HR Business Partner

Grant Thornton UK; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Income protection

Matched pension

Life cover

Private medical including Doctor@Hand

Professional subscriptions

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is seeking an experienced People Advisory Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to shape our service, influence change, and support delivery of the people strategy across CAS. You will lead cyclical HR activities, coach teams, and build strong, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders in a fast-growing professional services environment.

You will drive workforce planning, people analytics, and decision-making grounded in data, helping the business navigate

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering cyclical HR activities.
• Track record of strategic HR delivery in a fast-paced growth environment.
• Experience building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders through organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the people strategy across client groups and embed a high-performance culture.
• Lead salary and bonus reviews and performance moderation for CAS.
• Coach and develop CAS People Advisory Team.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influence change.
• Support talent in CAS and align objectives with wider strategy.
• Support ER case activity as required.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Coaching

People analytics

Change management

HR strategy

Talent management

Data-driven decisions

AI interest

Job description

• This is a unique opportunity to join our CAS People Advisory team at a time of significant growth and transformation
• As the business continues to evolve across Digital, HR Commercial and Finance, we’re strengthening our People Advisory capability to ensure we have the right support in place for the future
• We’re seeking an experienced People Advisory Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to work alongside our Senior People Advisory Manager, playing a key role in shaping our service, influencing change and supporting the delivery of our people strategy
• Deliver the people strategy in your client groups and work collaboratively with teams to embed a high-performance culture and mindset
• Build trusted, influential relationships with senior stakeholders, acting as a valued advisor who shapes thinking, challenges constructively and drives meaningful change
• Lead key people cyclical activity, including salary and bonus reviews and performance moderation, ensuring fair, commercially focused and consistent outcomes across the CAS business
• Develop exceptional people manager capability by providing expert coaching, insight and pragmatic advice that enables confident, high-quality decision making
• Be genuinely excited about the use of AI and how that can transform teams, the operating model and the way of work
• Harness people data and analytics to identify trends, anticipate future needs and translate insight into actions that strengthen culture, capability and business performance
• Be comfortable operating in the grey to guide and support your stakeholders through periods of change and flux
• Have a forward-facing mindset with a focus on workforce planning, team shape, future talent and performance that is underpinned by the wider strategy and the firm’s I&D agenda
• Closely support talent in CAS to understand their business case and to work collaboratively with them and wider stakeholders ensuring that robust objectives and development plans are in place
• Support ER case activity as required
• Inspire, coach, and challenge the CAS People Advisory Team, delivering candid, constructive feedback that builds capability, drives accountability, and elevates individual and team performance

Benefits

• Income protection
• Matched pension
• Life cover
• Private medical, including anytime access to Doctor@Hand and Stronger Minds
• Professional subscriptions

Proven experience of leading cyclical HR activities whereby you can hit the ground runningIt would be great if you also had experience in a professional services environment, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the wayA track record of strategic HR delivery in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment, ideally as an HR Manager or HR Business PartnerConfidence navigating a matrix or multi-stakeholder environment at paceExperience of building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders through organisational changeA commercial mindset, using HR data & insight to shape decisions and manage risk priorities