- National Role – Leading the Business Partnering Team
- Drive consistency across all cyclical people processes
- Influential Role supporting the Head of People & Culture
Lead a modern, evolving Business Partnering team in a national firm undergoing significant transformation, with scope to influence governance, consistency and operational uplift.
A newly created senior People & Culture role offering operational leadership across a national P&C function. Working closely with the Head of People & Culture, you will act as a trusted 2IC in a role that drives consistency in HR advice and cyclical activity.
The firm operates a modern, corporate‐style structure with a CEO, COO and executive leadership model, creating a more balanced and commercially grounded decision‐making environment than traditional partner‐led firms. The P&C function is also undergoing a significant uplift in sophistication, giving this role a genuine opportunity to shape improved processes, governance and ways of working.
You will lead and coach a small team, oversee first‐line advisory work nationally, and manage a modest personal client portfolio to stay connected to the rhythm of the business. The role has a strong operational focus, ensuring high‐quality advice, disciplined governance and alignment across all offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a small team of Advisors and a Business Partner
- Oversee first‐line advisory work nationally, ensuring consistent and high‐quality advice
- Coordinate and govern key people cycles including graduate onboarding, planning sessions, promotions and remuneration processes
- Drive national consistency across five offices, working closely with the Employee Relations and Policy teams
- Contribute to HRIS implementation, change management and reporting improvements
- Support strategic and transformation initiatives, including future business acquisitions
- Maintain a modest personal client portfolio to stay connected to day‐to‐day operational needs
Success in this role requires:
- Strong legal‐sector experience and understanding of CPD, the Legal Services Award and the nuances of legal practice
- Proven people leadership, ideally managing Advisors and Business Partners
- Confidence with complex ER matters and first‐line advisory oversight
- Experience operating nationally across multiple offices
- Ability to drive consistency, coach a dispersed team and operate at pace
- Comfort working in a function still on a maturity journey
It is a prerequisite that candidates have prior experience working within a Professional Services environment, although this does not necessarily need to be their current setting.
Candidates currently operating at a Senior HR Business Partner / Lead HR Business Partner level, or HR Managers from smaller Professional Services firms with the capability to scale, are encouraged to apply.
Senior HRBP employer: Capability HR
Join a leading national professional services firm that values excellence and innovation, offering a dynamic work culture where your contributions to the People Risk & Compliance Team will be recognised and rewarded. With a focus on employee growth, this role provides opportunities to engage in meaningful work while collaborating with senior leaders in a supportive environment. Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life effectively.
