People Partner

Who we are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.   As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.   We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers.  We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.   The role As a People Business Partner at Helsing, you will play a hands-on role in delivering the people programmes and partnerships that keep our teams performing and growing. Working closely within a cross-functional People function — spanning People Operations, Talent Acquisition and People Partnering — you will support the day-to-day execution of our performance and talent development frameworks, while building trusted relationships with managers and team members across our London offices and company domains. A defining feature of this role is the ability to network with depth and intention: cultivating relationships across engineering, research, policy and operations teams to stay close to the business, understand what is really happening on the ground, and act as a credible, well-informed partner rather than a distant function. Alongside this, you will actively develop your understanding of Helsing's technology, domain and commercial context — because the most effective people partnering at Helsing is rooted in genuine business acumen, not process alone. The day-to-day Evolve and deliver Helsing's performance framework — including probation reviews, feedback cycles, calibration and promotion processes — ensuring talent development is tightly aligned to business outcomes and consistently applied across the London hub Design and deliver leadership and management development programmes suited to a mission-critical environment, building the capabilities that Helsing's continued growth requires Build scalable playbooks, tools and training that equip managers and individual contributors to grow in line with business needs, reducing reliance on ad hoc support over time Actively cultivate a broad internal network across Helsing's London teams and wider European organisation, developing the relationships and domain fluency needed to anticipate people needs before they become problems Invest continuously in understanding Helsing's business — its technology, its customers, its strategic priorities and its domain — translating that knowledge into people advice grounded in commercial and operational reality Use people analytics to measure organisational and performance health, surface meaningful trends and inform targeted interventions before issues compound Serve as the primary point of contact for team members on people policies, UK employment law and employee relations matters, escalating complex cases with clear framing and appropriate context Leverage employee insights to strengthen team culture and collaboration across Helsing's offices, translating qualitative signals into clearly prioritised, actionable recommendations You should apply if you Have built and scaled people processes and systems across multiple functions within high-growth organisations, with outcomes that held up under scrutiny Have advised commercial and technical stakeholders on people strategy, organisational design and talent planning, drawing on a genuine understanding of the business context you were operating in Are a natural relationship-builder and networker — you invest in knowing the people and teams you support, and use those relationships to partner with credibility and informed judgement Have designed and delivered change management programmes in fast-moving environments, balancing pace with care for the people affected Bring genuine curiosity about the business context you operate in — actively seeking to understand organisational strategy, domain knowledge and commercial dynamics to inform your people work Are motivated by Helsing's mission and share our conviction that democratic values are worth protecting Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically   under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points. Nice to Have Experience working within a high-growth technology, defence, deep-tech or similarly complex and regulated environment — bringing relevant domain famil