HR Business Partner
6 Rolling Month Contract
Newbury, Reading (2 days a week in office)
About the Role
We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded HR Business Partner (HRBP) to join our dynamic People team within a leading organisation in the telecoms industry. This role plays a key part in shaping our people strategy, partnering closely with senior leaders to deliver high-impact solutions that enable organisational growth, capability, and performance.
You will play a critical role in shaping our future operating model, supporting mass transformation activities, and ensuring our people strategy enables successful delivery of this multi‑layered change programme.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as a strategic partner to senior leaders during a large-scale merger and transformation programme.
* Lead and influence significant people‑focused change initiatives across multiple business areas.
* Provide expertise in organisational design, workforce planning, and operating model transitions.
* Manage high‑volume, high‑complexity programme activity in a fast-moving environment.
* Use data and insights to guide decision‑making and ensure alignment with the transformation roadmap.
* Challenge and coach stakeholders to drive clarity, accountability, and effective change leadership.
* Partner with project, transformation, and change teams to ensure seamless people delivery.
* Adapt quickly and pivot between workstreams based on programme priorities.
About You
You’ll thrive in this role if you bring:
* Proven experience as an HRBP within telecoms, tech, or large financial services (highly advantageous).
* A strong track record in large-scale transformation, mergers, organisational design, or complex operating model work.
* Experience delivering within high-capacity, high-ambiguity, multi‑programme environments.
* The ability to interpret complex business structures and influence stakeholders across matrixed teams.
* Confidence to challenge thinking, problem-solve in real time, and provide commercially grounded HR advice.
* Availability at short notice (immediate availability is strongly preferred).
What We Offer
* A pivotal role at the heart of a major transformation programme.
* A collaborative and ambitious HR and transformation community.
* Opportunities to shape how the business operates during a landmark organisational shift.
If you are interested, please apply and one of our colleagues will be in touch.