Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner – Finance, M&A & Operations

£85–90K base + 10–20 % bonus • London EC2 / Hybrid

Middlemore has been retained by a global financial‑services firm to secure a permanent HR Business Partner who will steer c500 colleagues across Finance, M&A and Operations through rapid growth and transformation.

What you’ll tackle

• Lead the people agenda for Finance, M&A and Operations - linking talent strategy to bold commercial goals.
• Guide leaders on org‑design, reward reviews, succession planning and capability build.
• Supercharge a high‑growth M&A unit - integration, talent pipelines and international mobility.
• Pick up complex ER overflow when cases exceed the capacity of a lean specialist team.
• Champion continuous improvement - propose, influence and adapt.

You’ll fit if you

• Bring robust HR generalist and ER depth from banking, fintech or other fast‑paced financial‑services settings.
• Love deep stakeholder partnerships and aren’t afraid to push back - always with solutions in hand.
• Thrive in flat structures, value teamwork and leave diva behaviour at the door.

Start: early July 2025 (we’ll honour up to a 3‑month notice).

Send CVs to luke.snowdon@middlemore.co.uk