Interim HR Business Partner - City of London (EC1)

Interim HR Business Partner (3-Month Contract)

A well-established international financial services firm is seeking an experienced Interim HR Business Partner to join its London-based HR team on an initial three-month contract.

Joining a lean HR team during a period of transition, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day HR operations while providing trusted advice across a broad range of business areas.

This role requires someone who is confident operating autonomously, happy to be hands-on, and able to provide pragmatic HR support from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with managers across the business on a wide range of people matters.
• Manage employee relations cases, including performance, conduct and absence issues.
• Coach managers through performance management and employee relations processes.
• Support recruitment across multiple business areas.
• Oversee joiners, leavers and employee lifecycle activities.
• Provide guidance on HR policies and best practice.
• Liaise with payroll and approve payroll changes.
• Support the HR Coordinator and ensure continuity across the HR function.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Ensure HR processes continue seamlessly throughout the contract period.

About You

We're looking for an experienced HR Business Partner who can quickly establish themselves within a busy commercial environment.

You’ll bring:

• Proven HR Business Partner experience within a fast-paced organisation, ideally from a small to medium sized firm.
• Confidence working independently within a lean HR team.
• Strong employee relations expertise.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders and managers.
• A pragmatic, commercial approach to HR.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• A hands-on attitude and willingness to support both strategic and operational HR activity.
• Ideally, experience supporting employees across multiple European jurisdictions.

What's Important

This assignment is focused on maintaining continuity rather than driving major change. The successful candidate will be someone who can:

• Build trust and credibility quickly.
• Remain calm under pressure.
• Make sound commercial decisions.
• Balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• Be responsive, adaptable and accountable.
• Hit the ground running with minimal handover.

Contract Details

Initial 3-month contract

Immediate start - MUST be able to start within 1 week

Hybrid working from Central London

3 days per week in office