People Partner (HRBP) — Workforce & Change Leader

Kobalt; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kobalt in London is seeking an experienced People Partner (HRBP) to own the People partnership for designated business functions across UK/RoW and global priorities. You will translate business needs into practical solutions across workforce planning, organisational change, talent, performance, employee relations and organisational effectiveness.

Working with senior leaders, you’ll use data and insight to influence decisions, manage cross-functional projects, and support the evolution of career

Qualifications

• Experience operating as an HR Business Partner or in a comparable generalist People role within a complex, fast-paced organisation.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders, building credible relationships and providing constructive challenges and commercially focused advice.
• Strong generalist HR knowledge across the employee lifecycle, including employee relations, performance management, talent and succession, workforce planning and organisational change.
• Sound knowledge of employment law, with the ability to translate legal and policy requirements into pragmatic business solutions.
• Experience supporting workforce planning, organisational design, restructures and change programmes, including employee consultation where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Own the People partnership for designated business functions, building trusted relationships with leaders and translating business priorities into practical people and workforce plans.
• Provide commercially focused advice across organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, team structures, capability requirements and ways of working.
• Partner with leaders on workforce and headcount planning, identifying future skills and resource requirements for business and financial planning.
• Support organisational design and change, including restructures, evolving operating models and employee consultation processes.
• Identify workforce risks and develop mitigation and succession plans with leaders.
• Partner with managers through the full performance lifecycle, including goal setting and development planning.
• Facilitate talent and succession planning, identifying high-potential talent and development priorities.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Stakeholder Management

People Analytics

Employee Relations

Organisational Change

Workforce Planning

Performance Management

Employment Law

Talent & Succession

Communication

Job description

Kobalt in London is seeking an experienced People Partner (HRBP) to own the People partnership for designated business functions across UK/RoW and global priorities. You will translate business needs into practical solutions across workforce planning, organisational change, talent, performance, employee relations and organisational effectiveness.

Working with senior leaders, you’ll use data and insight to influence decisions, manage cross-functional projects, and support the evolution of career