Join Sky at a defining moment in our journey. As we transform for the future,we'relooking for a People Partner who can help shape the organisation, enablechangeand ensure our people strategy accelerates business performance.
Partnering with our Corporate Functions,you'llwork closely with senior leaders to translate business priorities into impactful people strategies. From organisational design and workforce planning to culture,capabilityand AI adoption,you'llhelp leaders build high-performing teams, modernise ways of working and create the conditions for sustainable growth.
This is an opportunity to influence some of Sky's most important transformation priorities, combining commercial insight, strategicthinkingand peopleexpertiseto drive lasting impact across the business.
What you'll do:
Accountable for the design and delivery of strategicpeopleplans to enable business outcomes.
Act as a local point of businessexpertisefor CofE’s to help shapepeopleproducts & services.
Partner with senior leaders to shape transformation priorities, and lead / advise on organization design and the delivery of people change.
Challenge the business to ensure there is integrity inall ofourpeopledecisions.
Question and challenge senior business leaders to get to the root cause of businessissues, anduse this to effectively match CofE products to business issues.
Proactive talent management of the directorate, including finding opportunities for talent mobility across theorganisation, successionplanningand external talent pipelining.
Embed and achieve D&I ambitions through allpeopleinitiatives.
Role model and mentor our leaders to embed Leader Model and drive cultural change.
Ensure consistent reward and banding principles are applied across the employee lifecycle.
Seek impactful workforce data & insights to enable more effective business decisions.
Partner with leaders to create solutions which build ahigh performanceculture, in turn driving higher employee engagement and performance.
What you'll bring:
Experienceoperatingas a People Partner in a complex environment, supporting senior leaders to deliver business priorities through effective people solutions.
Proven experience leading and embedding organisational change, applying organisational design principles and change best practice.
Experience of creating robust people and culture plans that support business transformation and people engagement.
Demonstrable ability to influence senior leadersto adopt people strategies that enable sustainable business outcomes.
Strong coaching and partnering capability, providing constructivechallengeand building leader confidence in people decision‑making.
Ability to use people insight and datafrom multiple sources to diagnose issues and shape evidence‑based recommendations.
Clear commitment to inclusion,fairnessand employee experience, embedding inclusive principles into people practices and leader behaviour.
Strong collaboration skills, able to work autonomously while partnering effectively across People Partnering, Group HR and wider Sky stakeholders
Team Overview:
Human Resources
Our HR team is all about making Skya great placeto workthat’sboth fair and inclusive for our people. We do OUR best to help everyone be at THEIR best. From hiring fantastic people to offering great benefits, from supporting learning and careers to making sure everyone gets paid on time – it all makes a difference. We want our people to have everything they need to design awesome products, create amazing TV, deliver the best customer service and much, much, more.
Benefits andperks :
There'sone thing peoplecan'tstop talking about when it comes tolifeatSky: theperksHere’sa taster:
Free SkyTVor NOWpackage,including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
Private healthcare with mental health support
Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
Discounts on Sky products, includingSky Mobile,Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
Sharesave and Tech schemes
A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
Howyou’llwork:
We'veadopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3daysin the office per week.
Your office base
Osterley
Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, ActonTownand Ealing Broadway tube stations.There’salso plenty of parking, bikesheltersand showers.
On campusyou’llfind six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Who we are :
We’reSky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us meansyou’llbe bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers,colleaguesandsociety
We’rean equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.We'rea Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you whereappropriate Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can.
Just so you know: if your application is successful,we’llask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
To be eligible for this role youare required tohave theappropriate rightto work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.
Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile.
In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it.
That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people.
Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.
