HR Business Lead Global Functions

GSK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK is seeking an experienced HR Business Leader to partner with senior leaders across Legal & Compliance, Human Resources, and Communications & Government Affairs to shape people strategies that strengthen performance, leadership capability, talent pipelines and culture in a complex global environment.

In this hybrid role, you will translate enterprise priorities into practical HR solutions across Talent, Leadership, Capabilities and Culture, coach senior teams, drive organisation design,

Qualifications

• Significant HR leadership experience in large, matrixed organisations.
• Proven ability to influence senior executives and partner with multi-functional teams.
• Experience guiding organisation design, transformation and change programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead talent strategies and succession planning for critical roles.
• Coach leaders to develop talent, engagement and retention.
• Shape leadership succession, capability development and deployment.
• Translate business strategy into workforce and capability plans.
• Lead organisation design and change initiatives aligned with business goals.

Skills

Business acumen

Executive coaching

HR business partnering

People strategies

Leadership development

Education

Postgraduate qualification in HR

Job description

At GSK, we're uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. Our success depends on our people, and we're looking for an experienced HR Business Leader to partner with senior leaders across Legal & Compliance, Human Resources, and Communications & Government Affairs.

This is a highly strategic HR leadership role, focused on shaping and delivering people strategies that strengthen organisational performance, leadership capability, talent pipelines and culture across a complex global environment. Working closely with business leaders and HR colleagues, you'll translate enterprise and functional priorities into impactful people solutions across Talent, Leadership, Capabilities and Culture.

Key Responsibilities

Talent

• Lead talent strategies and succession planning for critical roles, building diverse and future-focused leadership pipelines.
• Drive high-quality talent reviews, development planning and career pathways.
• Coach leaders to take ownership of talent outcomes, including attraction, development, engagement and retention.
• Support the identification and development of future leadership capability.

Leadership

• Serve as a trusted adviser and strategic thought partner to senior leaders.
• Provide coaching, guidance and constructive challenge on people and organisational matters.
• Shape leadership succession, capability development and deployment strategies.
• Help build high-performing leadership teams that demonstrate accountability, inclusion and an enterprise mindset.

Capabilities

• Translate business strategy into workforce and capability plans, identifying future skill requirements, opportunities and risks.
• Use data, workforce analytics and external insights to support decision-making.
• Guide capability-building strategies, including digital and AI-related workforce priorities.
• Lead organisation design, organisational effectiveness and change initiatives that support business goals.

Culture

• Partner with leaders to build a high-performing, inclusive and values-led culture.
• Use employee insights and engagement data to identify priorities and drive action.
• Lead the people aspects of organisational transformation and change.
• Strengthen the employee experience and support sustainable cultural evolution.

Enterprise HR Leadership

• Lead strategic, cross-functional people initiatives that translate business priorities into measurable outcomes.
• Partner across HR Centres of Excellence and wider HR teams to deliver integrated people solutions.
• Support workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, careers and reward activities.
• Provide guidance on complex people matters, governance and compliance considerations.
• Champion continuous improvement and the effective use of technology and AI to enhance organisational effectiveness.

Basic Qualifications

• Significant HR Business Partnering or HR Business Leadership experience in large, complex and matrixed organisations.
• Demonstrated success partnering with and influencing senior executives.
• Experience leading organisational design, transformation and complex change initiatives.
• Strong expertise across talent management, succession planning, leadership development and workforce planning.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect people priorities to business outcomes.
• Data-driven decision-making capability with experience using workforce insights to shape strategy.
• Experience working effectively across multiple stakeholders and functions in a global environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting corporate functions such as Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Communications or Government Affairs.
• Postgraduate qualification in HR, Business or a related discipline.

Work Arrangement

This role offers a hybrid working model, with a mix of on-site and remote work. Remote or fully home-working arrangements are not available for this role.

Closing Date for Applications – 14 October 2026 EOD

Skills

Business Acumen, Business Acumen, Business Transformation, Cultural Change, Cultural Change Management, Data Analysis, Digital Fluency, Employee Relationship Management, Executive Coaching, HR Business Partnering, HR Employee Relations, HR Governance, HR Organization, HR Organizational Design, Influencing Skills, Leadership Training and Development, Organizational Development (OD), Organization Transformation, People Strategies, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Resource Planning, Succession Planning, Talent Building, Talent Coaching

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.