Sr. People Success Business Partner

Location:London, UK

Department:People

The Senior People Business Partner at Navan will support EMEA Go-To-Market employees, primarily located in London, France, Netherlands and Germany, while collaborating with the Global People Team. This role requires working closely with HR experts across Europe and the US.

The ideal candidate will excel in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrate ambiguity management skills, juggle multiple priorities, maintain a strategic mindset, and exhibit curiosity and solution-driven problem-solving. Critical thinking, effective collaboration, and empathetic leadership are essential.

As a Senior People Success Business Partner, you will partner with People, L&D, Talent Acquisition, and Total Rewards to ensure comprehensive support for our global workforce in this rapidly growing company. You will provide expert guidance, data-driven insights, and both strategic and tactical support to help people leaders achieve their goals while fostering a high-performing, engaged culture. The role requires a blend of HR consulting, coaching, and hands-on HR work.

Through strong relationships and effective communication, you will drive the implementation of new initiatives, address challenges, and promote improvements at both local and global levels.

What You’ll Do:

  • As a key player in global people initiatives and projects, you'll play a vital role in the planning, alignment, communication, implementation, progress measurement, and continual improvement of our business areas. With a focus on both business objectives and company values, you'll help drive positive change and make a real impact in close partnership with our Global Go-To-Market People team  to ensure active People support to the organization
  • Consulting leadership on org design, people matters, manager coaching & development, performance and talent management, organizational realignment and workforce planning, hiring & retention strategies, and People program development and implementation
  • Supporting the design and implementation of engagement and recognition initiatives and programs
  • Support managers in work environment topics, as well as activities, aimed to improve the workplace.
  • Support and challenge leaders to help build & strengthen management abilities
  • Provide direct support & guidance to employees
  • Reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance by maintaining knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day employee management and understand when to escalate issues
  • Lead investigations or other activities that relate to employee relations as needed
  • Support the People Development team with your regional expertise and innovative ideas.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 4+ years of experience as a People Business Partner/ HR Partner
  • You have extensive experience as a People Business Partner / HR  on a senior level, working in a fast-paced and changing environment
  • Results-driven individual that can build credibility & trust with leaders and employees across all levels
  • Deep business acumen and collaborative mindset, with the executional know-how of helping to build & scale teams globally through ongoing development, support and engagement of employees
  • Analytical and critical thinking with a metrics-driven approach to talent solutions and the ability to leverage people analytics and insights to create compelling narratives for change to gain sponsorship
  • Strong knowledge of employment law, policies, and procedures, including in-depth understanding of UK labor and employment law
  • Effective communicator who is able to understand and adapt your style based on who they are communicating with.
  • Ability to learn and adapt to changing business priorities
  • Resilience and forward-thinking approach
  • Experience of working with speed, pragmatism and professionalism, ideally in a commercial environment.
  • Experience in a matrix and international environment
  • Experience working with French labor law (a plus)

Navan About Us

Navan is the all-in-one super app that makes travel and expense easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours on the phone trying to change your flight or saving stacks of receipts to manually input expenses. From EAs and finance teams to travel managers and employees, Navan empowers people to focus on the things that matter most to them — all while providing companies with real-time visibility, savings, and control.

Navan’s investors include visionaries like Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Ventures, Greenoaks, Zeev Ventures, and entrepreneurs Lee Fixel, Adam Bain, and Elad Gil. Valued at $9.2B, Navan is well-positioned for continued growth as it continues its takeover of the travel and expense market.

In April 2023, Navan expanded in the Indian market with the acquisition of Tripeur, a modern, people-centric corporate travel and expense management company. The group’s fifth acquisition in under two years, Tripeur joined the Navan Group alongside Spanish meetings and events specialists, Atlanta Events & Corporate Travel Consultants; Berlin-based modern travel management company, Comtravo; leading Scandinavian travel agency Resia AB; and London-based high-touch TMC, Reed & Mackay — the latter of which remains a standalone brand.

At Navan, we’re never satisfied with the status quo, and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation. All voices are valued here and you’ll have the resources, tools, and training you’ll need to do the best work of your life.

Our Benefits

Navan provides a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and financial security. Our offerings include generous medical plans, dental, and vision benefits with premiums covered by Navan, as well as various insurance options designed to cover each family's needs. We also prioritize your holistic wellness with perks like paid parental and bereavement leave, subsidized commuter benefits, mental health support, connectivity stipends, and even pet insurance.

Workplace Policy

Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that is sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, among others — that feel welcoming. Perks such as lunches and happy hours create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. We prioritize in-person connections and operate on a four-day-in-office work model. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office.

Equal Opportunity

Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring.

Accommodations

Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law.

If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, you are welcome to email us at talent-accommodations@navan.com.

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