Senior HR Business Partner (Hrbp)

Salary: £78,000 per year

Are you an experienced strategic HR Business Partner, looking for a role that enables you to explore new ways of working in a changing organisation? My client is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to join their team of Global HR Business Partners for a fixed term contract of 12 months maternity cover. In this role you will have the opportunity to develop solutions for organisation design and workforce planning, support change and acquisitions, and drive employee engagement initiatives.

You should be a commercially astute individual with excellent project management skills as well as a solid background in strategic HR practices as you will be supporting a growing client group of 100 stakeholders, and our Open Research Platform Leadership team comprising 8 senior leaders plus the MD. This a fast-moving role as this part of the business continues to scale up, and a key part of the role is ensuring we meet the strategic goals of the people talent plan.

It’s an exciting time to join my client as their People Team are leading their focus and investment in talent & capabilities, with the HR Business Partners aligning business and people strategy to support talent & organisational growth.

What you will be doing:

* Building strong relationships, gaining an in-depth knowledge of key employees and business processes.

* Partnering with key business stakeholders to fully understand their business drivers and people requirements and to build their understanding of and commitment to the HR strategy, policies and processes

* Supporting the business with managing organisational change, workforce planning, wellbeing, restructures and acquisitions

* Partnering with stakeholders to drive engagement action planning, diversity & inclusion initiatives and building solutions to address employee attraction & retention

* Partnering with the global Recruitment team to support the recruitment of new talent, providing expert advice and recommendations to support hiring decisions

* Communicating and building commitment to performance management policies and processes into the business, supporting continuous improvement and the HR strategy of global high performance

* Partnering with the Learning & Organizational Development team to support the delivery of the Talent & Learning strategy

* Leading or support HR projects to support the global people strategy and corporate objectives

What we are looking for:

* Solid HRBP experience with a particular emphasis on Project Management, Organisational Design and Change, Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Learning and Development, Recruitment, and Engagement Survey and Action Planning.

* Experience in talent planning / succession planning

* A strategic mindset with experience partnering with senior leadership teams to support with commercial decision making.

* Experience working across different time zones and cultures, preferably within a global organisation

* The ability to engage with and influence senior stakeholders

* An appreciation of the value of metrics & analytics in driving HR decision making

* Experience of coaching senior leaders, acquisition integration and experience with cross functional teams would also be advantageous

Benefits

* 25 days holiday pa + 3 days at Christmas + BHs, and an extra day off for your birthday

* 4 days pa for voluntary work

* A comprehensive benefits package and generous company pension scheme

* A flexible and friendly working environment/culture

* Excellent training and development opportunities

* Seasonal social and charitable events

True Recruitment Solutions Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.