Senior HR Business Partner

African American Talent; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Half day Friday finish

25 days holidays + extra

Private medical insurance

Pension up to 8%

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible benefits e.g. health plan,gym

Employee Assistance Program

Professional membership reimbursement

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner in Brighton. You will provide day‑to‑day HR support, partnering with site leaders and HR teams to execute strategic HR initiatives across a matrix environment, including government contracting settings.

The role requires CIPD qualification or equivalent, a degree, and strong communication and analytics skills to enhance organisational capability and employee engagement. Evening and weekend availability not required.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified with substantial HR experience and CIPD qualification.
• Experience as an HR Business Partner with increasing scope, in matrix and government contracting environments.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, influencing, coaching, and consulting skills.
• High degree of integrity and confidentiality with attention to detail.
• Knowledge of HR systems such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, and SuccessFactors.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary day‑to‑day HR contact for frontline employees, guiding on HR processes and policies.
• Partner with site leaders and HR teams to implement strategic initiatives.
• Drive enterprise strategies with the Division and Sector HR teams.
• Use analytics to provide proactive recommendations and solutions for talent initiatives.
• Identify and diagnose issues to improve employee engagement and experience.
• Build relationships with HRBPs to influence business priorities.
• Lead end‑to‑end talent management for site leadership, including workforce planning and performance management.
• Manage projects and change initiatives within and outside HR.

Skills

HRBP experience

CIPD qualification

Communication skills

Confidentiality

HR systems (PeopleSoft, Oracle, SF)

Education

HR-related degree

CIPD qualification

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle

SuccessFactors

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission‑critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end‑to‑end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Senior HR Business Partner

Job Location – Brighton

Job ID – 45336

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain’s mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Brighton are part of our Release Systems & Antennas division operating in the Aerospace domain. For over 70 years, L3Harris has designed and developed industry‑leading carriage and release systems for fighter, rotary‑wing and unmanned platforms and we design, manufacture and test a large portion of our release systems portfolio in our Brighton facility which offers 48,500 square feet of manufacturing space. Our mission‑critical release systems equipment is on most major airborne fighter platforms worldwide, including the F-35, along with other aircraft like the Gripen and Typhoon.

Please note, our Brighton business is moving to a new location in 2027. The new site is expected to be located in either Shoreham, Burgess Hill or Horsham and will be within a 15-minute drive of our current site.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days

• Private medical insurance with optional family cover

• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution

• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)

• Group income protection

• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme

• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support

• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Act as the primary day‑to‑day HR contact for frontline employees, providing guidance on HR processes, policies, and standard practices

• Directly support site leaders and employees, and partner with other business leaders, HRBPs, and Center of Excellence to implement strategic initiatives to drive business growth and improve organisational capability

• Partner with Division and Sector HR team to drive enterprise strategies

• Utilize trends and analytics to provide proactive recommendations and propose solutions to enable sound talent divisions and initiatives

• Identify and diagnose issues to develop, recommend, and implement root cause solutions that enhance employee engagement/experience

• Build and utilise relationships with functional HRBPs to influence business priorities within the functions

• Responsible for leading end‑to‑end talent management processes for site leadership, including workforce planning, talent development, performance management, and compensation

• Manage projects and special initiatives within and outside the HR function

• Provides change management leadership

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Degree qualified with substantial previous related experience/CIPD qualified/HR qualification.

• Experience working as an HR Business Partner with increasing scope and responsibility, supporting various levels within the organisation, preferably within a matrix and government contracting environment

• Strong communication, interpersonal, influencing, coaching, and consulting skills

• Possesses a high degree of professional integrity and confidentiality with an eye for attention to detail

• Knowledge of HR systems such as PeopleSoft, Oracle, and SuccessFactors

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.