Overview

People Business Partner at Oodle Car Finance. We are looking for a People Business Partner to join our People Team at Oodle. As a People Business Partner, you will lead a team and provide both operational and strategic support to line managers across the business. You'll play a key role in driving our People strategy, partnering closely with stakeholders, and delivering initiatives that span the full employee lifecycle. This role will report into the Head of People and will directly manage our HR Administrator, People Advisor, and Junior People Advisor, giving you the opportunity to coach and develop others while shaping how we deliver our People agenda. It's a fantastic role for someone who wants to be part of a collaborative team and gain exposure to a broad range of HR initiatives in a fast-moving environment.

What you'll be getting up to

• Act as a trusted partner for your business area, providing expert advice, guidance, and coaching to managers.
• Proactively identify people issues and trends within the business and collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement solutions.
• Lead HR projects and contribute to shaping the overall people strategy.
• Translate the needs of your business area into a clear and actionable people plan.
• Lead, coach, and develop your team to support the delivery of people initiatives.
• Champion DEI initiatives to build a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• Partner with Talent Management to embed talent practices and initiatives effectively.
• Lead transformation and change initiatives, supporting leaders to navigate transitions.
• Keep up to date with legal requirements and ensure compliance across all HR activities.

Experience & skills

• Previous experience in a People Business Partner role.
• Previous experience within Financial Services (not essential).
• Previous experience in supporting change and leading HR projects.
• Strong experience in managing complex employee relations issues.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practices.

Our values

Our values are our personal brand and lay the foundation of what we care about the most. They provide us with guidance, so we can work towards the same goals. They are our DNA and are kept at the forefront of every Oodler's mind when making business decisions.

• Embrace being human - empathy and diversity make us stronger.
• Strive for awesome - it's awesome when we do better every day.
• Everyone's a builder - we're in this together and we win as a team.
• Bravely honest - we're honest with ourselves and everyone else.
• Think customer - they're at the heart of everything we do.

Culture & how to learn more

To find out more about our culture and what happens at Oodle check out our LinkedIn and Instagram.

Benefits & location

• Up to £50,000 plus a discretionary Company Bonus Scheme
• Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week - hybrid)
• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 3 years' service) plus bank holidays
• Private Medical - via Vitality, with reward schemes paid for you and your family
• Health cash plan - via Simply Health for employees and children
• Pension - Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot
• Free breakfast, drinks and fruit in the office
• Employee discounts - discounts for major shops
• 1 day volunteer day per year
• Mental health care - 6 free counselling sessions via EAP
• Paid sick leave - enhanced company sick pay
• Enhanced family leave - for primary and secondary caregivers

About Oodle

Oodle - who are we? Our mission is to be the UK's simplest way to find and finance a great value used car. We want to put car buyers back in control and make the car buying experience as simple, straightforward, and joyful as possible. We are a team of 400 people located in Manchester, Oxford and London. Since 2016 we've supported thousands of customers on their car buying journey and 2025 is shaping up to be another exciting year.