Senior HR Business Partner

Salary: Competitive Senior HR Business Partner - R&D Hull Hybrid: 3 days on-site

Q1: Do you have recent, in-depth experience working with trade unions and leading complex ER matters?
Q2: Have you operated as a Senior HR Business Partner supporting Director or SLT-level stakeholders in a global matrix organisation?
Q3: Are you comfortable working in a fast-paced R&D or manufacturing environment where autonomy and commercial decision-making are essential?

Shape the people agenda in global R&D - and bring your ER and union expertise to where it matters most.

This is a high-impact role with a global FMCG and healthcare leader, where you'll partner directly with senior scientific and corporate leaders to deliver the people strategy across R&D Enabling Capabilities & Medical. You'll support a client group of around 400, including the Chief Medical Officer and VP Global R&D Enabling Capabilities, influencing how innovation and medical excellence come to life through people.
It's a unique chance to combine strategic HR partnership with hands-on employee relations leadership - driving culture, engagement and capability in one of the business's most critical global functions.

• Partner senior R&D and Medical leadership to align people plans with business and innovation priorities.
• Lead on complex ER and union relations for the Hull site, bringing strong judgement and collaboration to consultations and negotiations.
• Shape and deliver organisational effectiveness, talent, and workforce planning strategies.
• Champion culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion across a global and multi-disciplinary workforce.
• Partner with global HR Centres of Excellence to ensure a seamless employee experience and operational excellence.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, driving change and developing leadership capability across R&D.

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner within a complex, matrix, global organisation - ideally FMCG, Pharma, or R&D-led.
• Demonstrated expertise in trade union relations and complex employee relations casework.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to link people strategy to commercial outcomes.
• Excellent influencing and stakeholder management skills at Director and SLT level.
• Experience driving organisational change, culture development, and talent strategy.
• Resilient, pragmatic, and confident operating autonomously in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

You'll thrive if you:

• Excel in a fast-paced, complex, matrix organisation.
• Naturally take ownership, lead and deliver results.
• Are comfortable working with pace, ambiguity and challenge.