HR Business Partner

Capgemini; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology transformation partner is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner in Birmingham. You will lead strategic HR initiatives, build relationships with senior stakeholders, and enhance employee engagement in a hybrid working environment. Ideal candidates will have strong HR experience, particularly in Compensation & Benefits, and a CIPD qualification.

Benefits

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience operating at a strategic level.
• Experienced in Compensation & Benefits: driving annual pay and bonus review.
• Excellent communication skills with structured and logical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the HR strategy and contribute to the people agenda through projects.
• Lead strategic compensation and reward initiatives.
• Build effective relationships with key business stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic HR experience

Compensation & Benefits expertise

Building relationships

Change Management

Strong communication skills

Time management

Team collaboration

CIPD qualified

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

About the job you’re considering

An opportunity has arisen for an individual that is looking for an exciting strategic HR challenge. You will be member of the Capgemini Core Services UK HR Business Partnering Community and will play an integral part in the strategic delivery of the people agenda.

Partnering with the UK apps team the key purpose is developing a strong relationship with and becoming a trusted advisor to the Business Unit Heads and Practice Leads. The HR Business Partner must understand the business strategy in order to align the people agenda and then deliver on it.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).

Your Role

• Deliver the HR strategy and contribute to the people agenda through projects and initiatives.
• Lead the delivery of strategic compensation, recognition and reward initiatives including pay and bonus.
• Build effective and long-lasting, trusted relationships with key business stakeholders including senior leadership, Centres of Excellence (recruitment, compensation, HR Services, etc).
• Deliver the priorities for the business areas you will be partnering with, focusing on attracting, developing and engaging talent.
• Lead and deliver projects across the UK HRBP Community. Driving overall process improvements, e.g. talent development, succession planning, recruitment, HR policies.
• Develop and grow the capabilities of our talent and skills needed for the future success of the business.
• Drive employee engagement in your business areas.
• Champion D&I initiatives which will support us maintain the right inclusive and diverse environment for employees to be at their best.
• Supporting acquisitions and transfer of employees as appropriate
• Take a leading role across the HR team and UK HRBP Community; role modeling behaviors, professional growth , and coaching HR Managers.
• Draw insight and drive strategy through data and analytics for your business areas.
• Demonstrate an innovative, proactive, solutioning approach, promoting best practice

Your Skills and Experience

• Strong generalist HR experience operating at a strategic level.
• Experienced in Compensation & Benefits: Responsible for driving and delivering annual pay and bonus review for the business unit. Leading this activity as a project and providing reward expertise to the HR Business Partnering team. (Essential)
• Extensive experience of building trusting relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work with ambiguity, in a matrixed environment and adaptable to rapid change. Thrives in a fast-paced environment, is an inquisitive self-starter and leader.
  Demonstrable commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication skills with structured and logical thinking. Articulate and diplomatic communicator who can engage with a wide network of stakeholders and managing expectations.
• Change Management experience, able to lead change while coaching others through it
• Be able to prioritise effectively and successfully manage multiple projects whilst working to tight deadlines.
• An excellent team player with the ability to successfully collaborate with colleagues acting as part of one HR team.
• CIPD qualified

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role you will need to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks.

There are no nationality or residency restrictions, although if you have resided outside of the UK within the last 3 years, further checks may be required.

There are other criteria and check required for BPSS, and throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

What does 'Get The Future You Want' mean for you?

You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
You will be joining one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 12 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.
Capgemini. Get The Future you want

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you'll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses, and it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. You'll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.