HR Business Partner

Overview

In this Senior HR Business Partner role, you will shape and implement people plans that align with commercial priorities and long-term objectives. You’ll partner with senior leaders to drive workforce planning, succession, talent development, and data-driven decision making. You will handle complex employee relations, provide pragmatic employment law guidance, and support organisational change and transformation programmes. You’ll coach leaders, contribute to HR projects, and deputise for the Head of HR when needed. This is a growth-focused position in a Birmingham HR team with a clear impact on the firm’s people strategy.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leadership and develop people plans aligned with commercial priorities
• Lead workforce planning and succession initiatives
• Support talent development and use people data to influence decisions
• Lead complex employee relations matters and provide employment law guidance
• Support organisational change, restructures and transformation programmes
• Coach senior leaders and deputise for Head of HR
• Contribute to wider HR projects and cross-functional collaboration

Key requirements

• Extensive HRBP experience in a complex organisation, ideally professional services
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders (Partners/Directors)
• Expertise in complex employee relations, workforce planning, talent management and succession planning
• Commercial mindset with ability to influence decision-makers
• Strong analytical skills and relationship management
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law
• CIPD Level 7, Chartered Membership or equivalent senior-level HR experience

• Relationship management
• Influencing senior stakeholders
• Coaching and development mindset
• Commercial awareness
• HR analytics / people data analysis
• Employment law knowledge

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