Head of Business Partnering

Head of Business Partnering

PE-backed, mid-cap technology business

London 3 days a week in the office

Salary: Up to £130,000

We are working with a private equity-backed technology business operating in a fast-growth, mid-cap environment. The business is scaling internationally and continues to invest heavily in product, people and commercial capability. As part of this journey, they are looking to appoint aHead of Business Partneringto play a key role in driving performance and decision-making across the organisation.

Reporting into the Finance Director / CFO, this is a senior leadership role with broad exposure to the executive team and functional leaders. The role will lead a team of business partners and act as a critical bridge between finance and the wider business.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a high-performing business partnering team supporting commercial, product, operations and technology functions
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing insight, challenge and support to drive profitable growth
• Own budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning in a dynamic, PE-backed environment
• Deliver clear, actionable financial insight to support strategic and operational decision-making
• Partner closely with the PE shareholders and executive team on value-creation initiatives
• Improve reporting, forecasting accuracy and commercial analytics as the business scales
• Support transformation initiatives including systems, processes and operating model evolution

About you:

• Proven experience in a senior business partnering role within a technology, SaaS or high-growth environment
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence and challenge at executive level
• Experience operating in a private equity-backed or similarly fast-paced, performance-driven business
• Track record of building and leading finance business partnering teams
• Comfortable working with ambiguity, change and ambitious growth targets
• Qualified accountant or equivalent experience preferred