About the role ThisLead People Partner roleis a fantastic opportunity for a collaborative and progressive HR professional with experience of working proactively with senior leaders, to support our Chief Commercial Office. The role will form a strong partnership with the functions leadership teams to develop and deliver a people plan that achieves strategic business-focused solutions. In addition, a key focus of the role will be shaping and delivering organisational change as the organisation goes through a period of integration. The role holder willbe responsible forcoaching, guiding and challenge senior leaders, including the Executive Team, on all things People and Culture and act as a trusted partner and champion of our people vision. This role offers real variety, driving prioritiessuch asimproving leadership and management capability, progressing our inclusion and diversity ambitions and navigating through organisational change. Working closely with the wider People Team this roleis responsible forensuring that the people aspects of the Societys strategy are planned and delivered to an exceptional level. This includes working closely with other members of the People Partnering Team and coaching and mentoring our People Advisors, who they will work closely with. Being a catalyst for change and responsible foridentifyingareas of opportunity, within the areas you work with and more widely across the Society will be key parts of the role. It will also lead or oversee people initiatives and projects frominceptionthrough to delivery as well as tracking andmonitoringthe progress of initiatives and ensure projects are delivered to time, budget and aligned to our values. The role can be based in either Manchester or Coventry Head Office, but travel will berequiredto both locations. A team-led hybrid working arrangement is in place. Our benefits include: 28 days holiday a year?plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme Annual discretionary bonus scheme Personal pension with matched contributions Life assurance (6 times annual salary) Private medical insurance Car allowance We reserve the right to?close?this advert?early?if we receive a?high volume?of suitable applications About you To be successful in this roleitsessential that you will have: Extensive Lead People Partner experiencein acomplexcommercial environment Excellent knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice Experience ofapplyingHR knowledge pragmatically to achieve business outcomes. Extensive experience of organisation design and change implementation. CIPD qualification or equivalent Project management experience Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to influencesenior stakeholders and key decision makers Desirable experience needed will be: Experience of developing policies and procedures Experience of working in a fast-paced regulated environment ideally within financial services, banking, insurance or similar. About us In2025, Coventry Building SocietypurchasedThe Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UKs original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey. Trusted by over four million people,werea mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members,customersand colleagues. Wereofficially recognised as a Great Place to Work and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing. Wereserious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we knowyoullbuild more than just a career with us. Flexibility and why it matters We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible,wellconsider alternative working patterns.?Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role. Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer Wereproud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet theminimumcriteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is notpracticableto interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number ofapplications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria. Feedback We are currently receiving a high number of applications for our roles and, while we review each one carefully against the advertised criteria, unfortunatelywe'reunable to provide individual feedback. We will contact shortlisted candidates directly.