Director, HRBP

Overview

In this Director, HRBP role you partner with the COO and leadership across Operations, Design, Merchandising and more to shape a cohesive people strategy that drives business performance. You connect people initiatives with corporate strategy and end-to-end operations, influencing a high-performing, inclusive culture across a global, matrixed organisation. You translate business priorities into clear HR plans, coaching leaders to model Burberry values and deliver measurable people outcomes. This senior position offers impact at scale within a luxury brand renowned for craft, innovation and global execution.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership & Leadership: advise Chiefs and leadership teams to cultivate high-performance, inclusive culture and visibility across functions.
• Translate business needs from Operations, Design & Merchandising into actionable HR plans and projects.
• Act as trusted advisor, coaching leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness and accountable teams.
• Talent Management & Development: drive global talent strategies focusing on attracting, retaining and developing diverse talent; embed Burberry talent philosophy.
• Lead talent and succession reviews to address capability gaps and build diverse succession pipelines.
• Drive performance and talent management with clear goal setting, calibration and development planning.
• Organisational Development & Change Management: manage organisational design, workforce planning, change initiatives and culture development; ensure structures stay fit for purpose.
• Partner with leaders to guide change programmes with engagement and visible leadership.
• Align individual purpose with Burberry’s strategic goals and foster belonging.
• HR Operations & Policy: ensure clear accountability across the employee lifecycle; support continuous improvement of HR services, processes and technology.
• Provide oversight on complex employee relations matters, ensuring fair, compliant outcomes and legal risk awareness.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence to deliver commercially relevant, scalable solutions and improved employee experience.
• Utilise HRIS data to inform strategic planning and decision making.
• HR Leadership & Capability: develop Senior Managers across Operations, Merchandising and Design; contribute to global HRLT alignment with business priorities and talent opportunities.
• Champion the HR agenda for Operations, Merchandising & Design.

Key requirements

• Senior HR leadership experience influencing multiple C-suite executives.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead change in complex, matrixed, global environments.
• Experience supporting global supply chains or product-focused contexts.
• Strong leadership of multi-location teams and excellent stakeholder management.
• Business acumen, strategic mindset and pragmatic execution.
• Deep change management and transformation experience; capable of driving through others.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Passion for innovation, creativity and the luxury fashion industry.

• collaboration
• adaptability
• stakeholder management
• HRIS and data-driven decision making
• talent management and succession planning
• change management

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