Senior People & Culture Business Partner/ HR Director

Hotwire - London; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Hotwire as a Senior People & Culture Business Partner to lead HR strategies and initiatives that align with our global goals. This key player role engages with executive teams to enhance employee experience and drive talent development while ensuring compliance with UK employment regulations. You’ll oversee workforce planning, lead organizational change initiatives, and foster a high-performance culture. With a robust support system and flexibility, this position offers a unique opportunity to influence the success of a progressive agency.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Enhanced family leave

Up to 10% pension contributions

Private health insurance

Life insurance

Income protection scheme for long-term sickness

Paid 6-week sabbatical after 4 years of service

Paid time off for community involvement

Various bonus opportunities

Strong learning and development program

Qualifications

• Experience as a strategic HR Business Partner in a leadership role.
• Experience in applying UK Employment Law.
• Experience in coaching and consulting leadership on P&C matters.

Responsibilities

• Drive workforce and resource planning.
• Support strategic planning for talent implications.
• Oversee employee lifecycle and compensation processes.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Time-management skills

Education

Relevant degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Senior People & Culture Business Partner/ HR Director

London

SENIOR PEOPLE & CULTURE BUSINESS PARTNER/DIRECTOR

(1 Year FTC maternity cover)

We would love you to join our UK team as Senior People & Culture Business Partner

Why this role?

Becoming the best agency and working to become the preeminent global tech comms Consultancy needs us to have the right people in the right place, at the right levels with the right skills. By proactively building relationships with and working with the business leaders to translate strategy into practical and workable people solutions, this role will provide value and have an impact on our business. This role will ensure all our people activities run smoothly to deliver a consistent employee experience and will actively partner with the UK Hotwire & ROI DNA leaders and managers to create an environment where all our people can be limitless. This role plays a key role on the UK Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), reporting into the Chief People & Culture Officer.

NB: It is a 1-year fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

Accountabilities

Think about the end goal (Strategic Partner)

• Support the UK and P&C strategic planning process identifying short- and long-term talent implications
• Drive workforce and resource planning; supporting the execution of short- and long-term resource plans
• Support line managers in forecasting and planning their talent pipeline requirements in line with the function/business strategy
• Advise & lead on organisation design, execution of restructure plans and provide change management consultancy
• Lead a process that ensures that individual performance aligns to business performance; consistent and aligned individual target setting, monitoring and performance evaluation quarter on quarter and year on year
• Implement Enero, Group and Regional initiatives; feed into and support design when required
• Represent P&C and play an active role as part of the UK ELT and SLT, reporting on P&C initiatives and data, and providing strategic HR support where required

Grow and keep our people (Employee Champion)

• Produce talent development plans to meet capability requirements and support the business leaders to provide employees with development opportunities that enable them to meet current and future performance standards
• Monitor progress of learning transfer to workplace and level of capability improvement, planning corrective actions
• Identify capability gaps and development needs and plan functional training initiatives and priorities in line with annual plan
• Drive leadership, talent, and succession management activities within the UK enabling a local and global view of our most critical talent and strengthening our leadership bench
• Coach leadership and management, driving a culture where strong leadership and line management coaching permeates the organization, providing current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others
• Drive behavioral change in partnership with leaders, supporting the creation of a high-performance culture
• Develop and promote feedback mechanisms for employees to influence the continuous improvement of HR services and processes

Make things stick (Change Agent)

• Manage specific P&C projects as determined in the Global and Local Talent priorities and participate in functional and cross-functional Talent initiatives
• Manage the internal communications related to strategic P&C initiatives within the function, providing compelling stories for individuals and the organization as a whole and enabling a clear understanding of ‘what’,’ why’, ‘how’ and ‘when’.

HR operations expert (Do the basics well)

• Oversee the employee lifecycle processes and work closely with the P&C team and business leaders to provide a consistent experience
• Advise and support leaders on key areas of Employee Relations
• Review and benchmark the internal and external environment to continuously contribute to the improvement of HR policies and initiatives; ensure the UK is fully compliant at all times
• Maintain a knowledge of progressive HR practices and key trends
• Oversee and lead on all compensation and benefit processes for the UK, including the annual merit cycle
• Facilitate employee surveys; understand employee opinions, engagement drivers, and culture indicators and anticipate their needs and concerns
• Manage people data and reporting; works closely with the Global HRIS Coordinator to create monthly dashboards and management information reports
• Work with Global Chief People Officer to drive global projects and initiatives including reward strategies, integration initiatives, process improvement and employment programs.

You’ll Bring:

Experience of:

• Working as a strategic HR Business Partner in a leadership role, ideally in a professional services environment
• Applying UK Employment Law, guidelines and regulations
• Strategic workforce planning
• Coaching and consulting leadership on P&C matters
• Managing Employee Relations cases of varied complexity
• Being a transformation and change agent
• Working globally, with different cultures and in different time zones
• Using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Skills

• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Ability work under pressure
• Business savvy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with an ability to influence stakeholders
• Good team working skills and the confidence to lead
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work with all levels
• Strong attention to detail
• Adaptable to changing workloads
• Problem-solving approach to work

Why Us:

• Flexibility – We understand that life doesn’t always fit around the 9-5; and that work/life integration is crucial. We currently require people in our London office 2-3 days week, but fully support a ‘thoughtful working’ policy
• Global Reach & Opportunity – You will have the opportunity to work within global teams, connecting with clients and colleagues locally and globally.
• Great Benefits – Strong benefits package includes 25 days holiday, enhanced family leave, up to 10% pension contributions, private health insurance, life insurance, income protection scheme for long-term sickness, a paid 6-week sabbatical after every 4 years of continuous service, and paid time off for community involvement. Hotwire offers a variety of bonus opportunities to include business development, annual company bonuses and referral bonuses.
• Development Opportunities – A strong learning and development program with training opportunities at all levels.
• Autonomy – The freedom and support to be limitless, and the opportunity to own your career and create the future you want.
• Variety – No day is the same as the last. Both within our own walls, and with our clients, we navigate change daily and there’s always an opportunity to stretch your skills, learn something new, seek out a new challenge, and gain expertise.

At Hotwire, we engage in Thoughtful Working, which encourages our employees to work in the best possible way for our clients, our team and ourselves, every single day.

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