Senior HR Business Partner

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Human Resources & Recruitment
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SKILLS

Employee Relations Organisational Change Management Stakeholder Management Commercial Awareness Employment Law Knowledge Talent Management Workforce Planning Data Analysis and Reporting

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior HR Business Partner

Location: London

Job Description

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is delighted to be supporting a leading retail skincare company looking for an experienced and commercially minded Senior HR Business Partner. This is a key role, partnering closely with senior leaders to shape and deliver a people strategy that drives performance, engagement, and sustainable growth.

Blending strategic influence with hands-on delivery, you will play a pivotal role in supporting leaders through organisational change, strengthening management capability, and ensuring effective, compliant people practices across multiple sites.

The Role

  • Strategic Partnership – You will act as a trusted advisor to retail and commercial leadership teams, aligning people priorities with business goals.
  • Leadership Coaching & Development – Coaching and influencing leaders to build capability, improve decision-making, and foster high-performing teams.
  • Employee Relations – Lead on complex ER matters including disciplinary, grievance, performance, and absence cases.
  • HR Cycles & Projects – Ownership of engagement surveys, performance reviews, reward cycles, and talent planning.
  • Talent & Workforce Planning – Support workforce planning, recruitment, and talent development initiatives.
  • Commercial Focus – Provide insight on productivity, cost management, and operational performance.
  • Compliance & Best Practice – Ensure HR practices comply with employment legislation.
  • HR Operations – Ensure accurate HR administration and data integrity.

Experience

  • Proven experience as an HR Business Partner in a multi-site retail environment
  • Strong track record of managing complex employee relations cases
  • Experience supporting organisational change, including restructures
  • Experience partnering with senior stakeholders in a commercially focused setting

Skills & Capabilities

  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Strong commercial awareness with ability to link people strategy to business outcomes
  • In-depth knowledge of employment law and risk management
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience delivering HR programmes and annual people processes

This role comes with a hybrid working set up, expectation is 3 days a week in the office.

Reference:407549_senior_hr_bus_1778062459
Consultant Name:James Roberts
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