HR Business Partner- FTC

HR Business Partner
FTC for 15-16 months
Central London (5 days office based)
£120,000 + Completion bonus and Benefits

Middlemore have been retained to hire an experienced HR Business Partner on a fixed term contract for a high-growth, international financial services firm who are now post business transformation which positions them as a highly successful group of companies. As a result, this HR Business Partner opportunity presents a broad and varied role which offers great change management exposure in addition to value-add strategic business partnering to a number of ExCo members.

The HR Director and CEO of this organisation are UK based so you will always be at the heart of decision making, supported by a mid-sized team which includes subject matter experts for key areas such as Reward, Payroll and Project Management - in addition to peer support from a dynamic and successful HR team. Responsibilities will include:
• Manage the delivery and execution of relevant core HR processes and policies per the business cycle as required, e.g., salary/compensation reviews, talent reviews etc.
• Be involved with the development and implementation of regional/global HR initiatives as required and at direction of Head of HR.
• Use metrics and analytics regularly to help drive/steer management decisions.
• Proactively identify key opportunities to further strengthen and build the talent pool within the client group and continuously identify opportunities to flow key talent.
• Provide strong support on key functional areas including Reward, Talent and Organisational design
• Partner effectively with subject matter experts to develop, deliver and promote initiatives in line with the business needs and to deliver against the strategic agenda developed at corporate level.
• Partner effectively with other specialist groups such as Employee Relations, Global Mobility etc. for any day-to-day issues faced by the client group
• Work with the HR and business leadership team to identify organisational development improvements, particularly around culture change during periods of major transition and transformation within the organisation.
• Utilise metrics & dashboards to monitor outcomes and drive better business results.
• Manage and deliver multiple projects specifically M&A and HRIS system activities under the direction of the HR Director

This HR Business Partner opportunity would be ideal for a VP level HR Business Partner from a high-touch financial services background such as a Hedge fund, asset manager or boutique bank (open to all other areas of financial services). Experience in a small but matrixed environment would be helpful, particularly any experience in multi-entity companies. You will need to have a generalist background and appreciate the technical aspects of delivery that are required in a high touch environment. You will pride yourself on building closely-knit relationships with C-level professionals and be able to execute their key requirements from concept to execution in the absence of support teams.


If you feel this excellent opportunity is of interest or you would like to learn more then please share a cv with Charlie.garside@middlemore.co.uk