Senior People Partner

Job Title: Senior People Partner

Location: Warwick (3 days per week on-site - mandatory)

Contract Type: 3 months

We are looking for an experienced Senior People Partner to provide strategic and operational HR support to a designated business area. This role will partner closely with senior leaders to translate business objectives into people priorities, delivering expert advice across the full employee lifecycle.

As a trusted advisor, you will help shape and deliver the people strategy, support organisational change, drive talent initiatives, improve employee engagement, and provide pragmatic, risk-based guidance on complex people matters. You'll work collaboratively with specialist HR teams to ensure the business receives high-quality, commercially focused people solutions.

• Partner with business leaders to develop and implement strategic workforce plans aligned to business objectives.
• Build and deliver a people plan that supports organisational priorities, driving measurable improvements in performance, engagement and capability.
• Provide expert, commercially focused HR advice across a broad range of employee relations and people matters.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, influencing business decisions and providing strategic people insight.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, ensuring effective planning, communication and implementation.
• Drive talent management, succession planning and workforce development initiatives.
• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence to deliver specialist people solutions across areas including talent, reward, learning and organisational development.
• Analyse workforce data, trends and people metrics to identify risks, opportunities and recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation, HR policies and internal governance, minimising organisational risk.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with employee representatives and support the management of employee relations issues.
• Lead people-focused projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
• Identify, manage and mitigate people-related risks.
• Where applicable, provide leadership and development support to junior HR team members.

• Proven experience operating as an HR Business Partner or People Partner within a complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge across the full employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, talent management, recruitment, employee relations and organisational change.
• Demonstrated ability to provide pragmatic, commercially focused and risk-based HR advice.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience influencing and coaching leaders at all levels.
• Experience leading HR projects from planning through to successful delivery.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret workforce data and translate insights into practical recommendations.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on operational delivery.
• Experience working in highly confidential environments and managing sensitive information.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• CIPD qualified or working towards CIPD qualification is desirable.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is desirable.