HR Business Partner - Global Business Partnering Functions

Your role

As a HR Business Partner - Global Business Partnering Functions, your mission is to provide operational and advisory People & Culture support to employees, managers and leaders across the Global Business Partnering Functions. The role helps ensure a consistent, high-quality employee experience across a global and matrixed organisation, supporting the effective delivery of HR processes, employee relations, talent activities, organisational development initiatives and people-related projects. The role will manage a portfolio of People & Culture projects and activities across GBPF, ensuring coordinated planning, delivery and follow-through. The role reports to the Head of People and Culture, Global Business Partnering Functions. 

You will

• Provide operational and advisory HR support to employees, managers and leaders across the employee lifecycle, ensuring consistent application of policies, processes and ways of working.


• Manage and support complex employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance and performance matters, in partnership with local HR managers and teams.


• Partner closely with local HR managers, VTBA Centres of Excellence and global stakeholders to ensure aligned, timely and effective People & Culture support across the functions.


•  Contribute to strong hire-to-retire processes, identifying opportunities to improve the quality, efficiency and consistency of HR service delivery.


• Support People & Culture initiatives, including the design, facilitation or sourcing of learning and talent development solutions in partnership with the VTBA Talent, Learning and Development partner.


• Manage and coordinate a portfolio of People & Culture projects and activities across GBPF, ensuring clear priorities, effective delivery, stakeholder alignment and timely follow-through.


• Establish and maintain structured ways of working, including meeting preparation, action tracking, follow-up and clear documentation of decisions.


• Support talent management, organisational development, global mobility and the adoption of HR systems, tools and processes across GBPF.


• Liaise with senior leaders, including VP and VP-1 stakeholders, as well as a global network of leaders and HR managers, to support people priorities and ensure effective delivery.


• Contribute to Group and VTBA strategic initiatives such as Job Architecture and Talent Connected.

To succeed, you will need

We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. We value diverse experiences and perspectives and are excited to see what you bring to the role.

You have a Degree or equivalent experience in Business Administration, Business Psychology, Human Resources or a related field.

• Experience in HR, ideally in a generalist, HR operations or HR Business Partner support role within an international or matrixed environment.


• Sound understanding of employee lifecycle processes, employee relations, HR service delivery and core people practices.


• Confidence working with HR systems, tools and data, with experience using SuccessFactors, Power BI or similar platforms desirable.


• Enterprise mindset with the ability to collaborate across teams, identify synergies and support consistent approaches across multiple stakeholder groups.


• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and a structured, reliable approach to managing priorities and follow-through.


• Clear communication skills, sound judgement and the ability to build credibility and influence with diverse teams, managers and senior stakeholders.


• Proactive, solution-oriented and curious, with a willingness to keep learning and contribute to continuous improvement.

In return, we offer

• Culture of trust and accountability


• Lifelong learning and career growth




• Comprehensive compensation and benefits


• Health and well-being

Job location

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, allowing you to split your time between working remotely and being on-site at our Global Technology Centre in Burhess Hill, West Sussex, United Kiingdom.

Contact information

 Talent Acquisition Team: Kirsty George