Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP)

Control Risks; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global risk consultancy in Greater London is looking for an experienced HR Business Partner to deliver HR advisory services. The role involves managing performance and talent reviews, engaging with executive leaders, and developing HR policies in a multi-cultural environment. Applicants should have a CIPD qualification or equivalent and a proven ability to influence at various organizational levels. This position supports hybrid working, focusing on collaboration and flexibility within the organization.

Benefits

Competitively positioned compensation package

Discretionary global bonus scheme

Hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience working at HRBP level in an international organisation.
• Demonstrated proficiency in influencing leaders including executive committee members.
• Ability to work independently in a multi-cultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HR advisory services as a business partner.
• Manage performance, talent reviews, and employee relations.
• Assist in developing professional people management policies.

Skills

HR business partnering

Influencing business leaders

Multi-stakeholder engagement

CIPD qualification or equivalent

Independent objective advice

Commercial awareness

Multi-cultural collaboration

Education

CIPD or equivalent HR qualification

Job description

What You’ll Do:

• Function as a HR business partner delivering a broad HR advisory to Global Corporate Services.
• Within the established Control Risks structures, provide hands‑on delivery of key HR outputs including performance management, talent and compensation reviews and calibration sessions, employee relations and organization design. All in a global setting.
• Work working closely with the Service Line and Geographic HR teams to ensure parity of process and execution between Global Corporate Functions and Service Lines.
• Support leaders in enhancing business performance through improving the performance, capability, and motivation of their people.
• Drive the development and implementation of professional people management policies, capabilities, and practices.
• Ensure that Corporate Services teams are effectively managed and administered from an HR point of view, including our new Finance Shared Service Centre in Cardiff.
• Act as a change agent contributing to and managing HR projects as part of a broader programme of work.

Who You Are:

• Experience working at HRBP level in an international organisation across multiple countries in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated proficiency in partnering with and influencing business leaders at varying levels up to and including Executive Committee members.
• Ability to work collaboratively yet independently with minimum supervision in a multi‑cultural environment with multiple stakeholders competing for HR attention.
• Professionally qualified in HR (CIPD or equivalent) is desirable.
• Able to influence, network, engage with people at all levels of the organisation, building strong working relationships with business leaders. A knowledge of corporate service areas (finance, legal, HR etc) would be advantageous.
• Able to address issues intuitively with integrity by providing independent, objective, courageous and timely advice.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of credibility, integrity, judgement, resilience, and flexibility.
• Able to offer the business pragmatic yet workable solutions.
• Highly collaborative and able to work in partnership with specialist HR teams and the business to generate engagement and commitment to the global people agenda and desired outcomes.
• Personal credibility – able to advise objectively without vested self‑interest, consistently providing a quality counsel and insight. Demonstrate sound judgement and discretion.
• Able to manage competing and conflicting priorities and effectively and demonstrate commercial awareness and business acumen.

Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.

We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.

Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in‑person time together – in the office and with our clients – while continuing to support flexible and remote working.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.