Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an exceptional Senior HR Business Partner to join a leading global law firm. In this role, you'll deliver high-level HR support and act as a trusted advisor to your designated client group. Working closely with senior leadership, you will help shape a high-performing culture, lead strategic and impactful HR initiatives, and serve as a key escalation point for complex employee relations and generalist HR matters.

• Salary to £95,000
• Superb employee benefits
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office office / 2 days remote
• Subsidised on-site restaurant and coffee bar
• Enhanced family leave
• GymFlex

Senior HR Business Partner Key Responsibilities:

• Build strong client relationships with key individuals in areas of responsibility, providing commercial HR advice and strategic counsel to leadership throughout the firm, including at Board level
• Lead the execution of annual people processes, including business planning, budgeting, promotions, performance reviews, and salary / bonus evaluations
• Act as escalation point for formal disciplinary, capability, or grievance procedures when required, leveraging team expertise on complex issues
• Provide impartial guidance to line managers on HR matters such as performance, absence management, and employee wellbeing
• Act as a senior member of the HR team, ensuring that best practices are shared across different areas of the team
• Play a key role in ensuring new joiners are well-integrated into the firm throughout their probation period

Senior HR Business Partner Skills & Requirements:

• Proven experience operating at a commercial and strategic HR level within a law firm
• Strong communicator, able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels, both verbally and in writing
• Extensive experience managing employee relations cases, including performance and salary review processes
• Willingness to travel occasionally to a UK-based office as required