HR Business Partner, Digital X

Join us as an HR Business Partner, Digital X

• In this high-profile role, you’ll deliver impactful HR programmes using commercial insight, storytelling, data, and strong facilitation as a strategic partner to the bank, function, or franchise
• We’ll look to you to develop and implement strategic workforce plans that align with business goals and future needs
• This is your chance to make a meaningful impact by identifying and developing talent both externally and internally across the bank to ensure a robust succession pipeline
• Our team operates within a hybrid working model so you'll work from home some of the time, coming into the London office at least 2 days per week to collaborate closely with your colleagues

As an HR Business Partner, you’ll solve complex business challenges using consulting methods, business knowledge, iterative prototyping, as well as current and predicative data. You’ll also own the resolution of complex and high-impact people-related issues that present a significant reputational, regulatory, or legal risk to the bank, ensuring these matters are handled with sound judgement.

In addition, you’ll develop leaders within the business by using data insights to coach them on all aspects of people management, driving the right outcomes and elevating performance through reward, learning, talent, and employee relations. You’ll also provide consultation on the overall business strategy by using strong knowledge of the bank and applying a talent and workforce effectiveness lens.

You’ll also be:

• Identifying market disruptions and interpreting external and internal insight trends to understand how the bank, function, or franchise compares, while advising on strategic moves
• Proactively anticipating and mitigating the risk of future challenges and potential threats, building the People Risk capability
• Actively engaging and building relationships among diverse stakeholders across the bank to facilitate collective ownership of solutions
• Translating strategic solutions into clear, actionable plans with defined metrics for success
• Overseeing implementation, monitoring progress, and proactively adapting and refining solutions based on real-world results

We’re looking for someone with extensive HR business partnering experience across engineering and technology, with a strong track record of operating as a credible, trusted partner to senior and executive stakeholders. You’ll also have experience driving and delivering large-scale change and transformation programmes in complex environments.

You’ll be an experienced people leader with the ability to analyse and interpret data to identify trends, inform decisions, and demonstrate the impact of People initiatives and strategic outcomes, while also analysing complex People and business challenges, identifying root causes, and developing practical, effective solutions. To succeed in this role, you must also have a strong commercial acumen with a deep understanding of the business strategy and the wider industry.

In addition, you’ll need:

• The capacity to build strong, trusting relationships across the bank, informing and influencing decision-making as a credible People partner
• A proven track record in organisational design and strategic workforce planning
• Experience with business acquisition and divestment initiatives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to engage and challenge at all levels of the bank
• Strong knowledge of the use and application of AI tools to enable and drive insights, ensuring AI is used ethically and sustainably

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