Senior People Business Partner

Softcat; Marlow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Marlow is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to drive HR strategy across the sales division. You'll partner with top leadership, manage talent initiatives, and develop people strategies that align with business goals. The role offers the flexibility of part-time or full-time schedules and hybrid working options. Ideal candidates should have HR expertise, experience in managing senior stakeholders, and a CIPD qualification. Join a company that values diversity and individual potential.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working model

Support for neurodiversity

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting C-Suite and Director-level stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Experience with change management and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders influencing strategy.
• Create and deliver people strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Manage complex projects and employee relations while coaching others.

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Communication

Change Management

Employee Relations

Strategic Thinking

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Do you want to have an impact and join a business where you can make the difference?

Are you keen to make change happen by joining a team that never stands still?

Location : Marlow

• Can be considered as a full time or part time position (4 days per week)

Join our People Business Partners & Employee Engagement team

At Softcat, the People Business Partners & Employee Engagement team is part of the wider People & Property department. The team consists of Business Partners, HR Advisors and the Employee Engagement Lead. The People Business Partners are aligned to members of the Softcat Leadership Team and work in collaboration with specialist people teams in L&D, Recruitment & D&I, People Services & Reward to drive and enable business goals through our people.

Success. The Softcat Way.

There's a uniqueness to Softcat – what we do, how we do it and why we do it. That's because we help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We give everyone the chance to step up and show how much they can achieve. We succeed when all our people succeed.

Drive sales success through strategic people strategy.

As a Senior People Business Partner, you will partner Softcat's Chief Revenue Officer and some key members of his leadership team across Specialist Sales and Sales Operations. Sales sits at the core of Softcat's business model and is our largest and fastest division with over 1600 employees and growing. Due to the size and scope of the sales engine, you will sit alongside another Senior People Business Partner to provide full coverage across the Sales division supporting approximately 800 employees each, with the support of People Advisors. You will be a strategic partner focused on driving business results through highly engaged, high performing employees that provide exceptional customer service. You will also play a key part in companywide initiatives that strengthen our unique culture and position Softcat for continued success in the next exciting stage of our growth.

As a Senior People Business Partner, you'll be responsible for :

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing strategy and driving business performance.
• Create and deliver people strategies aligned to business priorities and Softcat's culture.
• Lead talent management, succession planning, and diversity initiatives to build high-performing teams.
• Manage complex projects, change initiatives, and employee relations while coaching and developing others.
• Full line management responsibility for a People Advisor, alongside day-to-day mentoring & coaching of other team members.

For more detail, please see the attached job description below.

We'd love you to have

• Proven experience as a HR Business Partner supporting C-Suite and Director-level stakeholders within a sales or commercial environment
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage competing priorities and ambiguity.
• Ability to think and act strategically while also being happy to roll your sleeves up and deal with operational matters as required.
• Experience of working closely with centres of excellence in a business partnering model.
• CIPD-qualified with excellent communication, change management, and complex employee relations experience.
• Willing and able to travel to other Softcat offices as and when required.

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!

Work in a way that works for you

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns :

• Hybrid working – 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home
• We are able to consider this role as a full time or part time position (
• 4 days per week, must be able to work Wednesday & Fridays)
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Join us

To become part of the success story, please apply now.

If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com / jobs / our-culture /

Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.