Senior HR Business Partner

Experian Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global data and technology company is looking for a Senior HR Business Partner to join their UKI HR team in London. In this role, you will shape and lead a local people strategy, manage workforce transformation, and support business leaders on key HR initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR business partnering and exceptional stakeholder management skills. This position offers a great compensation package and hybrid working options.

Benefits

Hybrid and flexible working

Great compensation package

Discretionary bonus plan

Core benefits including pension and healthcare

25 days annual leave

Qualifications

• HR business partnering experience gained within a matrix and quick moving organisation.
• Strategic focus across the HR operating model, partnering with CoE partners.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and ability to challenge decisions.
• Utilise data to lead informed discussions and influence business strategy.
• Coaching abilities to support the leadership team on various matters.

Responsibilities

• Shape and lead a local people strategy to align with regional and global strategy.
• Partner with leaders on M&A activities to drive business growth.
• Manage a multi-year workforce transformation programme.
• Support hiring and onboarding, and facilitate succession planning.
• Focus on the employee and candidate experience throughout the colleague lifecycle.
• Create a sustainable model applying Strategic Workforce Planning.

Job description

We are looking for a strategic Senior HR Business Partner to join our UKI HR business partnering team. Reporting to one of our HR Directors, you will work in partnership with business leaders to advise and create a people strategy to deliver strategic plans and results within a matrix environment.

As member of the business leadership team, you will be a trusted advisor to multiple executive stakeholders. You will be a sounding board, coach and confidante on important matters and offer visible behavioural leadership to the business.

Considered as the lynchpin between the HR Team and the business, you will be relationship-driven, yet able to hold both parties to account to ensure activity adds value and underpins business strategy.

Work that matters - What you’ll do

• Shape and lead a local people strategy, which underpins our strategy both regionally and globally
• Partner with leaders on fast-paced and exciting M&A activity to drive business growth – from due diligence through to integration – ensuring people considerations are embedded at every stage
• Manage the delivery of a complex multi-year workforce transformation programme from a people perspective, resulting in a significant shift focus on a new Target Operating Model (TOM)
• Manage the end-to-end talent management process, supporting the business in hiring and onboarding to identify talent internally, and facilitating succession planning activity
• Have a focus on the employee and candidate experience across the colleague lifecycle, including all processes and ways of working
• Create a sustainable model underpinned by location and talent strategy, applying the use of Strategic Workforce Planning

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to accomplish their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Experience and Skills

• HR business partnering experience gained within a matrix and quick moving organisation.
• Strategic focus that expresses an understanding across the scope of the HR operating model, partnering with CoE partners to implement strategy
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills and have the confidence to challenge decisions to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Insight-led utilising data to lead informed discussions, challenge and influence the business to help shape our business and people strategy
• Have a learning mindset and look outside to seek external industry best practice, identifying ways of working and translating these into relevant solutions
• Have coaching abilities to support the leadership team on matters from people issues to personal development

Additional Information

Benefits package includes:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affidative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian’s DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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