People Lead - Americas & UK
Kpler
People & HR
London, UK
Posted on Apr 18, 2025
At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 600 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
This role will lead a small team of People Partners and work closely with regional and global stakeholders to deliver a high-impact people strategy. From coaching leaders and supporting performance management, to aligning rewards with performance and driving learning initiatives—this role plays a critical part in creating an exceptional employee experience while supporting business growth.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on HR expertise with strong leadership capability and a collaborative mindset. You’ll bring a deep understanding of UK and US employment practices and the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders across the business.
Responsibilities
- Leadership & Strategic Partnering
- Lead and coach the People Partnering team across the UK and US, ensuring consistency, scalability, and alignment with Kpler’s global People strategy
- Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior leaders, guiding performance, engagement, and change efforts while proactively addressing organisational challenges and presenting solutions.
- Partner closely with cross-functional leaders to drive alignment between business objectives and people outcomes, ensuring scalable and sustainable growth.
- Support business growth by advising on workforce planning, team development, and talent initiatives.
- Performance, L&D & Employee Development
- Partner with the L&D team to co-develop and implement training programs for managers and employees.
- Drive a culture of feedback and high performance, ensuring performance cycles are embedded and aligned with business goals.
- Promote career development and continuous learning through data-driven interventions and support tools.
- Support employee retention by identifying engagement and development opportunities, addressing attrition risks proactively, and aligning growth paths with business needs.
- Employee Relations & Compliance
- Oversee complex employee relations cases, partnering with Legal & Compliance where necessary.
- Ensure employment practices across the UK and US are fully compliant with local laws and internal policies.
- Support regional immigration and mobility processes in partnership with external providers and internal stakeholders.
- Reward Alignment & Operational Excellence
- Collaborate with the Rewards & Benefits team to ensure that compensation practices are competitive, compliant, and tied to performance outcomes.
- Contribute to annual compensation reviews and assist in embedding pay transparency and equity across the regions.
- Leverage feedback from employees and leaders to identify gaps, assess reward effectiveness, and inform continuous improvement in total rewards strategy
- People Ops, Projects & Analytics
- Partner with People Ops to ensure seamless employee experiences across the full employee lifecycle.
- Drive continuous improvement of People processes, leveraging feedback and data to enhance effectiveness.
- Use People analytics to identify trends, support decision-making, and develop targeted solutions to improve engagement, retention, and team effectiveness.
Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or other relevant fields
- +8 years of professional experience in Human Resources, including 3 years partnering directly with senior management.
- In-depth knowledge of UK and US employment law and HR best practices.
- Proven track record of effectively partnering with senior leaders in fast-paced, hybrid, and globally matrixes organisations.
- Strong analytical mindset and confidence using data to guide decisions and influence stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt across cultures and seniority levels.
- Comfortable managing ambiguity, scaling processes, and balancing strategic and operational priorities.
- Located in or near London, with the ability to work from the office at least once per week.
We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
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We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.
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Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
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