Senior HR Business Partner

Diligent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Global days of service

Comprehensive health benefits

Meeting free days

Generous time off policy

Wellness programs

Job summary

Diligent is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to provide strategic HR partnership across regions, guiding leaders through employee relations, talent processes, and policy-aligned guidance.

You will balance business priorities with employee experience, drive organizational change, and ensure consistent HR practices while collaborating with global HR colleagues. The role follows a hybrid work model with London offices.

Qualifications

• 12+ years as senior HR partner for multiple regions.
• Knowledge of country-specific employment requirements.
• Experience advising leaders on employee relations and organizational changes.
• Familiarity with HRIS and workflow systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior strategic HR partner for regions, advising on people strategy and policy application.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and managers, guiding on complex people decisions.
• Oversee employee lifecycle and organizational change support, including approvals of key manager processes.
• Partner on performance, talent, and workforce planning activities.
• Drive consistent people practices and employee experience across regions.

Skills

12+ years HR experience

Employee relations

HR policies

HRIS & workflows

Performance & workforce planning

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Diligent is the AI leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS solutions, helping more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C‑Suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster.

At Diligent, we’re building the future with people who think boldly and move fast. Whether you’re designing systems that leverage large language models or part of a team reimaging workflows with AI, you’ll help us unlock entirely new ways of working and thinking. Curiosity is in our DNA, we look for individuals willing to ask the big questions and experiment fearlessly - those who embrace change not as a challenge, but as an opportunity. The future belongs to those who keep learning, and we are building it together. At Diligent, you’re not just building the future - you’re an agent of positive change, joining a global community on a mission to make an impact.

A Day in the Life

The Senior HR Business Partner will provide strategic, practical HR partnership that helps leaders and employees navigate people‑related matters with confidence and consistency. In this role, you will work closely with business leaders to support employee relations, organizational needs, talent processes, and the delivery of policy‑aligned guidance across the employee lifecycle. You will help drive effective people practices by balancing business priorities with employee experience and ensuring HR processes are handled thoughtfully, accurately, and in line with organizational standards. The ideal candidate is collaborative, business‑minded, and solutions‑oriented, with strong judgment, communication skills, and the ability to build trusted relationships across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior strategic HR partner for assigned regions, countries, or business areas, advising leaders on people strategy, policy application, and country‑specific requirements.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and managers, providing guidance on complex people decisions and helping identify, assess, and elevate employee‑related risks appropriately.
• Lead employee lifecycle and organizational change support, including HRBP review or approval of key manager processes such as resignations and other employment changes.
• Partner on performance, talent, and workforce planning activities by guiding managers through goal‑setting, talent discussions, and broader people planning aligned to business priorities.
• Drive consistent people practices and employee experience across regions by collaborating with HR colleagues and ensuring policies, processes, and support channels are applied effectively and consistently.
• Collaborate across HR and business stakeholders to keep people processes moving efficiently, support effective decision‑making, and align HR priorities with business needs.

Required Experience/Skills

• 12+ years of experience serving as a senior HR partner to business leaders across regions, countries, or business areas.
• Strong knowledge of HR policies, practices, and country‑specific employment requirements, with the ability to apply them consistently in complex situations.
• Experience advising senior leaders and managers on employee relations, organizational changes, and people‑related decisions.
• Familiarity with HRIS and workflow systems, including support for employee lifecycle and manager‑initiated HR processes.
• Ability to partner on performance, talent, and workforce planning activities aligned to business priorities.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, judgment, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to balance employee experience with business needs.

Creativity is ingrained in our culture. We are innovative collaborators by nature. We thrive in exploring how things can be differently both in our internal processes and to help our clients. We care about our people.

Benefits

• flexible work environment
• global days of service
• comprehensive health benefits
• meeting free days
• generous time off policy
• wellness programs
• (among others)

Diversity is important to us. Growing, maintaining and promoting a diverse team is a top priority for us. We foster and encourage diversity through our Employee Resource Groups and provide access to resources and education to support the education of our team, facilitate dialogue, and foster understanding.

Diligent created the modern governance movement. Our world‑changing idea is to empower leaders with the technology, insights and connections they need to drive greater impact and accountability –to lead with purpose. Our employees are passionate, smart, and creative people who not only want to help build the software company of the future, but who want to make the world a more sustainable, equitable and better place.

Headquartered in New York, Diligent has offices in Washington D.C., London, Galway, Budapest, Vancouver, Bengaluru, Munich, Singapore and Sydney. To foster strong collaboration and connection, this role will follow a hybrid work model. If you are within a commuting distance to one of our Diligent office locations, you will be expected to work onsite at least 50% of the time. We believe that in‑person engagement helps drive innovation, teamwork, and a strong sense of community.