HR Business Partner

ENL Legal Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

ENL Legal Recruitment is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to join in Birmingham. You will work closely with Partners and senior stakeholders to shape the firm's people strategy and support long-term business objectives.

You will lead workforce planning, succession, talent development and complex employee relations, provide employment law guidance, coach leaders and deputise for the Head of HR as required.

Qualifications

• Experience partnering with senior leadership and Partners/Directors.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and risk.
• Proven track record in workforce planning, talent development and succession.
• Analytical mindset with ability to use data to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Advise senior leadership and shape people plans aligned with commercial priorities.
• Lead workforce planning, succession initiatives and talent development.
• Handle complex employee relations matters and provide pragmatic employment-law guidance.
• Coach senior leaders, contribute to HR projects and deputise for Head of HR as needed.

Skills

Strategic HR partnership

Stakeholder management

Workforce planning

Talent management

Employee relations

Employment law

Change management

People data analytics

Education

CIPD Level 7

Job description

Senior HR Business Partner, Birmingham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join a growing HR team in Birmingham. This newly created role offers the chance to work closely with Partners and senior stakeholders, playing a key role in shaping the firm's people strategy and supporting its long-term business objectives.

The Role

You will act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership, developing and implementing people plans aligned with commercial priorities. The role will involve leading workforce planning and succession initiatives, supporting talent development and using people data to influence business decisions.

You will also take the lead on complex employee relations matters, provide pragmatic advice on employment law and people risk, and support organisational change, restructures and transformation programmes. Alongside this, you will coach senior leaders, contribute to wider HR projects and deputise for the Head of HR when required.

The Candidate

Applications are welcomed from experienced HR Business Partners with a strong track record of working strategically within a complex organisation, ideally within professional services.

You will have experience partnering with senior stakeholders, Partners or Directors, alongside expertise in complex employee relations, workforce planning, talent management and succession planning.

You will be commercially minded, confident influencing decision-makers and comfortable constructively challenging senior stakeholders. Strong analytical skills, excellent relationship management and up-to-date knowledge of UK employment law are essential.

CIPD Level 7, Chartered Membership or equivalent senior-level HR experience is expected.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing HR function in Birmingham and make a tangible contribution to the firm's people strategy, organisational performance and future development.

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