HR Business Partner (UK/I)

Dudman Tidbury HR Ltd; Marple Bridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudman Tidbury HR Ltd are working with a privately-held, global medical equipment company to hire an HR Business Partner for a 12-month maternity cover in the UK. The role reports to the HR Director for Europe and collaborates with European counterparts.

You will lead local delivery of the global people strategy, partnering with leaders across the employee lifecycle, handling change programmes, talent development and HR transformation, with an initial five days on site.

Qualifications

• Senior HR Generalist with proven experience.
• Strong knowledge of current employment law.
• Experience developing training and development programs.
• Proven track record delivering change and transformation programs.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation and across cultures.
• Able to build credibility with entrepreneurial leaders.
• Willingness to be onsite five days per week for the initial period.

Responsibilities

• Lead local delivery of the global people strategy.
• Partner with leaders across the employee lifecycle.
• Support change management, talent acquisition, leadership development.
• Drive succession planning and organisational capability.
• Implement local deployment of HR technology projects.
• Support operations in Northern Europe.

Skills

Senior HR Generalist

Employment law knowledge

Training & development

Change/transformation leadership

Stakeholder management

Matrix organisation experience

Onsite presence

Education

CIPD membership and qualification

Job description

Our client is a privately-held, global company headquartered in the USA. They develop, manufacture and distribute medical equipment and technology. They are looking to hire an HR Business Partner to cover a 12 month maternity leave. The role reports to the HR Director for Europe, and works alongside European counterparts.

In addition to responsibilities in the UK, there are smaller operations in Northern Europe that you will support.

The role leads local delivery of the global people strategy. You will be part of the UK Leadership Team. The role partners with leaders across the whole employee life cycle, covering such aspects as organisational change, talent acquisition, leadership development, succession planning, employee relations and organisational capability.

In addition to day-to-day more generalist HR, there are specific people projects for 2027. The local implementation of global transformation priorities across the regions, representing the region within the global HR technology projects and supporting the local deployment of a new HR system.

Relevant skills and experience:

• CIPD membership and qualification
• Proven experience operating as a Senior HR Generalist
• Knowledge of up-to-date employment law legislation
• Experience developing training and development
• Proven experience leading local delivery of change/transformation programmes
• Comfortable to work in a matrix structure with different cultures and jurisdictions
• Able to build credibility with entrepreneurial local leaders
• Happy to be onsite 5 days per week (certainly for the first three months)