HR Operations, Data Integrity & UK Compliance

• Ensure compliant onboarding processes, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and National Security Vetting (NSV).
• Take ownership of HR Information Systems (HRIS), ensuring data is accurate, clean, up-to-date, and fully compliant with UK GDPR requirements.
• Act as a custodian of people data integrity, driving continuous improvement in data quality, reporting standards, and system utilisation.
• Manage employee relations matters, including grievance processes and tribunal risk mitigation, in line with UK employment law.
• Lead annual performance and compensation review cycles in line with ACAS guidance and organisational frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations.

Talent, Engagement & Development

• Develop and implement data-led retention strategies to address engineering skills shortages and improve employee engagement.
• Support Talent Acquisition in building long-term talent pipelines and employer value proposition (EVP) initiatives.
• Oversee Learning & Development activity, ensuring alignment to business needs and future capability requirements.
• Partner with functional leaders to identify critical skill gaps and support targeted development initiatives.

Experience & Qualifications

• Proven experience operating as a strategic HR Business Partner within an engineering, aerospace, or technical organisation.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and present at executive level, translating complex workforce data into clear, commercially focused recommendations.
• High level of data fluency, with strong capability in workforce analytics, modelling, and insight generation to support strategic decision-making.
• Strong cross-functional experience, partnering effectively with Talent Acquisition, Finance, PMO, and senior technical stakeholders.
• Experience within a high-growth or start-up engineering environment is advantageous.
• CIPD Level 5 or Level 7 qualified, with proficiency in Excel, Power BI, and HRIS platforms (HiBob experience desirable).

At ZeroAvia, we’re clean sky thinkers. For the world to achieve truly clean, guilt-free flight, we need a scalable solution; hydrogen-electric powertrains. As a leader in zero-emission aviation and a UK Jet Zero Council member, we’re designing and commercialising hydrogen-powered solutions that will positively impact the future of aviation, global connectivity, and the world.

Join us at our Global HQ in Cotswold Airport, home to some of our aircraft and the workplace of many ZeroAvians. Located just outside the historic market town of Cirencester, you’ll experience a workspace built by engineers for engineers. This is a high-velocity and fast-paced environment with good links to the M4 and M5, so it’s fitting that it’s also our UK Head Office.

Why Join Us?

• Private health and dental care – get access to services and support when you need them. Add your family members too.
• Mental health support – culture where positive mental health is front of mind with Mental Health First Aiders, Employee Assistance Programmes and wellbeing support.
• Free lunch and healthy snacks – keeping you fuelled up to help us deliver the technology of the future.
• Sports, games and culture clubs – connect with other ZeroAvians through clubs such as running, cycling, padel, trivia, theatre and gardening.

We also offer:

• Stock options – so you can share in our success.
• 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and additional days awarded for long service.
• Free EV Charging and membership in our EV Club.
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes for EV Club, Curry's Tech and Cycle to Work.
• Weekly Spot Bonuses to reward excellence.
• Income Protection and Legal Support for peace of mind.
• Relocation Support to make your move seamless.