Senior HR Business Partner - Corporate Functions

Domestic & General; Wimbledon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Health cash plan

Company pension

Life assurance

Cycle to Work

Travel Loans

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Domestic & General is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to partner with senior leaders across our Corporate Functions. The role supports transformation and drives performance in a dynamic, international organisation, with hybrid working and with two office days per week in Wimbledon.

You will shape people strategies, lead organisational design, workforce planning and employee relations while coaching leaders to build high-performing teams and enhance the colleague experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner in a complex org.
• Strong knowledge of employee relations, org design, workforce planning and performance.
• Commercial, pragmatic with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to shape people strategies in Corporate Functions.
• Guide organisational design, workforce planning, talent, engagement and employee relations.
• Lead change initiatives and support transformation across the business.
• Use people data to identify trends and drive improvements.
• Coach leaders to build high-performing teams and enhance the colleague experience.
• Collaborate with Talent, Reward, Employee Relations and People Operations.
• Support performance reviews, succession planning and engagement initiatives.
• Ensure fair, policy-aligned decisions under employment law.
• Contribute to People projects to improve efficiency and leadership capability.
• Bring commercial mindset to influence decisions and outcomes.

Skills

HRBP experience

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Organisational design

Workforce planning

Performance management

People analytics

Coaching leaders

Education

CIPD qualified

Equivalent HR experience

Job description

SeniorHR Business Partner – Corporate Functions

Location:Wimbledon, UKworking in a hybrid way ideally with office presence 2 days a week

Contract:Permanent

Salary:Competitive

We’reseeking an exceptionalSenior HR Business Partner to join our Global People Team and partner with senior leaders across our Corporate Functions.They’llhave the opportunity to influence strategic business decisions, lead people initiatives that drive performance and engagement, and support transformation across a dynamic international organisation.

Ifyou’rea commercially minded HR professional who enjoys building strong partnerships and creating practical people solutions that deliverreal businessimpact,we’dlove to hear from you.

Whatyou’llbedoing:

• Partner with senior leaders across our Corporate Functions to shape and deliver people strategies that support business priorities and drive performance.

• Provideexpert guidance on organisational design, workforce planning, talent, engagement,performanceand employee relations.

• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, ensuring colleagues and leaders are equipped for successful transformation.

• Use people data and insights toidentifytrends, inform decision making and drive continuous improvement.

• Coach and develop leaders to strengthen capability, build high-performingteamsand enhance the colleague experience.

• Collaborate with specialist People teams, including Talent, Reward, EmployeeRelationsand People Operations, to deliver effective and joined-up solutions.

• Support key peopleprocessessuch as performance and talent reviews, succession planning, rewardcyclesand engagement initiatives.

• Ensure people decisions are fair,consistentand aligned with company policy,governanceand employment legislation.

• Contribute to People projects and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance efficiency, simplifyprocessesand strengthen leadership capability.

• Bring a commercial mindset, using business and people insights to influence decision making and deliver positive organisational outcomes.

Whatyou’llbring:

• Proven experience in an HR Business Partner role, ideally supporting corporate,professionalor enabling functions within a complex organisation.

• A strong understanding of core HR disciplines, including employee relations, organisational design, workforce planning, talentmanagementand performance.

• Confident building relationships and influencing senior stakeholders, with the credibility to challenge constructively and drive positive outcomes.

• Highly commercial and pragmatic, able to balance business priorities with colleague experience and risk management.

• Strong coaching skills, with a passion for developing leaders and helping teams perform at their best.

• Comfortable using people data and insights toidentifytrends, solve problems and inform decision making.

• Able tooperatewith autonomy, sound judgement and discretion when managing sensitive and complex people matters.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues and engage a wide range of stakeholders.

• Good knowledge of UK employment legislation and HR best practice.

• CIPD qualified, or able todemonstrateequivalent professional HR experience.

**We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:**

• Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus

• 25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annualoptionto buy up to 5additionaldays of annual leave

• Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression

• Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service

• Attractive company pension scheme

• Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary

• Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financialwellbeingand support services:

• Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll

• Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance,repairsand maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles

• Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets

• Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000

• Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes

• OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.

• Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships,illnessand family issues

• Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% onadditionalplans, including referrals for family and friends

• Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers

Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, genderreassignmentor marital/family status.

Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.

At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.