Business Manager to the CPO

Overview

In this role you partner with the International CPO to drive the International People strategy and enable executive decision-making. You’ll coordinate strategic planning, governance, budget and leadership effectiveness, while translating priorities into clear actions for cross-functional teams. You’ll link dependencies, surface insights, and support AI-enabled improvements across the function. You’ll operate in a fast-paced environment, bringing structure and momentum to complex priorities, with a clear impact on the People function’s direction.

Pay / Benefits

• 30 days holiday a year
• Flexible working
• Pension – employer contributions of 10%
• Private medical insurance for you and family
• Family friendly policies – 26 weeks leave
• Short term remote work abroad – up to 20 days/year

Responsibilities

• Partner with the International CPO and People Leadership Team to drive strategic priorities and delivery across the International People function
• Coordinate development, execution and tracking of People strategy and OKRs in partnership with the Head of People Portfolio
• Oversee People budget planning, forecasting and financial management with Finance and People leaders
• Prepare executive briefings, leadership materials, Board papers and key communications
• Drive governance and reporting across Board, Committee and executive leadership forums; ensure actions are delivered
• Enhance leadership meetings, offsites, town halls and engagement activities
• Act as central point of coordination for strategic initiatives, executive priorities and cross-functional dependencies
• Lead AI enablement specifically for the International People function
• Strengthen communication by connecting People teams with Internal Communications and disseminating key messages across the organisation

Key requirements

• Experience working with senior leaders and balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across cross-functional teams
• Commercial acumen with budgeting, forecasting, planning or performance reporting experience
• Highly organized with attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Effective problem solving in ambiguous environments and ability to translate information into actionable outcomes
• Curious about innovation, continuous improvement, and AI with interest in applying them to business performance

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing
• Communication
• Financial management: budgeting, forecasting, planning, performance reporting
• OKR development and tracking
• Governance and executive reporting

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