Hawkwood
HR Business Partner (6 Month FTC) - Premium Leisure Brand
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Job Title: HR Business Partner
Hybrid: 3 days in Office
Contract: 6 Month FTC
Salary: £80,000 FTE
Hawkwood is excited to be partnering with a high growth, PE backed premium leisure and entertainment business as they are entering an exciting new chapter. Following a recent leadership reset, the business is implementing a new operating model to support its next phase of growth, making this an exciting time to join.
Reporting to the HR Director, you'll be one of the key hires helping bring that vision to life. Working closely with senior operational leaders across a portfolio of premium London venues, you'll help embed a new partnering model, influence change and build the foundations of a more commercially focused People function. This is an opportunity to make a genuine impact, not simply maintain what's already there.
You'll be an experienced HR Business Partner who enjoys building relationships, coaching leaders and influencing decisions. You're commercially minded, pragmatic and comfortable operating in evolving businesses where there's plenty to build. Above all, you'll enjoy being close to the operation, building credibility quickly and making a visible difference.
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The Role
- Partner with senior operational leaders across three premium London venues, providing commercial HR support across the full employee lifecycle.
- Work closely with the HR Director to embed a newly designed People operating model and support the wider transformation of the function.
- Coach, influence and challenge managers to strengthen leadership capability and support better business decisions.
- Lead organisational change initiatives, supporting restructures, organisational design and the implementation of new ways of working.
- Build trusted relationships across your business area, acting as a visible and credible partner to leaders and employees alike.
- Balance strategic business partnering with hands on delivery, ensuring the People agenda remains closely aligned to business priorities.
Who We're Looking For
- An experienced HR Business Partner with a background in operational, customer facing environments.
- Experience supporting within sectors such as retail, hospitality, leisure, travel or similar.
- A commercially minded HR professional who enjoys partnering with leaders, influencing decisions and driving positive change.
- Experience supporting organisational transformation, restructures or business change programmes.
- Strong coaching, stakeholder management and relationship building skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
- Resilient, adaptable and comfortable operating in a business where pace is high and no two days look the same.
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We recognise how challenging this current job market is for candidates, and Hawkwood are therefore striving to provide the best candidate experience we can.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we kindly request that you apply via this LinkedIn advert, as opposed to sending us an email or LinkedIn direct message. We are eager to ensure that each candidate application is considered fairly, and receives a consistent experience.
Unfortunately, we cannot ensure this standard if you enquire about a role via email or LinkedIn message, as it falls outside of our established process.
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