Job Title: Senior HR Business Partner (FTC)
Location: UK (with hybrid/flexible working options). Ideally either Manchester, London or Birmingham.
Reports to: Director of HR Business Partnering
Salary: £75,000 - £90,000 plus car allowance and bonus.
Contract Length: rolling FTC. Around 6 - 9 months depending on length of project.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Strategic HR Business Partner (HRBP) to partner a key Leadership Team. This is a high-impact role, positioned to shape and influence the people agenda across UK&I by acting as a true partner to the leadership team.
Working closely with both the business and well-established HR Centres of Expertise (CoEs), you will ensure that strategic HR initiatives are connected, targeted, and deliver real business value. You will play a vital role in translating business strategy into people strategy, connecting the dots across HR disciplines, and driving initiatives that address key challenges and opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
* Strategic Partnering: Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Leadership Team.
* Provide data-driven insights and thought leadership to influence and shape business decisions from a people perspective.
* Collaborate with senior leaders to design and execute talent strategies that align with commercial objectives.
* Leadership Coaching & HRM Support: Coach and develop HR Managers (HRMs) in the region, ensuring they are equipped to support their respective areas effectively.
* Support senior leaders through individual coaching, helping them build leadership effectiveness and lead high-performing teams.
* Champion a culture of talent management by embedding career planning and development into regular leadership conversations and team priorities.
* Talent, Succession & Performance: Lead the delivery of cyclical HR processes including talent reviews, succession planning, and performance management.
* Ensure career development and internal mobility are front-of-mind in talent discussions, with clear and actionable plans for key talent segments.
* Partner with the Talent CoE to ensure robust plans are in place to identify, retain, and develop top talent.
* Reward & Recognition: Partner with the Reward CoE to deliver annual reward processes effectively in-region.
* Ensure alignment between reward strategies and performance/talent outcomes.
* CoE Integration & Alignment: Act as the conduit between the business and HR CoEs (Talent, Reward, ER, Recruitment, etc.), ensuring initiatives are aligned to business priorities.
* Connect the dots across HR functions to ensure a cohesive and impactful approach.
* Drive Strategic Conversations: Lead conversations that challenge the status quo, focusing on the "big ticket" items that will deliver maximum ROI for people initiatives.
* Translate business needs into actionable HR strategies with clear success metrics.
* Cross-Business & Cross-Country Impact: Identify and lead strategic HR projects that span multiple business lines or countries, ensuring scalable solutions that drive regional consistency and impact.
* Champion collaboration across geographies and functions to tackle shared challenges and accelerate results.
* HR Functional Evolution: Support the evolution of the HR function by promoting a problem-solving mindset and structured project management approach.
* Play a key role in enabling HR to shift from transactional delivery to strategic change leadership, with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes and long-term business value.
Experience & Qualifications
* Proven HR Business Partnering experience within a complex global matrix organisation, ideally supporting senior leadership teams.
* Demonstrated success in working with HR Centres of Expertise (CoEs) to leverage expertise, data, and tools that address business challenges and deliver measurable impact.
* Strong track record of coaching and influencing senior leaders, with a focus on leadership effectiveness, talent development, and culture transformation.
* Comfortable using data and analytics to drive strategic conversations and support decision-making.
* Experience leading or contributing to cross-functional, cross-country HR projects or initiatives that resulted in scalable, high-impact outcomes.
* Skilled in delivering HR processes such as Talent Management, Succession Planning, Performance and Reward, with a focus on business alignment and ROI.
* Exceptional communication and presentation skills - able to simplify complex ideas and influence stakeholders at all levels.
* Strategic and operational agility - able to zoom out for big-picture thinking and zoom in to deliver actionable solutions.
* Curious and solutions-oriented - motivated to understand the business and challenge the status quo.
* Comfortable with ambiguity - thrives in dynamic environments with shifting priorities.
* Data-driven - confident using data to shape narrative and support problem solving, but equally skilled at storytelling and engaging diverse audiences.
* Strong project management skills - able to plan, lead, and deliver HR initiatives with clear scope, milestones, stakeholder engagement, and measurable outcomes.
* Relationship builder and collaborator - connects the dots across teams, geographies, and functions to drive alignment and impact.
* Change leader mindset - embraces transformation, continuous improvement, and building for the future.
To apply, please follow the link or send your application to Imogen Parr: imogen.parr@morson.com
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