Strategic HR Business Partner - Financial Services

Oakleaf Partnership; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable global bank is looking for a strategic HRBP to work with leadership teams. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in business partnering within financial services, particularly in corporate banking. Key responsibilities include influencing ExCo level decisions, managing stakeholder complexities, and utilizing analytics to drive strategic HR initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity for thought leaders who can build trust quickly and adapt to a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Solid Business Partnering experience with strong HR depth.
• Proven strategic HR experience and thought leadership.
• Experience in Financial Services, ideally Corporate Banking.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership above ExCo level in a global matrix organization.
• Influence complex stakeholder environments and make strategic HR decisions.
• Provide thought leadership and foster trust and respect at senior levels.

Skills

Business Partnering

Strategic HR Experience

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Mindset

Communication Skills

Job description

Oakleaf are partnering with a well known global bank in order to help them find a purely strategic HRBP. This is a pure strategic HRBP role that requires candidates that have worked at ExCo-1 / Leadership levels and have partnered not with client groups but businesses themselves.

Suitable candidates must be able to think of the overall business/group, not about the individual and have demonstrable experience of doing so. Financial Services experience is a very strong preference for this role and as this is a global matrix business candidates will also need to understand the complexities of working in this environment.

These is an extremely exciting role requiring thought leaders, candidates who are not transactional but truly strategic. Candidates will also need to be robust, corporate, confident, strong willed, can build trust and respect quickly and add value at the most senior levels.

Requirements:

• Solid Business Partnering experience, with a strong level of technical HR depth
• Proven strategic HR experience and thought leadership
• Significant experience in Financial Services, ideally in Corporate Banking
• Proven ability to influence at ExCo level and manage complex stakeholder environments
• Analytical mindset with experience using data to inform decisions
• Excellent communication, coaching and relationship building skills
• Comfortable with ambiguity and adaptability, with the ability to easily adjust or change working style.
• Customer obsessed, with a passion for solving problems to help make our customers better happen