Strategic People Partner

Required Skills

• HR Business Partner
• Strategic HR
• CIPD Qualified

Job Summary

HR Business Partner

Permanent Full-time Hybrid working

Are you an experienced People professional who enjoys influencing at a senior level, shaping workplace culture and turning organisational strategy into meaningful action?

Four Talent is delighted to be working exclusively with our client to appoint a HR Business Partner to play a key role in delivering an ambitious People Strategy and supporting the organisation's aim to create an inclusive, engaging and high-performing workplace.

Working closely with the People Director and as an integral member of the People Leadership Team, you will act as a trusted partner and coach leaders across the organisation. You'll provide strategic insight alongside practical, commercially aware solutions that strengthen organisational capability, support sustainable growth and enable positive change.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders on organisational design, workforce planning, recruitment, retention, reward and development.
• Lead key elements of the annual people cycle, including performance, succession planning, talent development and pay reviews.
• Use people data, metrics and organisational insight to support effective decision-making.
• Shape and embed culture change, employee engagement and inclusion initiatives.
• Coach and influence managers, leaders and colleagues across the People team.
• Support strategic and organisation-wide People projects.
• Provide expert guidance on employment law, employee relations, policies and risk.
• Deputise for the People Director when required.

Qualifications

• You'll be an effective HR Business Partner with CIPD Level 5 / Chartered Status, with proven experience operating at exec level.
• You'll bring strong UK employment law knowledge, experience of delivering impactful people programmes and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders.
• You'll be comfortable working with data, managing complexity and driving change with clarity, resilience and sound judgement.
• Most importantly, you'll be passionate about creating a workplace where people feel included, supported and empowered to perform at their best.

Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity to join a warm, supportive and purpose-led organisation, where you'll play a key role in shaping its people, culture and organisational effectiveness. Alongside a competitive salary, you'll benefit from an annual bonus, an excellent pension scheme, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, enhanced family-friendly benefits, and a hybrid working model, typically spending 2-3 days per week on site.

We recommend applying as soon as possible, as screening and interviews will begin shortly.