Senior HR Business Partner

InterQuest Solutions; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retail firm is seeking a Senior People Partner to shape the future of frontline retail. This remote-first role involves partnering with store leadership to design and implement effective people strategies, drive engagement, and champion diversity and inclusion. The ideal candidate will have significant experience as an HR Business Partner in a complex environment and a strong understanding of retail challenges.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner or People Partner in a complex organization.
• Strong commercial understanding of business drivers and retail challenges.
• Ability to influence and coach senior leaders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement people strategies for store operations.
• Partner with leadership to drive engagement and performance culture.
• Provide coaching and advisory support to senior leaders.
• Embed change management best practices.
• Champion diversity and inclusion.

Skills

SR HR Business Partner experience

Commercial acumen

Influencing senior leaders

Cultural change leadership

Data literacy

Job description

Senior People Partner – Retail (Remote-First)

Remote First | Travel to London as Required
Up to £90,000 + Benefits
️ Partnering with a Leading UK Retail Giant

Are you a commercially savvy HR leader ready to shape the future of frontline retail?

We’re working with a major UK retail powerhouse undergoing exciting transformation and investment across their store estate. This is a unique opportunity to join as a Senior People Partner, supporting a large-scale, customer-facing workforce during a pivotal time of innovation and cultural change.

About the Role

Reporting directly into the Head of Stores, you will act as the strategic HR business partner for the UK retail estate. You’ll collaborate with senior leadership and centres of expertise to design and deliver people strategies that elevate performance, engagement, talent, and inclusivity across a national store network.

This is a remote-first role with travel to London and across the UK to support business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement people strategies that support store operations, business transformation, and organisational performance

Partner with store leadership teams to drive engagement, capability, succession planning, and performance culture

Provide coaching and advisory support to senior leaders – influencing at both strategic and operational levels

Embed change management best practices across transformation programmes and new ways of working

Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion – embedding these values through leadership behaviours and functional initiatives

Work cross-functionally with HR CoEs (Talent, Reward, L&D, ER) to ensure aligned delivery and innovation across the people agenda

Use people data and insights to inform decision making, drive action, and monitor outcomes

Serve as a key voice of the retail workforce within the wider people strategy and transformation journey

What We’re Looking For

Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner or People Partner within a large, complex, matrix organisation

Strong commercial acumen – understands business drivers, operational performance, and retail challenges

Expert at influencing and coaching senior leaders

Demonstrated success leading large-scale organisational and cultural change

Broad knowledge across all HR functions: OD, Reward, ER, Talent, Inclusion, and L&D

Highly data-literate with the ability to translate insights into impactful people plans

Experience within a customer-centric, fast-paced sector (retail, hospitality, consumer, etc.)

Why Apply?

Shape people strategy across a nationally recognised, customer-first retail business

Be part of a forward-thinking People team delivering change at scale

Influence transformation from the top, driving real organisational and cultural evolution

Join a business where values, inclusion and innovation sit at the heart of everything they do

Ready to make your impact in retail transformation?
Apply now or get in touch for a confidential discussion.

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

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