Senior HR Business Partner (14 Month FTC)

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an exceptional Senior HR Business Partner to join a leading global law firm on an initial 14-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you’ll deliver high-level HR support and act as a trusted advisor to your designated client group. Working closely with senior leadership, you will help shape a high-performing culture, lead strategic and impactful HR initiatives, and serve as a key escalation point for complex employee relations and generalist HR matters.

What’s On Offer:

• Salary to £85,000
• 14-month fixed-term contract
• Hybrid working (2 days office / 3 days remote)
• Superb employee benefits

Senior HR Business Partner – What You’ll Be Doing:

• Act as a trusted HR adviser to senior leaders, understanding business priorities and workforce needs
• Identify and advise on key people priorities, including capability, workforce planning, succession, retention and organisational design
• Partner with leaders on talent, performance, development and succession, including annual performance, salary and bonus processes
• Coach and challenge leaders on complex people matters, balancing employee experience, commercial needs, risk and legal requirements
• Lead complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, performance and absence matters
• Use people data and insight to identify trends, risks and opportunities and recommend action
• Advise leaders on fair, consistent and inclusive people practices, including wellbeing and attendance
• Support organisational change, restructuring and team design, ensuring people risks and requirements are effectively managed
• Partner with Reward, Recruitment, L&D, D&I and HR Operations to deliver joined-up people solutions
• Coach and develop HR Advisers, supporting quality, capability and effective client service