People Partner - Insurance, Pensions & Investments

Lloyds Banking Group; Moor Side; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization in the United Kingdom seeks a strategic People Partner in Insurance, Pensions & Investments to drive organizational change and talent management. This pivotal role requires a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing evidence-based advice and championing diversity and inclusion initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive strategic HR experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to navigate complex environments to support high-performing teams aiming for long-term success.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in strategic HR and senior executive level business partnering.
• Proven track record in talent and performance management.
• Ability to navigate complex, matrixed environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing evidence-based people advice.
• Lead organisational change initiatives and drive talent planning.
• Use data insights to identify trends and shape interventions.

Skills

Strategic workforce planning

Relationship management

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Coaching skills

Diversity and inclusion advocacy

Job description

We're offering an exciting opportunity to step into a pivotal role within our People Partnering team for Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I). As a commercially minded and forward-thinking People Partner, you'll work in true partnership with senior executive leaders to influence strategy, shape culture and enable high performing, inclusive teams across a business central to the Group's growth agenda. You'll thrive in a high-performance, people-centred culture where accountability matters, simplicity drives impact, and strong relationships enable the business to move with clarity and pace. You'll bring a strategic lens to people priorities, translating business ambition into practical, outcome-focused people solutions that support long-term organisational success. A typical day is anything but typical. You'll span the full colleague lifecycle, applying commercial insight and strategic thinking to areas such as workforce planning, organisational design, talent strategy, reward, culture, and inclusion. You'll cut through complexity to deliver simple, effective solutions; hold yourself and others to account and create the conditions for teams to perform at their best. This is a role for someone who can connect the dots, see what's ahead, and influence leaders to make people-centred decisions that drive sustainable performance, enabling our business to deliver, inclusively, confidently, and at pace.

What We Need From You

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing pragmatic, evidence-based people advice.
• Deliver the business area people strategy aligned to IP&I and Group People and Places priorities.
• Lead organisational change initiatives, experience in strategic workforce planning would be highly advantageous.
• Drive talent, succession, and capability planning to build high-performing, inclusive teams.
• Use data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, shaping proactive interventions.
• Collaborate with Centres of Excellence to deliver joined-up solutions.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring fair and consistent practices.
• Support governance, risk, and regulatory requirements in line with LBG policies and controls. Extensive experience in strategic HR and senior executive level business partnering.
• Proven track record in performance, talent, strategic workforce planning and culture transformation.
• Strong relationship management, influencing, and coaching skills.
• Ability to navigate complex, matrixed environments and lead through change.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to connect the dots.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data to inform decisions.
• Passion for inclusion, innovation, and unlocking potential.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern. We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know. Join us and be part of our ambitious journey to craft the future of HR and deliver world-class experiences to our colleagues and customers!