Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner

Rolling day rate contract

Up to £400 a day

Based South-West London - hybrid working 3x days onsite

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Strategic Business Partner - Organisation Design & Leadership Coaching

A dynamic and forward-thinking organisation is seeking a Senior Business Partner to drive organisational effectiveness and partner with senior leaders to deliver outstanding commercial results. This role blends strategic HR expertise with hands-on delivery across organisation design, talent development, and leadership coaching.

Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:

• Translate business strategy, culture, and challenges into impactful people solutions.
• Lead organisation design initiatives, partnering with divisional leadership to optimise structures and improve performance.
• Oversee workforce planning, considering current and future needs, organisational structures, and workforce composition.
• Deliver organisational change and restructuring projects as required.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, from senior executives to managers, collaborating closely with specialist Centres of Excellence.
• Act as a talent ambassador by driving succession planning, nurturing high-potential talent, and participating in key hiring decisions.
• Provide coaching and guidance to senior leaders on organisational health, employee engagement, and wellbeing.
• Present people metrics and data to demonstrate progress across headcount, talent acquisition, talent management, and employee relations.
• Lead the implementation of people strategies aligned to business goals, covering areas such as learning and development, performance management, reward, recognition, and culture.
• Manage complex employee relations cases and oversee restructures in compliance with local legislation.
• Identify and deliver leadership development and team-building initiatives.

About You
This role requires a seasoned professional with a strong track record of HR business partnering in fast-paced, highly commercial environments. The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Credibility as a trusted advisor with the ability to coach and influence senior stakeholders.
• A customer-first mindset, always placing consumer needs at the heart of decision-making.
• Proven ability to lead change programmes and navigate ambiguity with confidence and integrity.
• Strong commercial awareness, balancing business priorities with people implications.
• Excellent analytical skills to interpret data and inform decisions.
• Expertise in HR best practice, including talent management and organisational development.
• Natural collaboration skills, working seamlessly across teams to achieve shared goals.

Experience & Qualifications

• Significant HR Business Partner experience in a fast-moving, complex organisation.
• Background in working within a Centre of Excellence model.
• Strong expertise in talent management and organisational change.
• Experience in fluid, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
• Familiarity with Korean or Japanese business cultures is advantageous.

This is a unique opportunity to shape organisational success by combining strategic insight with practical delivery. If you are a commercially minded HR professional who thrives in a collaborative and evolving environment, this role offers the chance to make a significant impact.