HR Business Partner

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• We are looking for skilled HR Business Partner contractors to assist with several restructuring initiatives both in the UK and internationally.

• These roles are hands-on and require extensive expertise in organizational change, necessitating the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.

• You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, delivering expert HR guidance and comprehensive support throughout the entire restructuring process—from planning and consultation to implementation and closure.

• Assist leaders in organizational design and ensure compliance with established principles, such as spans and layers.

• Deliver employee impact assessments.

• Create consultation materials utilizing a range of centrally developed resources.

• Collaborate with HR Country Heads globally to facilitate local execution.

• Provide training to leaders on consultation processes as well as assessment and selection (A&S).

• Support the initiation of both collective and individual consultation, ensuring compliance in various markets in collaboration with local HR.

• Manage HR Q&A and counterproposals during the consultation period.

• Facilitate the assessment and selection process, leveraging a Power App to enhance this process.

• Oversee the conclusion of consultation.

• Handle appeals.

• Ensure timely issuance of necessary notifications and update the HRIS accordingly.

• Lead collective consultation processes in accordance with UK employment law and, where relevant, local legal requirements in other regions.

• Assist leaders in developing and fine-tuning their proposals in preparation for consultation.

• Supervise both collective and individual consultation processes to ensure a fair, consistent, and legally compliant approach.

• Manage TUPE obligations if they arise.

• Serve as the primary HR contact for senior stakeholders throughout change initiatives, providing practical, business-oriented guidance.

• Utilize centrally developed materials, templates, and guidance to ensure consistent and compliant execution of change activities, both in the UK and across global markets.

• Collaborate closely with legal counsel, employee relations specialists, and in-country HR teams as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• A proven history of managing complex restructuring and redundancy programs from start to finish, either in the UK or across multiple regions.

• In-depth knowledge of UK employment law, particularly regarding collective consultation, redundancy, and individual consultation obligations.

• Experience in training and coaching line managers through consultation and assessment & selection processes.

• Familiarity with HR systems, preferably Workday, and comfort using digital tools to facilitate process delivery.

• Experience functioning at an HRBP level, influencing stakeholders at the Director level and above.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work efficiently.

• Capacity to operate independently with minimal supervision while being embedded within a client team.

🏝️ Benefits

• All positions are remote; some may necessitate one day per week of on-site attendance in London.