HR Business Partner

Alexander Lloyd; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HR recruitment firm is seeking an HR Business Partner to collaborate with directors on people strategies in London. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive experience in change management and people development to drive strategic initiatives and provide expert advice across business areas.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a people business partner in a large, complex, and unionised environment.
• Extensive background in leading organisational change activities.
• Strong strategic guidance capabilities for leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver comprehensive people plans aligned with the business strategy.
• Provide expert guidance on people management to directors and leadership teams.
• Lead local change programmes and ensure effective implementation of HR processes.

Skills

People management

Change management

Analytical skills

Education

CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Job description

Alexander Lloyd is delighted to be partnering with an engineering organisation, on the recruitment of an HR Business Partner.

As HR Business Partner, you will report into the Head of People and will work in partnership with directors of designated business areas, their direct reports and colleagues to deliver the business strategy and plans. Operating as a trusted professional adviser, to guide and support directors and senior leaders, on all people matters, in line with the company values.

Duties:

• Develop and deliver comprehensive directorate-level people plans and solutions aligned with the overarching people strategy, while addressing specific local priorities and business needs.
• Provide expert, strategic guidance on all aspects of people management and development to directors and their leadership teams. Act as a broker for specialist support from across the People function as needed.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of the people strategy, policies, and services to deliver holistic and pragmatic advice to senior leaders and their teams.
• Lead the local roll-out of people initiatives and programmes, ensuring the successful adoption of new HR practices and solutions.
• Lead and manage local change programmes including organisational restructures, TUPE processes, and the introduction of new operating models or ways of working.
• Partner with colleagues across the People team to ensure consistent and effective implementation of key HR processes such as talent and succession planning, performance management, and recruitment.
• Collaborate with the Employee Communication and Engagement Partner to shape and deliver directorate-specific events, conferences, and communications. Use insights from engagement surveys to tailor actions and interventions.
• Apply strong analytical and critical thinking skills to identify people-related risks and opportunities. Provide clear, evidence-based recommendations to support business objectives.

Skills/Qualifications:

• A minimum of CIPD Level 5 or evidence of equivalent qualifications and/or experience.
• Considerable experience as a people business partner or generalist in a large, complex, and unionised environment.
• Substantial experience of leading organisational change activities, such as restructures, TUPE and the introduction of new ways of working.

Please quote 51674 when calling Martin at Alexander Lloyd or email them at [e-mail]. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd Human Resources Recruitment Solutions is the leading recruiter for HR Director, Manager, Business Partner, Learning & Development, Internal Communications, Talent Acquisition and Reward opportunities across Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role.