People Business Partner

RSM UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

27 days holiday

Wellbeing benefits

Course access 300+

Job summary

RSM UK is seeking a strategic People Business Partner to partner with senior leaders, translating business strategy into people plans and driving workforce effectiveness. You will work closely with the Head of People for your Line of Business to deliver joined-up, data-informed HR solutions across the organisation.

You’ll diagnose workforce challenges, coach leaders, and turn priorities into clear, measurable actions, leveraging a broad range of People advisory and operations expertise.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in People Business Partnering, senior People Advisory, Organisational Effectiveness, People Change or a similar business-facing HR role.
• Credibility with senior leaders in a complex, commercially focused organisation, and a track record of influencing business and people decisions.
• Practical experience across workforce planning, organisational change, talent, performance and employee relations.
• Confidence using workforce data to diagnose issues, plus the judgement, resilience and professional courage to challenge leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and act as their go-to People partner.
• Understand strategy, clients, commercial pressures and workforce capability, then give insight, advice and constructive challenge.
• Help the Head of People turn the People Strategy into prioritised, sequenced delivery plans.
• Translate business needs into clear briefs for People Advisory, People Operations and Centres of Expertise, and track progress, risks and outcomes.
• Use workforce data to spot trends and recommend action across workforce planning, organisational change, talent and succession, and organisational health.

Skills

People partner

Senior stakeholder mgmt

Workforce planning

Data-driven decisions

HR advisory

Tools

HR systems

Workforce analytics tools

Job description

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

People Business Partner

Make an Impact at RSM UK

Our People team partners with leaders across the business to help them make confident decisions about their people. As a People Business Partner, you'll be the main People contact for your assigned business units. You'll work closely with the Head of People for your Line of Business and bring together specialist teams so leaders get a joined-up service. This is a business-facing role for someone who combines commercial understanding with real people expertise. You'll diagnose workforce challenges, coach and constructively challenge leaders, and turn agreed priorities into clear plans and measurable outcomes.

You’ll make an impact by

• Building trusted relationships with senior leaders and acting as their go-to People partner.
• Understanding their strategy, clients, commercial pressures and workforce capability, then giving insight, advice and constructive challenge.
• Helping the Head of People turn the People Strategy into prioritised, sequenced delivery plans.
• Translating business needs into clear briefs for People Advisory, People Operations and our Centres of Expertise, and tracking progress, risks and outcomes.
• Using workforce data to spot trends and recommend action across workforce planning, organisational change, talent and succession, and organisational health.

What we are looking for

Are you someone who thrives on variety, loves learning new things, and enjoys connecting with people? If you can spot inefficiencies in everyday life and are passionate about making improvements, this role is perfect for you!

• Significant experience in People Business Partnering, senior People Advisory, Organisational Effectiveness, People Change or a similar business-facing HR role.
• Credibility with senior leaders in a complex, commercially focused organisation, and a track record of influencing business and people decisions.
• Practical experience across workforce planning, organisational change, talent, performance and employee relations.
• Confidence using workforce data to diagnose issues, plus the judgement, resilience and professional courage to challenge leaders.

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most important assets. That’s why we offer a flexible reward and benefits package that will help you have fulfilling experience, both in and out of work.

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 27 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP.
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team.

Diversity and Inclusion at RSM

At RSM, we want to create a strong sense of belonging so that people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures feel they can bring their true self to work. Our clients come from all walks of life. We aim to achieve that same diversity of background, experience and perspective in our own teams, so that we can genuinely understand our client's needs. Diverse teams bring a broader range of ideas and insights to work. That's why we're working together to ensure our firm's principles and processes support a firm culture that embraces difference and strengthens inclusion.

At RSM we work hard to create an environment where our people can make a difference - to themselves, their career, their teams, and to the success of our firm and clients. We support all our people to work flexibly, to manage their family and other responsibilities alongside their work commitments; we believe this is key to achieving an inspiring and fulfilling working environment.