Senior People Business Partner, UK

Meet Slingshot At Slingshot Aerospace, we're on a mission to make space safer and more secure for everyone. Our work directly impacts global security, disaster response, climate monitoring, and the critical infrastructure that connects our world. We're a team of builders, thinkers, and problem-solvers who believe that the next generation of space operations will be powered by better data and smarter software. We move fast, we're not afraid to fail, and we believe the best ideas can come from anywhere—whether you're in engineering, sales, product, or operations. If you want to work on something that truly matters, with people who care deeply about the impact we're making and help shape the future of an industry that's just getting started, you're in the right place. What You’ll Be Launching As our Senior People Business Partner (UK & US GTM) , you’ll serve as the primary People partner for our UK entity while supporting leaders across our US Go-to-Market organization. Partnering closely with the GM of International Business and GTM leadership, you will balance strategic consultation with hands-on execution—navigating employee relations, organizational design, workforce planning, and change management across both employment landscapes. We’re building a team of sharp, creative people who love solving hard problems. We value curiosity over ego, initiative over waiting for permission, and people who genuinely care about doing great work. Bring your expertise, your fresh ideas, and your drive. We’ll bring the rocket fuel. Your Mission (Should you choose to accept it) Strategic Partnership & International Growth Partner with leaders across the UK entity and US GTM and G&A organizations to align people strategies with commercial goals. Serve as a key People partner to the GM of International Business to support the continued growth, scaling, and operational success of our UK entity. Provide coaching and guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and team development. Leverage workforce insights and people analytics to anticipate organizational challenges and recommend proactive solutions. Employee Relations & Performance Lead complex employee relations matters across the UK entity—including PIPs, investigations, grievances, reorganizations, terminations, and settlement agreements—ensuring full compliance with UK employment law. Partner with US GTM and G&A leaders on employee relations, organizational change, leadership coaching, and performance management. UK Entity Operations Serve as the dedicated UK People partner advising leaders on compliance, policy, and employment best practices. Oversee end-to-end UK employment operations, including onboarding/offboarding, benefits, visa/immigration, and documentation. Build scalable People processes and operational infrastructure to support expanding UK headcount. Pre-flight Checklist Senior Level Expertise: Track record as a Senior Sr. HRBP/Senior Sr. PBP supporting senior leaders in a high-growth environment. Dual-Jurisdiction & UK Expertise: Deep knowledge of UK employment law and complex ER, combined with working familiarity of US HR practices. Strategic & Operational Rigor: Proven experience leading performance programs, talent reviews, org planning, and restructuring for remote/distributed teams. Data & AI Savvy: Demonstrated ability to leverage workforce analytics and modern AI tools to automate routine work and inform business decisions. Stakeholder Influence: Strong coaching and relationship-building skills with a proven ability to influence senior leadership across regions. Bonus Cargo Experience supporting international organizations with distributed teams. Experience supporting Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, or other commercial organizations. Experience in SaaS, technology, aerospace, or another high-growth environment. We're building a constellation here, not looking for identical satellites. Every member of the team brings different capabilities to the same mission. If your orbit intersects with ours and you're mission-ready, send it. Location: United Kingdom (Remote) Travel: Ability to travel to the United States approximately once per year for company-wide meetings. US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time. Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.