Senior Manager, HR Business Partnering

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE The Senior Manager HR Business Partner is a senior strategic HR partner and key advisor to the functional leadership team. Reporting to the Director of People & Business Partnering, you are responsible for bridging the gap between long-term business objectives and organisational capability. You act as the lead HR owner of the people strategy for a global C-Suite leader and their direct leadership team, ensuring that talent strategy supports business performance and growth. In this role, you provide proactive, data-driven insights, using data to anticipate talent trends and design structures that optimize for speed, global scalability, and efficiency. As a confidential "Trusted Advisor," you guide senior stakeholders through complex leadership dynamics, succession planning, and organisational evolution. You balance high-level strategy with the leadership of an HRBP team, ensuring that global people initiatives are executed with precision and functional relevance. YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: Executive Coaching & Advisory: Coach C-suite and Directors to accelerate decision-making, navigate high-stakes leadership dynamics, and improve alignment. Org Architecture & Strategy: Translate 3-year business goals into a scalable global workforce structure and a forward-looking talent roadmap. Data-Driven Insights: Convert people analytics into actionable strategic insights to mitigate risks and improve organizational effectiveness. Succession & Talent Planning: Map future leadership layers, identifying high-potentials and designing bespoke development tracks. Global HR Alignment: Partner across HR functions to ensure global compensation, culture, and performance initiatives fit specific business needs. Performance Culture: Drive a high-performance culture across the organization that directly impacts bottom-line results and scalability. HRBP Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and upskill the HRBP team to transition from operational tasks to a high standard of strategic partnership. Operations & Escalation: Define team workflows aligned with global HR governance and serve as the final escalation point for complex employee relations. OUR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING: Executive Presence: Proven experience partnering with and challenging C-Suite or Executive-level stakeholders in a global, fast-paced environment. Strategic Acumen: Deep expertise…