Partner Experience Business Partner

The role & impact

At Xero, our purpose is to make running a business beautiful by empowering small businesses with connected technology and strong support networks. As a People Experience Business Partner, you will operate in a strategic partnership model, translating core people strategy into meaningful business outcomes across your portfolio. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, guiding them on organisational capability, strategic workforce planning, and organisational design to help teams thrive.
 
In this role, you will lead through complexity, resolving sensitive employee matters and delivering high-impact people programmes aligned with our global goals. By using data-driven insights and coaching leadership teams, you will champion a healthy, collaborative, and high-performing workplace culture that directly supports business growth.
   
The team & how they connect

You will join a collaborative People Experience (PX) team that works hand-in-hand with Centres of Excellence, Talent Experience, and Workplace Experience to deliver a cohesive employee journey. The team acts as the vital bridge between strategic business goals and day-to-day people practices, ensuring consistent, supportive initiatives across functions. Together, we exchange ideas openly, coach one another, and solve shared challenges to keep our ways of working agile and aligned.
 
The team is currently working on

- Partnering with senior leadership teams to develop and execute targeted, data-informed people plans tailored to portfolio priorities.
- Guiding annual remuneration and capability processes, including talent reviews, career development, and succession planning.
- Leading meaningful change management and organisational design initiatives to build resilient, scalable structures.
- Collaborating with global working groups and mentoring PX Advisors to elevate capability across our wider community.

Where and how you can work

Xero supports a flexible, hybrid working environment where you can balance focused remote work with purposeful in-person collaboration. We value intentional time together in our modern office spaces, using designated boost days to connect, collaborate, and build relationships with your team and business stakeholders. This role can be based in either our Milton Keynes or London office.
 
Here are some of the things we are looking for

- You bring proven experience partnering with senior leaders and leadership teams across the full generalist spectrum of people experience.
- Your background includes leading complex organisational change and guiding structural design with empathy and clarity.
- You possess strong working knowledge of modern HR disciplines, such as employee relations, remuneration, performance management, and employment legislation.
- You have a natural ability to coach stakeholders through sensitive matters, offering clear, balanced, and constructive guidance.
- A commercial and analytical mindset that enables you to interpret people data and translate it into practical business solutions.
- You demonstrate collaborative problem-solving skills, with a track record of building trust and alignment across diverse teams.

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.