Strategic HR Partner: Lead Change & Enable Growth

Pertemps Glasgow Perms; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps Glasgow Perms is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to work across a growing HR team in a strategic capacity. You will partner with senior leaders to deliver proactive HR support, embed best practices, and drive organisational change that aligns with business goals.

You will coach managers, handle complex ER matters, and use people data to inform decisions while promoting engagement and an inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• Experience as HRBP or Senior HR Advisor in a strategic HR role.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and employee relations best practice.
• Proven track record partnering with senior leaders and influencing business decisions through people solutions.
• Confident managing complex employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Excellent coaching and relationship-building skills, with the ability to challenge and support managers appropriately.
• Experience in a fast-paced, evolving business environment with shifting priorities.
• Commercial awareness balancing business objectives with employee needs.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Analytical use of people data to support business decisions and continuous improvement.
• CIPD Level 5 or 7 desirable or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build strong partnerships with managers and senior leaders, providing expert HR guidance to support operational and strategic objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor, offering practical solutions on employee relations matters including disciplinaries, grievances, absence management and performance issues.
• Coach and support managers to strengthen leadership capability and confidence in managing people.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver organisational change projects, restructures and workforce planning initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve people processes, ensuring HR policies and procedures are applied consistently.
• Use HR data and workforce insights to support informed decision-making and identify trends.
• Support talent management activities, including succession planning and retention strategies.
• Champion employee engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives that enhance the employee experience.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of HR projects, driving continuous improvement across the function.
• Build positive relationships across the business to promote a collaborative, people-focused culture.

Skills

Strategic HR

Employee relations

Coaching & development

Change management

Stakeholder management

People data analytics

Influencing leaders

UK employment law

Education

CIPD Level 5/7

Job description

Pertemps Glasgow Perms is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to work across a growing HR team in a strategic capacity. You will partner with senior leaders to deliver proactive HR support, embed best practices, and drive organisational change that aligns with business goals.

You will coach managers, handle complex ER matters, and use people data to inform decisions while promoting engagement and an inclusive culture.