HR Business Partner

Overview

You join Grant Thornton’s CAS People Advisory team to shape the people strategy across client groups and drive a high‑performance culture. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders to influence change, lead cyclical HR activities, and develop manager capability in a growth‑oriented environment. You’ll champion the use of AI and people analytics to anticipate needs and strengthen performance. This role sits at the heart of our digital transformation, offering meaningful impact and flexible working options.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working options
• family friendly leave policies
• competitive reward and benefits
• work–life balance focus

Responsibilities

• Deliver the people strategy in client groups and partner with teams to embed high‑performance culture
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influence thinking to drive change
• Lead cyclical HR activities (salary/bonus reviews, performance moderation) with fair, commercially focused outcomes
• Coach and develop managers with expert insight for confident, high‑quality decisions
• Be proactive about AI use and its impact on teams, operating model and work ways
• Leverage people data to identify trends and translate insights into actions
• Navigate change programmes and support workforce planning and future talent
• Support CAS talent with business cases and development plans, collaborating with stakeholders
• Provide ER case activity support as needed
• Inspire and coach the CAS People Advisory Team to build capability and accountability

Key requirements

• Track record of strategic HR delivery in a fast-paced, growth environment (HR Manager or HR Business Partner typical)
• Experience building trusted senior relationships through organisational change
• Proven ability to lead cyclical HR activities and deliver results quickly
• Confidence navigating a matrix/multi‑stakeholder environment
• Commercial mindset with ability to use HR data and insight to shape decisions and manage risk

• Relationship building with senior stakeholders
• Coaching and mentoring
• Strategic influence and constructive challenge
• HR data and analytics
• Workforce planning and talent strategy
• Change management

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