Senior HR Advisor

This is a broad Senior HR Business Partner role offering the opportunity to act as a trusted adviser to leaders across the business, providing expert support on employee relations, performance management, organisational change and people development. The role combines hands-on operational HR with strategic project work, whilst coaching managers, influencing stakeholders and supporting the delivery of the wider people agenda.

Client Details

• Our client is a growing and people-focused financial services organisation with a strong reputation in its sector.
• The business is committed to developing leadership capability, enhancing employee engagement and continuing to build a high-performing culture.
• HR plays a key role in supporting the organisation''s strategic objectives, with strong visibility and influence across the wider business.

Description

• Act as a trusted HR partner, providing expert advice and guidance to managers across a broad range of people matters.
• Support the delivery of business objectives through effective HR business partnering and practical people solutions.
• Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring commercially focused and legally compliant outcomes.
• Coach and develop managers to build confidence and capability in managing performance, engagement and employee issues.
• Design and deliver training and development initiatives to strengthen leadership and management capability.
• Support organisational change, restructuring activities and wider business transformation projects.
• Contribute to the delivery of the HR Business Plan and key people initiatives.
• Partner with stakeholders across the business to drive a positive and high-performing culture.
• Mentor and support junior members of the HR team, sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Utilise HR systems and data to support decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Travel to other business locations as required.

Profile

• CIPD qualified HR professional with a strong generalist HR background.
• Proven experience operating in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment, ideally within Financial Services or another regulated sector.
• Strong employee relations expertise, with the ability to manage complex and sensitive cases independently.
• Demonstrable experience across the full employee life cycle, including recruitment, performance management, talent development and organisational change.
• Excellent coaching and influencing skills, with a track record of building management capability and partnering effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Commercially minded and pragmatic, able to balance business needs with employee experience and risk management.
• Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating effectively within a wider HR team.
• Experience mentoring or developing junior HR colleagues.
• Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practice.
• Confident using HR systems and data to support decision-making, with Workday experience highly desirable.
• Resilient, proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary of -65,000 - -75,000.
• Opportunity to join a growing and well-regarded financial services organisation.
• Broad Senior HR Business Partner role with a strong mix of strategic and operational responsibility.
• Exposure to senior leadership teams and the opportunity to influence key business decisions.
• Involvement in organisational change, people strategy and high-impact HR projects.
• Collaborative and supportive working environment with a strong people-focused culture.
• Opportunity to coach and develop leaders across the business while continuing to build your own career.
• Varied role offering autonomy, visibility and the chance to make a tangible impact.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including pension, holiday entitlement and other flexible benefits.