People and Culture Lead / HRBP

People & Culture Lead / HR Business Partner

Location: West London
Contract: 6 months – maternity cover
Working: Hybrid
Start: Ideally early September

The Opportunity

IB Talent Search is partnering with a leading global retail marketing business to recruit a senior People & Culture Lead / HR Business Partner for its London office.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role within an established international organisation. You will provide HR Business Partner support across the UK and North America, while acting as a strategic People & Culture advisor to a global Solutions division.

Working closely with senior leaders, you will balance day-to-day HR delivery with longer-term people strategy, helping the organisation develop its talent, capability and culture.

Key Responsibilities

* Provide pragmatic, commercially focused HRBP support across the UK and North America.

* Lead and advise on complex Employee Relations matters including performance, disciplinary, grievance and absence cases.

* Ensure HR policies, processes and employment documentation comply with UK and relevant North American requirements.

* Coach and advise managers and senior leaders on performance, engagement, organisational and people issues.

* Partner with global leadership on organisation structure, capability, talent and workforce planning.

* Support performance management, succession planning and employee development.

* Provide HR input into organisational change, restructures and team effectiveness.

* Use people data and insight to support business decisions and future hiring requirements.

* Work closely with the wider global People & Culture team and external legal advisers where appropriate.

* Contribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, systems and reporting.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner, HR Manager or People & Culture Lead who is comfortable operating at both strategic and operational level.

You should have:

* Proven experience in a senior HRBP / People & Culture role.

* Strong knowledge of UK employment law.

* Experience supporting employees and managers across an international business.

* Experience working within a global or multi-region organisation.

* Strong Employee Relations, performance, talent, workforce planning and organisational change experience.

* Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and coaching skills.

* The confidence to work independently, make sound judgements and operate at pace.

* A commercially focused and pragmatic approach to HR.

Desirable

* HiBob experience (or similar).

* Experience within technology, solutions, consulting or professional services.

* Previous experience covering a maternity or fixed-term senior HR position.

What's on Offer?

* Excellent salary.

* Highly attractive benefits package.

* Hybrid working.

* Flexible hours.

* Generous pension.

* International exposure and the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders across multiple regions.

Although this is initially a six-month maternity cover, the business is growing and dynamic, with the potential for further opportunities to arise.

Ideal start date: early September.

Interested?

For a confidential conversation or to apply, please click on the link below or contact Ian Gerstein at IB Talent Search via LinkedIn or email
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed