HR Lead – Global Business Team

Hogan Lovells; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm in London is seeking an HR Lead to oversee the Global Business Team's HR strategies. You will partner with senior leaders, focusing on organizational development and talent management. The ideal candidate has significant HR experience, strong influencing skills, and the ability to drive initiatives in a matrixed environment. This role offers flexible working arrangements and a vibrant workplace culture.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Agile working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a Senior HR Business Partner role.
• Ability to manage multiple time zones.
• Proven adaptability in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leaders.
• Drive organizational design and change management initiatives.
• Support talent acquisition and succession planning.

Skills

Strong influencing and relationship-building skills

Commercial acumen

Resilience and adaptability

Analytical mindset

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

CIPD qualified

HR experience in professional services

Job description

Overview

Job Title HR Lead – Global Business Team

Department People

Location London

Reports To Global Head of Talent Management

Working Hours 35 hours per week, 9:30am to 5:30pm, with potential for additional hours. We are happy to consider agile and flexible working patterns. Our approach to hybrid working allows for up to 40% time from home and 60% in the office; please contact a member of the recruitment team to discuss further.

Firm Description Hogan Lovells is one of the leading global law firms. Our distinctive market position is founded on our breadth of practice, deep industry knowledge, and a “one team” global approach. Formed through the combination of two top international law firms, Hogan Lovells has over 40 offices across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We provide business-oriented advice to clients locally and internationally. Our people are the key to our success, which is why we seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals in all regions of our global practice.

Department Description The People Team works with partners and senior Business Team leaders to support all aspects of our people’s careers, from recruitment to retirement, to help the firm deliver on its vision. We aim to create a compelling employer brand to attract the most talented people and provide them with the support they need to perform at their best throughout their careers. We strive to develop a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful, so everyone feels supported and valued and can help the firm realize its vision.

Role Overview

Our Business Team consists of approximately 1,900 people based throughout our global network of offices. As Global HR Lead for the Business Team, you will act as a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior leaders across our global Business Team functions. You will support the Global Head of Talent Management to drive the people agenda, align HR strategy with business goals, and lead initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness, talent development, and a collaborative culture. This role is pivotal in shaping a high-performance, inclusive, and agile workforce within a complex, matrixed professional services environment.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

Strategic Partnership

• Serve as an advisor to Business Team leadership, working in close partnership with the global HR Business Partners who support each function.
• Support the Global Head of Talent Management to translate business strategy into people priorities, ensuring alignment with global HR frameworks and transformation goals and promoting our ambition of being an employer of choice.
• Support the Global Head of People Operations, Data, Systems and Transformation to drive the delivery of key annual processes across the Business Team.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Partner with the Talent Acquisition and Learning & Development function to ensure the recruitment of skilled Business Team talent and the development of learning pathways for critical roles/skills.
• Support the Global Business Chiefs and HR Business Partners with talent reviews and succession planning across the Business Team.
• Work closely with the Business Team Global Chiefs to analyse the shape of their function to ensure it is right-sized for success.

Organizational Development & Change

• Drive organizational design and change management initiatives, in close coordination with the Global Head of People Operations, Data, Systems and Transformation.
• Support leaders in embedding agile ways of working and continuous improvement mindsets.

Operational Excellence

• Development of global Business Team policies, in close collaboration with the HR Business Partners and Regional Heads of HR, providing support to senior leaders when interpreting policies.
• Use HRIS and analytics to monitor trends, identify risks, and inform interventions.
• Act as Business Team SME for core processes such as annual compensation and promotion reviews.

All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program. Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services.

Person Specification

The Candidate

The job holder will have a high level of energy, drive and commerciality combined with the presence and credibility to deal with a discerning audience. They will be flexible and adaptable in their approach, in order to manage the needs of their clients who are across multiple time zones. They will demonstrate a collaborative style and will work as an effective team member who is able to build a network of credible relationships internally and externally.

Qualifications & Training

• HR experience gained in a professional services or similar sector environment
• Previous experience of working at a Senior HR Business Partner level and in a role that has had regional or global responsibility.
• CIPD qualified

General Attributes

• Commercial acumen and ability to align people strategy with business outcomes.
• Strong influencing and relationship-building skills across all levels.
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Inclusive leadership and a collaborative approach.
• Analytical mindset with experience using data to drive decisions.
• Experience in leading through ambiguity and transformation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an excellent eye for detail.
• Team player who is proactive with a "can do attitude".
• Pragmatic, robust, diplomatic and resourceful, with the ability to adapt quickly to different situations and personalities.

Agile Working Statement

Our goal is to embed flexibility across our business by giving everyone the opportunity to work in an agile way, whether as a regular pattern or on an ad hoc basis, and we will be happy to discuss this further.

Equal Opportunities Employment Statement

It is the policy of Hogan Lovells to provide equal opportunities for all employees in relation to recruitment, training and promotion. Decisions in these areas will be made only by reference to the requirements of the job and shall not be influenced by any consideration of ethnic origin, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability.

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