SHL
Senior People Business Partner

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Say yes to a better tomorrow! SHL, People Science. People Answers.
Do you have proven experience of advising HR transformational strategy and the business and commercial acumen to translate strategy into practical initiatives? The Senior People Business Partner anticipates where the business is going before it gets there, identifies the organisational risks standing between the company and its commercial goals, and builds the leadership, talent, and organisational conditions required to close that gap. This role is at the intersection of People, Commercial, and Finance, partnering closely with the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to ensure that organisational capability, leadership, and workforce strategy are directly engineered to accelerate revenue growth, margin performance, and enterprise value creation.
A great benefits package is offered in a culture where career development, with ongoing manager guidance, collaboration, flexibility, diversity and inclusivity are all intrinsic to our culture. There is a huge investment in SHL currently so there’s no better time to become a part of something transformational.
Office based, hybrid working is available.
What You Will Be Doing
- Act as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the Executive Team, with a dedicated, high-frequency partnership with the CRO and CFO to embed people strategy into commercial and financial planning.
- Contribute as a core member of enterprise-wide strategic and transformation discussions, representing the People function as a driver of business value.
- Drive strategic workforce planning aligned to revenue growth, commercial expansion, and financial targets — including go-to-market capability, commercial talent density, and cost structure implications of workforce decisions.
- Use workforce and commercial data collectively to inform outcomes and build future workforce and commercial readiness.
- Coach and assist Executive Team leaders to strengthen their leadership effectiveness, cross-functional collaboration, and enterprise impact.
- Drive organisation design initiatives that reshape how the business operates to deliver on commercial and financial strategy — including go-to-market models, operating model redesign, and cross-functional integration between People, Commercial, and Finance.
- Ensure People strategies assist engagement and belonging in ways that also strengthen commercial execution and retention of critical talent.
- Champion a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement with clear line of sight to business results.
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- Demonstrate a strong commercial and financial acumen, genuine fluency in P&L, revenue drivers, margin levers, and workforce cost economics.
- Proven track record partnering directly and credibly with Commercial (Sales/Revenue) and Finance heads on strategy.
- Expertise in workforce planning, organisation design, talent strategy, and large-scale business transformation.
- Proven experience coaching and influencing senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- Strong analytical experience — able to work confidently with commercial and financial data.
This is an office-based role, candidates must have the right work in the UK


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Closing date for applications: 18th September 2026
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About Us
We unlock the possibilities of businesses through the power of people, science and technology. We started this industry of people insight more than 40 years ago and continue to lead the market with powerhouse product launches, ground-breaking science and business transformation. When you inspire and transform people’s lives, you will experience the greatest business outcomes possible. SHL’s products insights, experiences, and services can help achieve growth at scale.
What SHL Can Offer You
- Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility are key threads in the fabric of SHL’s business and culture (find out more about DEI and accessibility at SHL).
- Employee benefits package that takes care of you and your family.
- Support, coaching, and on-the-job development to achieve career success.
- A fun and flexible workplace where you’ll be inspired to do your best work (find out more LifeAtSHL).
- The ability to transform workplaces around the world for others.
SHL is an equal opportunity employer. We support and encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates. We can, and do make adjustments to make sure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible.
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