Senior HR Advisor

Overview

In this role you enable the partnership to operate smoothly by delivering pragmatic HR guidance and casework across the global partner lifecycle. You partner with senior leadership to ensure policy compliance and people processes scale with the business. You’ll handle sensitive investigations, wellbeing and absence management, and collaborate with HR operations to continually improve partnership HR workflows. You contribute to the partner experience by updating policies, supporting promotions and year-end activities, and turning people data into actionable insights. This is aPeople-First opportunity in a high-growth, global firm.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous annual leave (5 weeks)
• 5-Year Recharge additional leave
• Flexible/hybrid working
• Corporate Responsibility Days (3 days per year)
• Wellbeing Fund for personal health and activities
• Profit Share Scheme

Responsibilities

• Provide advisory support on HR policies and procedures for the partnership, balancing consistency with practical problem solving
• Support the Chief People Officer on partner relations, ensuring compliance with policies and employment law
• Handle investigations, conduct concerns, grievances, and partner transitions
• Oversee absence and wellbeing management, return-to-work planning, and liaison with occupational health
• Escalate complex queries to Head of HRBPs as needed
• Collaborate with HR Operations and HR Systems to design and improve partnership HR processes and SOPs
• Review and update Partner policies and Partnership People handbook
• Manage Director-to-Partner promotions process with Leadership Development and HRBPs
• Coordinate Partner Year End review processes and communications
• Collect and analyze people data for themes and insights
• Lead/coordinate special projects within the Partner Experience Team
• Build relationships with the Chief People Officer and global HR for support and upskilling

Key requirements

• 5+ years in a generalist HR role with proven employee relations experience
• Sound knowledge of employment legislation, complex case management, and HR best practice
• Ability to adapt to a partnership model and understand partnership structures (e.g., LLP, governance, exit mechanics)
• Experience collaborating with senior stakeholders across HR topics
• Proven experience in process improvement and automation
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to work through ambiguity and own problems
• Discretion with confidential and sensitive partner matters
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint) and ability to work with HR systems, case management and workflow tools
• Adept at stakeholder management, communication, and influencing
• Highly accountable, organized, with attention to detail and high emotional intelligence

• stakeholder management
• communication
• influencing skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• HR systems

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