Talent Partner UK & Ireland

UCB S.A.; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

UCB S.A. in Slough, UK, invites a strategic Talent Partner to influence people strategy across the UK & Ireland.

You will partner with senior leaders to translate business priorities into people plans, guiding organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, and workforce planning in a complex global matrix. You’ll drive employee engagement, culture, and change initiatives while collaborating with Talent Acquisition and HR centers of expertise to deliver integrated solutions

Qualifications

• Significant HR or Talent experience partnering with senior leaders within global matrix organizations.
• Advising leaders on organisational effectiveness, leadership, transformation and workforce strategy.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills to drive outcomes without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to align people priorities with business strategy and performance objectives.
• Provide strategic guidance on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership development, succession planning, and talent decisions.
• Shape and deliver the UK & Ireland talent agenda in alignment with broader regional and global talent priorities.
• Lead organizational design, capability development, workforce planning, and change management initiatives.
• Coach leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, accountability, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Drive talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational capability building.
• Support employee engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion initiatives that enhance organizational health and culture.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, performance management, and employment matters.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support strategic hiring and onboarding of key talent.
• Collaborate across the Talent function to continuously improve talent processes, practices, and employee experiences.

Skills

Strategic partnership

Stakeholder management

Organisational design

Workforce planning

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field

Job description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a Talent Partner UK & Ireland who is strategic, influential, and people‑focused to join our UK & Ireland Talent team, based in Slough, UK.

About the Role

As Talent Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, partnering closely with the UK & Ireland leadership teams to deliver people strategies that support business objectives and sustainable growth.

You will play a key role in shaping the talent agenda across the UK & Ireland Patient Impact Organization, translating enterprise talent priorities into impactful local solutions. Combining business acumen with deep talent expertise, you will support organizational design, leadership development, workforce planning, culture, employee experience, and change initiatives while helping leaders navigate an evolving business environment.

Who You’ll Work With

You will work closely with the UK & Ireland General Manager, senior leadership teams, the Europe Talent Region Lead, the Talent Country Lead UK & Ireland, and colleagues across Talent Acquisition, Learning, Total Rewards, People Services, and global Centres of Expertise. You will collaborate across a matrixed organization to deliver integrated talent solutions and a consistent employee experience.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with business leaders to align people priorities with business strategy and performance objectives.
• Provide strategic guidance on organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership development, succession planning, and talent decisions.
• Shape and deliver the UK & Ireland talent agenda in alignment with broader regional and global talent priorities.
• Lead organizational design, capability development, workforce planning, and change management initiatives.
• Coach leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness, accountability, inclusion, and collaboration.
• Drive talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and organizational capability building.
• Support employee engagement, wellbeing, and inclusion initiatives that enhance organizational health and culture.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, performance management, and employment matters.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to support strategic hiring and onboarding of key talent.
• Collaborate across the Talent function to continuously improve talent processes, practices, and employee experiences.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field.
• Significant HR or Talent experience partnering with senior leaders within complex, global matrix organizations.
• Proven experience advising leaders on organisational effectiveness, leadership, transformation, and workforce strategy.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to drive outcomes without direct authority.
• Experience leading cross‑functional talent initiatives and supporting organizational change.
• Strong business acumen and knowledge of talent management, organisational development, employment legislation, and the life sciences or biopharmaceutical sector.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [e-mail]. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.