Senior HR Strategy & Leadership Partner

Autolus, Inc.; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Autolus seeks an Associate Director, HR to lead strategic HR initiatives across the UK, partnering with senior leaders to align people plans with business goals. You will design and implement talent management, improve organisational effectiveness, and drive inclusion and psychological safety across global operations.

You will coach leaders on people initiatives, manage complex employee relations, and guide annual HR lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• Senior HR leadership experience in a life sciences environment.
• Experience partnering with leadership teams to drive HR strategy.
• Influence senior stakeholders toward best practices in HR and compliance.
• Strong situational awareness across diverse functions and global operations.

Responsibilities

• Cultivates partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to advise leadership.
• Designs and implements HR, talent management and operational solutions.
• Establishes HR best practices and drives inclusion and psychological safety.
• Leads global, scalable plans aligned with long-term objectives.
• Uses data analytics to guide strategic objective setting for high performance.
• Coaches leaders to deliver people initiatives and manage employee relations.

Skills

HR leadership

Life Sciences experience

Business partnering

Influencing leadership

Data analytics

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Autolus seeks an Associate Director, HR to lead strategic HR initiatives across the UK, partnering with senior leaders to align people plans with business goals. You will design and implement talent management, improve organisational effectiveness, and drive inclusion and psychological safety across global operations.

You will coach leaders on people initiatives, manage complex employee relations, and guide annual HR lifecycle processes.