About 9fin

The world’s largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data.

Technology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it’s in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is slow, and corporate credit information is imperfect and scattered.

Our mission is to change this.

9fin’s proprietary technology delivers fast and comprehensive financial, credit, legal & ESG analysis. Our clients are able to make faster, more informed decisions, win more business and most importantly, save time.

Our fast growing list of clients include 9 of the top 10 Investment Banks, leading Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Law Firms.

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior People & Talent Partner to join our incredible People team! This pivotal role will focus on refining and scaling our people operations to support our rapidly expanding team of 55+ (and growing!) in Belfast, as well as our Ops teams (Finance, Ops, Legal, Marketing) in London and New York.

As a key player in our Belfast office, you’ll partner closely with the site leadership team to shape a culture of excellence and ensure seamless operations across the entire employee lifecycle for our Data Operations team. You’ll be joining to level up the existing team performance and strategically grow our presence in the region. You’ll have a direct impact on how our Belfast office scales, ensuring we maintain our high-trust, collaborative culture while optimising for growth and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

People Partnering

• Supporting strategic objectives: Working with leaders to understand gaps in the people space to deliver their OKRs, planning ahead to mitigate risks and offering solutions to reach the right business outcome. A deep understanding of your business area and its teams is essential to do this well.

• Coaching leaders: Coaching leaders to proactively recognise risks within their teams, enabling them to plan for the future across talent mapping, hiring and people capabilities.

• Org design: Advising on org shape, spotting gaps and highlighting future risk areas. Ensuring the right people are doing the right jobs at the right level.

• Talent Management: Understanding who the key talent is within your business area and working with leaders to identify, develop and reward these key individuals appropriately. Supporting leaders in identifying their successors and their developing needs to set them up for the next step. Working proactively with the Talent team to build pipelines for future hiring needs.

• Reward: Using robust data to inform our salary bands and ensuring fair compensation practices across the teams, with D&I in mind. Ensuring leaders and managers are making thoughtful, equitable decisions around salary. Supporting leaders and managers through the promotion and salary review process.

• Performance: Supporting leaders and managers in enabling high performance in their teams, identifying blockers and coaching to resolve them. Ensure training and feedback needs are met to unlock performance on an individual and team level.

Onboarding & Employee Experience:

• Act as the go-to person for all things HR in the Belfast office and for our Business Enablement teams.

• Manage the full onboarding process for new hires, including preparing induction materials, scheduling orientation sessions, and ensuring that new hires have everything they need to succeed from Day 1

• Prepare and send employment contracts, offer letters, and other documentation related to hiring and onboarding

• With support from the Site Lead and Head of People, effectively manage any employee relations cases which arise

• Lead employee engagement initiatives in Belfast, helping to create a positive and inclusive workplace culture

• Be a cultural champion for the office, cultivating a workplace that engages and empowers employees to thrive

Recruitment:

• Lead recruitment for all our Belfast based roles, including conducting kick off calls with hiring managers, crafting job descriptions, sourcing candidates, conducting initial screening calls

• Lead employer branding initiatives in Belfast e.g. representing 9fin at University careers fairs and fintech meet ups

• Organise and coordinate interviews, assessment days, and candidate feedback sessions

• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process by maintaining communication, providing timely updates, and answering candidate queries

• Practise good hygiene when it comes to maintaining our ATS and accurately recording data for effective reporting

General People Support:

• Assist with day-to-day HR operations, including maintaining employee records, updating our HRIS, HiBob, and assisting with payroll and benefits administration.

• Help with the development and implementation of company policies, ensuring compliance with NI employment laws and best practices

• Lead employee engagement initiatives in Belfast, helping to create a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

Key Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in HR, recruitment, or hybrid people & talent roles, preferably in fast-paced environments (tech, fintech, or start-ups)

• Knowledge of Northern Irish employment laws and regulations

• Good understanding of HR processes and recruitment best practices.

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

• Familiarity with HRIS and ATS software (we use HiBob, Lattice and Ashby)

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact with candidates, employees, and external stakeholders in a professional and approachable manner.

• A people-first mindset with the ability to build strong relationships and offer guidance to employees at all levels.

• Flexible and able to thrive in a fast-moving, dynamic start-up environment.

• Proactive and collaborative approach

• A genuine interest in employee well-being and fostering a supportive, inclusive culture.

A note from the hiring manager

“Our Belfast office is one of 9fin’s biggest ever success stories, and I am so excited at the prospect of the team having their very own dedicated People Partner! This role will be incredibly varied and rewarding, with close partnership with the leadership team in the region and playing a pivotal role in a growing, dynamic office. On top of that, you will be an integral part of a high performing People team that places trust, collaboration and fun at the heart of all we do!”

Liz Bell, Head of People

What we offer

We’re a scaling start up, and we enjoy sharing our success, when the company succeeds, we always reinvest that in our people. We also offer huge amounts of responsibility, an abundance of opportunity for growth and a platform to truly excel.

Financial & Insurance

• Competitive salary benchmarked at 75-90th percentile of market

• Equity options

• Pension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)

• Private Medical Insurance

• Paid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness

• Group Life Assurance

• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes

Time off

• 25 holiday days per year

• Local public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days)

• Hybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best work

• Work abroad for up to 3 months a year

• 1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service

• Enhanced parental leave & flexible working arrangements available

Training & Culture

• Professional learning and development budget

• Quarterly team socials

• Summer and Winter company social events

9fin is an equal opportunities employer

At 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.