Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?

At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.

Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a HR Business Partner to join the Formula 1 HR team. This role will partner with designated areas of the business to provide a high level, effective generalist service on all HR matters, to both Leaders and Employees

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Be the main point of contact for employees and managers in your designated business areas, and develop a thorough understanding of their goals and objectives to create a people business plan that aligns to their business needs.
• Provide guidance, support and consistent sound advice on employment law issues, in line with policy and procedure.
• Provide professional, comprehensive and consistent advice and support on a wide range of employee related issues, to include terms and conditions, absence management, performance management, disciplinary and grievance issues, policy and procedure etc.
• Help to manage a flexible workforce consisting of permanent employees, FTC, contractors and casuals.  Being able to challenge the needs and requirements in line with a clear workforce plan.
• Build excellent working relationships and credibility.
• Keep abreast of developments in HR best practice and employment legislation, and in doing so, pro-actively contribute towards the continuous improvement of HR policy and procedure and assist with promoting and communicating those changes.
• Line manage an HR Coordinator and HR Advisor and work closely with them to;
• Ensure a high-level administrative service is provided,
• Act as a mentor and provide guidance, support, knowledge share and develop their skills and provide well considered feedback to the HRBP and Head of HR to include general feedback/achievements/areas for improvement,
• Report any conduct or performance issues to the HRBP in the first instance,
• Escalate any onboarding, compliance or people issues to the HRBP/Head of HR at the earliest opportunity,
• To be the point of contact in HR for their business area, be known, be approachable and to be discrete.
• Contribute to HR projects as directed eg. benchmarking, competency framework development; including assisting in the development of policies and procedures, improving HR systems and processes and maintaining and looking for improvements etc.
• Work in partnership with relevant centres of excellence eg. Talent Management, Talent Acquisition, to achieve the business goals.
• Provide company benefits advice and guidance.

What Are We Looking For?

Personal Qualities

In this role it is essential that you are:

• High level of credibility
• Good organisational skills with demonstrated ability to meet deadlines
• High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Flexible
• Team working
• Ability to build good working relationships

Qualifications

You may also have the following qualifications:

• Fully CIPD qualified (Level 7) or equivalent experience

Experience

Prior to the role it would be essential that you:

• At least 5 years working in a generalist Advisory role 
• ER experience
• Welfare and long-term sickness management
• Extensive recruitment experience
• Talent management experience

Knowledge & Skills

Prior to the role it is essential that you demonstrate:

• Up to date, current employment law knowledge
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

Why join the force behind the sport?

Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:

• Private Healthcare scheme  
• Dental Care 
• 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season  
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies 
• A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill   
• Free healthy snacks in our offices 
• Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch 
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure  
• Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team  
• Discount on F1 merchandise 
• Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive 
• Perkbox benefit portal and more

Recruitment Fraud Warning: We only communicate with candidates through official @f1.com email addresses. We will never contact you via personal email accounts, messaging apps, or request payment as part of our recruitment process. If you receive suspicious communication claiming to be from our talent team, please report it to [email protected].

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