People & Culture Experience & Performance (XP) Specialist

People & Culture Experience & Performance (XP) Specialist

 

Are you a People & Culture professional looking for a new opportunity?

Do you enjoy partnering with leaders and employees to build a high-performing, inclusive workplace culture?

Partner with the best

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology company serving energy and industrial customers in more than 120 countries. Built on over a century of innovation, the company provides advanced products, services, and digital solutions that support efficient, safe, and lower‑carbon energy operations. Its portfolio spans oilfield services and equipment, turbomachinery, industrial technologies, and emerging energy transition solutions such as hydrogen, carbon capture, and emissions management. Baker Hughes continues to help customers meet the world’s evolving energy needs through technology leadership, operational excellence, and a strong commitment to sustainability.

 

Join our People & Culture team

At Baker Hughes, our People & Culture Experience & Performance (XP) team plays a critical role in shaping the employee experience, enabling business success, ensuring compliance with local employment legislation, and fostering a high-performance culture. We are looking for an experienced People & Culture professional to support our people leaders and employees across the UK.

 

As a People & Culture Experience & Performance (XP) Specialist, you will serve as a trusted advisor to employees and leaders, supporting the delivery of key People & Culture initiatives across the employee lifecycle. You will play a vital role in employee relations, talent management, workforce planning, compliance, and organisational effectiveness while helping to create an inclusive and engaging workplace culture.

As a People & Culture XP Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Acting as a first point of contact for employees and people leaders, providing guidance on People & Culture policies, processes, and employee-related matters.

• Supporting employee relations activities, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, investigations, and performance improvement processes.

• Assisting with talent reviews, succession planning, workforce planning, and employee development initiatives.

• Implementing employee engagement activities and supporting regional and global People & Culture projects.

• Ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation and internal policies while monitoring regulatory changes and escalating risks where appropriate.

• Supporting organisational changes, restructuring activities, reductions in force, and acquisition or integration projects.

• Collaborating with HR Shared Services, Payroll, Centres of Excellence, and business leaders to deliver effective People & Culture solutions.

• Supporting audits, inspections, and compliance activities by maintaining accurate documentation and records.

• Assisting with employee lifecycle activities, including employment changes, promotions, compensation adjustments, and internal mobility.

 

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree, CIPD qualification, or equivalent Human Resources experience.
• Demonstrate experience in a Human Resources Generalist, HR Business Partner, or Employee Relations position.
• Possess strong knowledge of UK employment law, employee relations practices, and HR policies.
• Have experience supporting performance management, talent management, and organisational change initiatives.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Be highly organised, with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrate sound judgement, integrity, and the ability to manage confidential information.
• Have experience within an industrial, manufacturing, engineering, energy, or technology environment (preferred).

 

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working pattern:

• Four days per week working from the office.
• One day per week working remotely.

 

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and wellbeing of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

 

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionised energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritise rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

 

Working with us, you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities.

• Comprehensive private medical care options.

• Life insurance and disability programmes.

• Tailored financial wellbeing programmes.

• Additional voluntary and elective benefits.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: People & Culture Specialist - Experience & Performance