Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Posted 1 day ago by Career Legal
£110,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role is for a Senior HR Business Partner/HR Manager at an international law firm, initially offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanent placement. The position requires candidates with legal sector experience and involves strategic advisory work alongside hands-on delivery. The successful candidate will engage with senior leadership and partners, contributing to the execution of the People strategy and managing complex employee relations matters.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders (including Partners) and leadership teams.
- Contribute to the execution of the People strategy through workforce planning and capability development.
- Play a key role in performance, promotion, and reward processes, ensuring fairness and consistency.
- Provide constructive challenge and guidance on talent and succession decisions.
- Lead on complex employee relations matters with sound judgement and discretion.
- Manage and develop a HR Advisor, with oversight of workload and priorities.
- Work collaboratively with Recruitment, L&D, and Operations to support the full employee lifecycle.
- Participate in broader people initiatives and cross-functional projects.
Key Skills:
- Experience in the legal sector.
- Strong relationship-building skills with senior leadership and partners.
- Ability to operate as a generalist HRBP.
- Experience in performance management and employee relations.
- Capability in workforce planning and capability development.
- Strong judgement and discretion in handling complex HR matters.
- Experience in managing HR teams or advisors.
Salary (Rate): £110,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: HR
I'm working with an international Law Firm, seeking a Senior level HRBP/HR Manager to join the function. The role is an initial 12 month FTC, but the firm are seeking candidates that would like to go permanent beyond this point, since this is a real possibility. There is a preference to candidates with Legal Sector experience. Salary - £90k-£110k. Location - London. Hybrid approach - 2 days in office per week. This is a role for a true HRBP who is looking for exposure to Partners and Senior Leadership across the practice groups. This Senior HR Business Partner blends strategic advisory work with hands on delivery, supporting key client groups across the business and acting as a senior point of contact on people matters. The successful individual will:
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders (inc. Partners) and leadership teams
- Contribute to the execution of the People strategy through workforce planning and capability development
- Play a key role in performance, promotion and reward processes, ensuring fairness and consistency
- Provide constructive challenge and guidance on talent and succession decisions
- Lead on complex employee relations matters with sound judgement and discretion
- Manage and develop a HR Advisor, with oversight of workload and priorities
- Work collaboratively with Recruitment, L&D and Operations to support the full employee lifecycle
- Participate in broader people initiatives and cross-functional projects
The suitable Senior HR Business Partner will be able to operate comfortably with senior leadership and Partners across the firm, with good experience in this area, along with being a consumate "generalist" HRBP.
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