HR Business Partner

Anderson Clark; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking an HR Business Partner to join their team in London. This pivotal role will involve partnering with leadership to support key HR initiatives, driving performance and inclusion, and managing HR matters throughout the employee lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a professional services context and be CIPD qualified. Join this respected firm and contribute to shaping the future of work.

Qualifications

• Significant HRBP or HR Manager experience in a professional services context.
• Strategic mindset with skills in operational excellence.
• Experience in employee relations, organizational development, and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to deliver people priorities aligned with global strategy.
• Lead on talent initiatives including succession planning and workforce design.
• Manage HR matters across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to exits.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Operational excellence

Inclusion

Talent development

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

HR Business Partner – Professional Services
London, Canary Wharf | Hybrid | 2 x maternity covers to start ASAP

Our client — a global professional services firm known for excellence, inclusion, and innovation — is looking for an HR Business Partner (FTC) to join their high-performing HR team. You’ll play a key role in embedding the firm’s People & Talent Strategy, partnering with leadership to support performance, inclusion, wellbeing, and engagement.

What You’ll Do
As HR Business Partner, you will:

• Partner with the Senior HRBP and key business stakeholders to deliver people priorities aligned with global strategy
  

• Build trusted advisor relationships across the business, offering guidance on talent, ER, inclusion, and workforce planning
  

• Lead on initiatives including succession planning, talent pipeline reviews, compensation cycles, and workforce design
  

• Provide coaching to managers and mentoring to junior HRBPs
  

• Influence positive performance, career development, and reward outcomes
  

• Support on inclusion, wellbeing, employee listening, and change management
  

• Manage HR matters across the full employee lifecycle — onboarding, ER, return to work, and exits
  

• Contribute to regional and global projects that shape the future of work
  

Why Join Our Client?
You’ll join a globally respected firm with an inclusive, team-based culture where your expertise will help shape the employee experience of the future. The organisation offers hybrid working, modern leadership, and a strong commitment to personal development.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Inclusion, wellbeing and diversity are key to their success.

Interested? Apply now or message us for a confidential conversation.

Requirements

What You’ll Bring

• Significant HRBP or HR Manager experience in a professional services or matrixed global environment. Law firm or partnership experience is highly advantageous
  

• A strategic mindset with the ability to drive operational excellence
  

• Strong commercial acumen and confident stakeholder management skills
  

• Experience across ER, OD, talent development, inclusion and workforce planning
  

• Ideally CIPD qualified or equivalent
  

Benefits

£70K - £79K