People Business Partner Commercial

About The Company

Axis is building the future of accessible financial services through intuitive, trusted digital products. Our mobile wallet enables users to send and receive money, pay bills, shop online, and make in-person payments. As we expand into investment and wealth experiences, we are growing a high-performing team focused on creating simple and meaningful financial solutions for our customers.

About The Role

As a People Business Partner – Commercial at Axis, you will partner closely with commercial leaders and teams across Sales, Marketing, Partnerships, Customer Success, and other revenue-generating functions. You will provide strategic and hands-on HR support across the employee lifecycle, helping leaders build effective teams, strengthen performance, develop talent, and create an engaging employee experience.

This role requires a commercially minded HR professional who can translate business priorities into practical people solutions, build trusted relationships with stakeholders, and operate effectively in a fast-paced fintech environment.

You do..

• Partner with commercial leaders to understand business priorities, workforce needs, and organizational challenges.
• Provide HR guidance across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, employee relations, development, engagement, and offboarding.
• Support workforce planning, organizational design, headcount planning, and team growth across commercial functions.
• Coach managers on people practices, performance conversations, feedback, career development, and team effectiveness.
• Work closely with Talent Acquisition on hiring plans, role requirements, interview processes, and candidate experience.
• Support performance review and talent management processes, including goal setting, calibration, succession planning, and development planning.
• Use people data and business insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with managers to address employee relations matters fairly, consistently, and in line with company policies and applicable employment regulations.
• Help design and implement people programs that improve engagement, retention, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Support compensation and promotion processes in partnership with People Operations and leadership.
• Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture across commercial teams.
• Maintain accurate employee records and ensure timely updates in HR systems and people trackers.
• Contribute to People team projects, policies, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

You have..

• Experience as a People Business Partner, HR Business Partner, People Partner, or in a similar HR generalist role.
• Experience supporting commercial, sales, marketing, partnerships, customer success, or other revenue-focused teams.
• Strong understanding of employee relations, performance management, talent development, and workforce planning.
• Experience coaching and advising managers at different levels.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people initiatives to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong judgment, discretion, and ability to handle confidential information.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and changing environment.
• Experience using HRIS platforms, people analytics tools, and workplace productivity tools.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience in fintech, financial services, technology, SaaS, or startup environments.
• Experience supporting teams across multiple locations or business units.
• Familiarity with compensation cycles, incentive plans, sales organizations, and commercial performance metrics.
• Experience using HR systems such as BambooHR, Workday, HiBob, Personio, or similar platforms.
• Working knowledge of employment laws, HR policies, and people compliance practices.
• Experience using employee engagement surveys and people data to inform decisions.
  
  

Perks of working @ Axis

• Flexible hybrid working model
• Medical insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance coverage
• Subsidized gym membership
• Very competitive leave policy, including extended Maternity and Paternity leaves.