Strategic HR Partner for High-Impact Leadership

Eaton; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to deliver a proactive, commercially focused HR partnering service across the MSD division, driving organisation development, leadership capability and employee engagement.

As a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, you will partner on talent, performance and change initiatives, ensure compliant employee relations, and use people analytics to shape decisions in a high‑performance culture.

Qualifications

• Proven HR Business Partner experience in UK organisations.
• Strong generalist HR expertise and legal knowledge.
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing or operational contexts.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and CoEs is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders and stakeholders on people-related matters.
• Provide proactive, commercial HR partnering that supports business objectives.
• Coach leaders to strengthen people management capability and decision-making.
• Develop innovative solutions to people challenges enabling performance.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations and ensure compliant outcomes.
• Interpret HR policies and employment law to manage risk.
• Support talent acquisition, workforce planning and onboarding experiences.
• Lead HR projects and use analytics to inform decisions.
• Support GDPR compliance and employee data protection.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Change management

Influencing & coaching

Commercial mindset

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Education

CIPD Level 7 qualification

Job description

Eaton in Cheltenham is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to deliver a proactive, commercially focused HR partnering service across the MSD division, driving organisation development, leadership capability and employee engagement.

As a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, you will partner on talent, performance and change initiatives, ensure compliant employee relations, and use people analytics to shape decisions in a high‑performance culture.