, alongside employee perks and discounts, all in one place.
Physical Wellbeing – Free eye tests and annual flu vaccinations.
Menopause Policy – Providing support and guidance for colleagues experiencing menopause.
Affinity Groups – Connect with colleagues through our employee-led communities.
Monthly Social Events – Bringing teams together and creating opportunities to connect.
Charitable Fundraising – Supporting the communities we're proud to be part of.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we encourage applications from everyone, and we will ensure fair and accessible recruitment for all. At So Energy, we’re committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are a global community, and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated as they are critical to our innovation. It’s essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. Inclusion isn’t just an initiative at So Energy. We strive to embed it throughout our entire culture.
