HR Business Partner - IT & Digital

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,500 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in one of the most significant transformation programmes within Smiths Detection.

As HR Director - Global IT & Digital Transformation, you will partner directly with the CIO and senior technology leadership team to drive the people strategy behind the creation of a standalone global IT function and the growth of an ambitious Digital business capability.

This role sits at the heart of our transformation journey as we transition from shared services and Transitional Services Agreement arrangements to an independent operating model while accelerating our digital, software, AI and technology-enabled growth agenda.

We're looking for a commercially astute HR leader who understands technology organisations, speaks the language of IT and Digital teams, and has experience helping businesses scale, transform and build capability in complex global environments.

• Lead workforce planning for the Global IT organisation.
• Build talent strategies that support growth, retention and future capability requirements.
• Develop capability frameworks and talent pipelines across Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Data & Analytics, AI and Digital.
• Partner with technology leaders to build a high-performing standalone IT organisation following the transitional services agreement separation.
• Support organisation design, leadership capability and succession planning initiatives.

• Help shape and scale a dedicated Global Digital function supporting software, digital products, data and AI capabilities.
• Partner with senior leaders to define future operating models, structures and critical capability requirements.
• Support the growth of global software engineering, solution architecture and digital product teams.
• Drive talent acquisition and workforce plans to support continued expansion.

• Lead people work streams supporting technology transformation and organisational redesign.
• Coach leaders through change, growth and business evolution.
• Deliver effective change management strategies across global technology programmes.
• Support large-scale organisational transitions and transformation initiatives.

• Provide strategic oversight and coaching to the UK HR team through the UK HR Manager.
• Act as the senior escalation point on complex organisational, talent and employee relations matters.
• Monitor organisational health, engagement and workforce risks.
• Ensure strong governance, compliance and people leadership across the UK organisation.

You will be an experienced HR Director, People Director or senior HR Business Partner with significant exposure to Technology, IT or Digital organisations.

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