Our client is a reputable and growing global law firm seeking a flexible and strategic HR Business Partner (with previous HRBP experience) to join their HR function in their London office.
The main responsibilities for the HR Business Partner will be to "own" their business units, work collaboratively with the business to allign their strategic goals through identifying the organisational and people priorities, adopting a responsive, client and solution-focused approach, delivering best practice, and commercial HR solutions.
Salary - £75,000-£85,000
Hybrid approx - 2 days in office per week.
Key duties will include:
- Lead the delivery of the People agenda across allocated business areas, ensuring people priorities are closely aligned with commercial objectives and the wider firm strategy.
- Act as a trusted adviser on complex employee relations matters, guiding leaders through change programmes, restructures, TUPE transfers, and formal grievance and disciplinary processes.
- Work closely with the Talent team to embed culture and values across client groups, translating them into practical, day‑to‑day behaviours.
- Shape and support talent and performance activities, including succession planning, and contribute to the ongoing development of talent frameworks alongside specialist teams.
- Drive engagement initiatives across the business, partnering with Talent and other Centres of Excellence to deliver meaningful and sustainable programmes.
- Own workforce planning for designated areas, identifying current and future capability needs, strengthening talent pipelines, and supporting large‑scale change and restructuring initiatives in collaboration with Recruitment and HR colleagues.
The HR Business Partner will have previous HR experience as a HRBP in a similar role within a professional services organisation along with being a strategic thinker with a commercial understanding translating business goals into HR priorities. It will be essential to possess strong client service ethos, influencing and presentation skills to establish senior-level credibility and in-depth working knowledge of HR legislation, principles, policies, and procedures. The right candidate will demonstrate a flexible approach to meet current and future business needs while developing strong relationships with clients and people at all levels. The HR Business Partner will be a leader in developing solutions to a wide range of highly complex problems whilst implementing a collaborative approach.
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