Senior HRBP

• National Role Leading the Business Partnering Team
• Drive consistency across all cyclical people processes
• Influential Role supporting the Head of People & Culture

Lead a modern evolving Business Partnering team in a national firm undergoing significant transformation with scope to influence governance consistency and operational uplift.

A newly created senior People & Culture role offering operational leadership across a national P&C function. Working closely with the Head of People & Culture you will act as a trusted 2IC in a role that drives consistency in HR advice and cyclical activity.

The firm operates a modern corporatestyle structure with a CEO COO and executive leadership model creating a more balanced and commercially grounded decisionmaking environment than traditional partnerled firms. The P&C function is also undergoing a significant uplift in sophistication giving this role a genuine opportunity to shape improved processes governance and ways of working.

You will lead and coach a small team oversee firstline advisory work nationally and manage a modest personal client portfolio to stay connected to the rhythm of the business. The role has a strong operational focus ensuring highquality advice disciplined governance and alignment across all offices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team of Advisors and a Business Partner
• Oversee firstline advisory work nationally ensuring consistent and highquality advice
• Coordinate and govern key people cycles including graduate onboarding planning sessions promotions and remuneration processes
• Drive national consistency across five offices working closely with the Employee Relations and Policy teams
• Contribute to HRIS implementation change management and reporting improvements
• Support strategic and transformation initiatives including future business acquisitions
• Maintain a modest personal client portfolio to stay connected to daytoday operational needs

Success in this role requires:

• Strong legalsector experience and understanding of CPD the Legal Services Award and the nuances of legal practice
• Proven people leadership ideally managing Advisors and Business Partners
• Confidence with complex ER matters and firstline advisory oversight
• Experience operating nationally across multiple offices
• Ability to drive consistency coach a dispersed team and operate at pace
• Comfort working in a function still on a maturity journey

It is a prerequisite that candidates have prior experience working within a Professional Services environment although this does not necessarily need to be their current setting.

Candidates currently operating at a Senior HR Business Partner / Lead HR Business Partner level or HR Managers from smaller Professional Services firms with the capability to scale are encouraged to apply.