HR Business Partner (Front Office) – FTC

Frazer Jones; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Frazer Jones is representing a leading financial services organisation in London, seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support a high-pressure Front Office population on a maternity cover contract. The role blends strategic partnering with day-to-day HR advisory, aimed at sustaining peak performance and commercial delivery.

You will partner with senior leaders on workforce planning, employee relations, talent initiatives and change programmes, while navigating fast-paced priorities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a financial services environment.
• Essential experience supporting Front Office populations.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to understand business priorities.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent employee relations knowledge and experience managing complex cases.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior Front Office leaders, providing commercially focused HR advice and guidance.
• Support organisational design, workforce planning and business change initiatives.
• Advise managers on employee relations matters, performance management and employment legislation.
• Lead and support talent management, succession planning and development initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders on compensation and promotion processes.
• Analyse people data and provide insights to support business decision-making.
• Drive employee engagement activities and help foster a high-performance culture.
• Work collaboratively with specialist HR teams to deliver HR initiatives and projects.

Skills

Front Office HRBP

HR business partnering

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

HR Business Partner (Front Office) – Fixed Term Contract

London | Hybrid Working

12-Month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)

A highly regarded financial services organisation is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join its HR team on a maternity cover contract. Supporting a demanding and commercially focused Front Office population, this is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing business where HR is viewed as a genuine strategic partner.

This role requires an individual who can build credibility quickly, challenge constructively, and provide commercially focused HR support to senior stakeholders within revenue-generating teams.

The Opportunity

Working closely with business leaders and the wider HR function, you will provide both strategic and operational HR support across a broad range of people matters. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping to drive performance, engagement, organisational effectiveness and talent initiatives.

The successful candidate will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly and stakeholder expectations are high.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior Front Office leaders, providing commercially focused HR advice and guidance.
• Support organisational design, workforce planning and business change initiatives.
• Advise managers on employee relations matters, performance management and employment legislation.
• Lead and support talent management, succession planning and development initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders on compensation and promotion processes.
• Analyse people data and provide insights to support business decision-making.
• Drive employee engagement activities and help foster a high-performance culture.
• Work collaboratively with specialist HR teams to deliver HR initiatives and projects.

About You

• Previous experience operating as an HR Business Partner within a financial services environment.
• Essential experience supporting Front Office populations.
• Strong commercial awareness and the ability to understand business priorities.
• Proven ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent employee relations knowledge and experience managing complex cases.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, demanding and high-performance environment.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent is advantageous.

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to join a well-respected financial services firm.
• Exposure to senior leadership and key business stakeholders.
• Broad and varied HR Business Partner role with genuine impact.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Immediate start available.