HR Business Partner

Overview

In this role you partner with business leaders to translate strategy into people plans that drive performance and growth. You’ll use data and coaching to build leadership capability and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture across multiple sites. You’ll lead change initiatives, manage complex employee relations, and shape talent, succession and workforce planning. This position offers a strategic, commercial HR partner opportunity in a multi-site environment with meaningful impact on business outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus
• 25 days holiday
• life insurance
• up to 7% pension
• comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business leaders to design and implement people plans aligned with operational goals
• Provide expert HR advice and coaching to develop leadership capability and an inclusive culture
• Leverage people data and trends to inform decisions and improve organisational effectiveness
• Lead talent, succession and workforce planning to enable internal progression
• Support complex employee relations matters in compliance with laws and policies
• Own recruitment for senior leadership roles with robust, inclusive hiring decisions
• Support organisational change, performance management and employee engagement initiatives
• Drive HR process improvements and work with specialist teams to deliver high-quality service

Key requirements

• Degree educated or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum CIPD Level 5; CIPD Level 7 desirable or progression towards Level 7
• 5+ years in an HR Business Partner or senior generalist role
• Proven track record of delivering change and organisational improvement
• Experience managing complex employee relations and advising senior leaders
• Experience in project management and leading cross-functional initiatives
• Commitment to ongoing professional development in employment law, coaching, organisational development and people analytics
• Experience in a unionised environment advantageous
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Commercial awareness and ability to align people strategies with business objectives
• Experience using HR systems and data to drive decisions; Workday experience advantageous
• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• strong relationship-building
• influencing and coaching
• excellent communication
• HR data analysis
• HR systems experience
• Workday experience advantageous

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