Senior Manager, People Business Partner Enabling Functions 9 months FTC

Condé Nast is one of the worlds most renowned media publishing companies creating and distributing every type of media today spanning print and digital publishing in all formats. With a portfolio of some of todays most influential brands the company continues to grow its audience through a global operational and content infrastructure across its 12 owned and operated markets. Headquartered in New York City the companys owned and operated markets include China France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico & Latin America Spain Taiwan UAE/Dubai the U.K. and the U.S. with additional local license partners in over twenty additional markets across the globe. Lead brands include Vogue The New Yorker GQ Architectural Digest Condé Nast Traveler Vanity Fair Wired Allure Ars Technica Bon Appétit House & Garden Pitchfork Tatler and Vogue Business.

Location:

London GB

Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue GQ Glamour CN Traveller Vanity Fair Wired The World of Interiors House & Garden and Tatler among many others.

We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print digital video and social platforms.

Condé Nast thrives on collaboration and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday). This is a 9 month FTC starting in January 2027.

We value diversity of background views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities skills and contributions recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture.

We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner based in London to serve as a key advisor to our global leadership team driving people strategy and organisational excellence across our enabling functions.

Partnering with global leaders across our enabling functionsincluding Technology Finance Legal and Communicationsyou will provide trusted advice and pragmatic people solutions that support business performance organisational effectiveness and employee experience.

You will collaborate with global stakeholders and be responsible for working with global leaders on change initiatives globally. Reporting to the SVP People Business Partner this role offers the opportunity to influence business outcomes contribute to people strategy and play a key role in shaping a high-performing organisation.

You will lead your client group with confidence and ownership working closely with local and global People colleagues to navigate complexity build alignment and deliver business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain deep trusted partnerships with global leadership teams providing coaching strategic challenge and guidance that transcends geographic boundaries to align with global business objectives.
• Partner with global business leaders to translate enterprise-wide strategic priorities into cohesive scalable people plans that resonate across diverse markets and regions.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives including organisational design restructures and consultations.
• Act as a senior advisor on employee relations matters coaching managers and People colleagues while managing complex and sensitive cases and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and best practice.
• Operate effectively within a complex matrix global environment successfully balancing regional nuances with overarching global frameworks and corporate priorities.
• Build alignment across stakeholder groups including People business and cross-functional partners ensuring relevant colleagues are engaged and informed at the appropriate stage.
• Use data insight and commercial understanding to inform decisions and influence outcomes.
• Identify people-related risks opportunities and dependencies considering both immediate and broader organisational impact.
• Contribute to the delivery of local and global People strategies and initiatives in collaboration with our Global Centres of Excellence.
• Contribute to the delivery of local and global People strategies and initiatives working in partnership with Global People colleagues and Centres of Excellence.
• Provide informal mentorship coaching and support across the UK People team helping to build capability and share best practice.
• Act as a global ambassador for the People team fostering strong collaboration with cross-functional leaders and regional People partners to ensure a unified employee experience worldwide.
• Work in collaboration with Finance to ensure accurate and timely provision of people data for budgeting purposes.
• Champion a high-quality People service continuously seeking opportunities to improve employee and stakeholder experience.

Requirements & Skills

• Significant experience in a People Partner HR Business Partner or similar role.
• Strong employee relations experience including managing complex and sensitive cases.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior global leaders in complex matrix and international organisations.
• Experience leading organisational change including restructures and consultations.
• Proven ability to build credibility and influence global stakeholders with a track record of driving alignment across disparate time zones and cultures.
• Strong commercial judgement and an understanding of how people-decisions impact business performance.
• Strong judgement and the ability to navigate complex situations balancing business needs employee experience risk and long-term organisational impact.
• Ability to anticipate organisational impact identify risks and take a proactive approach to problem solving.
• A collaborative team-oriented approach combined with a high degree of ownership and accountability.
• Resilient adaptable and comfortable navigating change and complexity.
• Strong cultural intelligence and experience managing and scaling teams across multiple international regions (e.g. EMEA APAC Americas).
• Deep understanding of international employment landscapes and the ability to apply a global-first mindset to people strategy and problem-solving.
• Experience working with Technology or Finance teams in a business partnering capacity is desirable but not essential.

What benefits do we offer

• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.
• Youll have access to a competitive pension scheme Bupa Private Healthcare Season ticket loans and eye tests.
• We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing including core hours 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location) access to our Employee Assistance Programme corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.
• Were a dog friendly office plus youll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.
• We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub where youll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training available in local languages.
• Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives exchange ideas and work on community priorities for our global workforce.

If you are interested in this opportunity please apply below and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status age familial status and other legally protected characteristics.