Senior Manager, People Partnering

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

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and nurture a segment of the People Partner team.

• Manage capacity, set priorities, and coordinate cross-functional initiatives with People Partner leaders and regional teams.

• Serve as an escalation point and sparring partner for intricate People-related issues.

• Contribute tools, expertise, and best practices to enhance the People Partner model.

• Assist with the People Partner Learning Academy.

• Oversee the People agenda for a designated business group.

• Provide counsel to executives and senior leaders on organizational, talent, and workforce decisions.

• Leverage people data and business insights to guide organization design, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, performance, engagement, and leadership capabilities.

• Lead People initiatives during restructurings, reorganizations, workforce transitions, acquisitions, and post-merger integrations.

• Manage due diligence, employee transfers, consultations, people risk, organization design, communications, and integration strategies.

• Develop and implement benefits harmonization strategies.

• Direct restructuring and redundancy initiatives across various jurisdictions.

• Collaborate with People, Legal, Finance, Reward, leadership, and local expert stakeholders.

• Offer advice and manage complex employee relations issues.

• Engage with employee representatives, works councils, and unions during consultations and negotiations.

• Counsel leaders on business goals, employee experience, and legal risks.

• Aid in organization design, organizational effectiveness, culture, leadership capability, engagement, and change management.

• Align People interventions with business outcomes and drive the implementation of agreed actions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Senior HR Business Partner, Senior People Partner, or a similar role within a complex, international organization.

• Proven experience collaborating directly with executives and senior leadership teams.

• Background in leading, coaching, or managing HR Business Partners or People Partners.

• Strong commitment to staying actively engaged in day-to-day business partnering and delivery.

• Demonstrated history of personally leading M&A and integration efforts.

• Practical knowledge of due diligence, benefits or policy harmonization, employee transfers, consultations, organization design, communications, or post-merger integrations.

• Hands-on experience in executing restructures, redundancies, or workforce transformations across multiple jurisdictions.

• Comprehensive knowledge of employment law and employee relations in more than one jurisdiction.

• Experience managing complex and sensitive senior employee situations.

• Strong expertise in organization development, organization design, talent management, change management, and leadership development.

• Ability to influence executives while remaining detail-oriented and resolving issues personally.

• Commercially minded with a data-informed approach.

• Exceptional judgment, emotional intelligence, and communication skills.

• Capability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities among distributed international teams.

• Proficient in spoken and written English.

• A relevant degree, HR qualification, or equivalent professional experience is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary package.

• Share plan.

• Company performance bonuses.

• Value-based recognition awards.

• Referral bonus.

• Career coaching.

• Global career opportunities.

• Non-linear career paths.

• Internal development programs for management and technical leadership.

• Involvement in complex projects.

• Rotation opportunities.

• Participation in internal tech communities.

• Access to training and certifications.

• Coaching and online learning platform subscriptions.

• Engagement in pass-it-on sessions and workshops.

• Attendance at conferences.

• Hybrid work environment.

• Flexible working hours.

• Employee assistance program.

• Global internal wellbeing program.

• Access to wellbeing apps.

• Participation in hobby clubs and interest groups.

• Involvement in inclusion and diversity programs.

• Opportunities to attend events and celebrations.