Senior People Business Partner

Overview

As a Senior People Business Partner, you will be the trusted HR voice for the EMEA client population, translating business needs into practical people strategies that boost performance, engagement and retention. You’ll lead complex employee relations, partner with Employment Legal, and coach leaders on fair, compliant decisions across regions. You’ll drive performance processes and talent reviews, and use people data to spot risks and opportunities. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you help shape a resilient, high-performing people ecosystem in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted HR partner to EMEA clients, translating priorities into people strategies
• Lead employee relations matters including performance management, grievances, investigations, and terminations
• Collaborate with Employment Legal to balance risk and business needs
• Advise leaders on employment practices and coach for fair People decisions
• Drive performance-management activities and support compensation and talent reviews
• Utilize people data and engagement feedback to identify risks and opportunities
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, People Operations, Global Mobility, Compensation & Benefits, and other teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Support change initiatives, restructurings, workforce planning and HR process improvements; leverage AI tools while maintaining human focus

Key requirements

• 10+ years of experience in senior HRBP or broad HR generalist roles in financial services or high-performance environments
• Proven track record partnering with senior leaders and influencing stakeholders
• Experience managing complex, high-risk employee relations with sound judgment and discretion
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and understanding of employment-law considerations across EMEA
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in evolving settings
• Commercial mindset with genuine interest in the business and its people
• Exceptional relationship-building, communication and influencing skills
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and organizational abilities with data interpretation skills

• relationship-building
• communication
• influencing
• UK employment law knowledge
• data interpretation from employee metrics
• ability to work with AI tools for process improvement

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