Strategic HR Business Partner

Red Bull; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

At Red Bull Powertrains, the HR Business Partner will play a vital role in implementing effective people strategies to support our high-performance motorsport team. This position emphasizes business partnering and strategic HR solutions in a hybrid working environment. Candidates should possess proven experience and the skills to drive talent retention and organizational adaptability.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

On-site gym

Free daily food allowance

Qualifications

• Strong business partnering skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience in fast-paced, high-performing environments.
• Track record of driving strategic HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to design team structures and enhance performance.
• Identify and develop talent to ensure strong pipeline.
• Mentor HR advisor and manage complex people challenges.

Skills

Business Partnering

Proactive problem-solving

Data-driven decision making

Driving strategic initiatives

Job description

At Red Bull Powertrains, we don’t just build world-class power units—we push boundaries, fight for every marginal and major gain, ensuring our people thrive. As a HR Business Partner, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our high-performance team, ensuring we develop, and retain the best talent in motorsport. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, are passionate about people, and love solving challenges with creativity and resilience, this is the opportunity for you.

In this HR Business Partner role, you’ll work alongside senior Power Unit leaders, ensuring our people strategy aligns with the fast-paced, high-performance nature of our business. Your focus? Maximising potential, optimising structures, and creating a culture where top talent thrives.

• Business Partnering: You’ll be the go-to trusted advisor for our Power Unit leaders, delivering creative and strategic HR solutions that drive performance and engagement.
• Talent & Succession Planning: Identify, develop, and retain our brightest minds, ensuring a strong pipeline of talent to keep us ahead of the competition.
• Shaping Organisational Success: Partner with leadership to design and evolve team structures, ensuring we have the agility to adapt and innovate.
• Driving People Performance: From coaching managers to enhancing team capability, you’ll ensure our PU team is set up for success.
• Managing Complex People Challenges: From ER case management to identifying people risks, you’ll proactively support leaders in making the best people decisions.
• Leading & Developing a Team: You’ll mentor and develop a HR Advisor, ensuring they grow and contribute to our high-performance culture.

To be considered for this HR Business Partner role, you will need:

• Strong business partnering skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Proven experience in a fast-paced, high-performing environment
• A track record of driving strategic people initiatives, from succession planning to organisational design.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Experience managing complex people change, inspiring teams, and leading through transformation.

At Red Bull Powertrains, we turn challenges into opportunities and ideas into future race-winning innovation. We’re a high-performance team that thrives on collaboration, creativity, and pushing limits. If you love solving complex problems, thinking fast, and making a real impact, this is the place for you. Alongside a competitive salary, you’ll enjoy:

• Bonus scheme
• Private healthcare
• A pension scheme
• On-site gym
• Free daily food allowance
• And many more!

At Red Bull Powertrains, we believe our greatest strength is our people. We celebrate every success — together — and know that trust and collaboration are what drive us forward as one team.

We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone can thrive, no matter their background or identity. Diversity fuels creativity, and inclusion unlocks potential. That’s why we actively foster a culture where you can bring your full self to work, feel you belong, and be part of something extraordinary.

Role Details

Role title: HR Business Partner

Location: Red Bull Technology Campus, Milton Keynes (MK7)

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:30

Where you'll work: Hybrid working (4 days in office, 1 day working from home)

Job Posting End Date Mon, 23 Jun 2025