Senior Human Resources Business Partner

We're supporting a highly regarded professional services organisation to appoint an Interim Lead HR Business Partner for an initial 6-month fixed-term contract .

Title: Interim Lead HR Business Partner

Job Type: 6-Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: to be discussed

Location : Bristol or Exeter

Hybrid: 1-2 days working from home.

This role would suit someone who naturally coaches, mentors and develops others, whilst partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused people solutions.

As the Interim Senior / Lead HR Business Partner, you'll be the senior HRBP within the team, providing leadership, direction and support across a broad people agenda. You'll work closely with Partners and senior leaders on complex people matters while developing the capability of the wider HR team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and coach the HR Business Partner team, providing day-to-day leadership, guidance and support.
• Act as the senior point of contact and escalation for complex employee relations and people matters.
• Partner with Partners and senior leaders to provide commercial HR advice across organisational design, performance, succession planning, talent and change.
• Support and guide the team through restructures, consultations, organisational change and TUPE activity where required.
• Drive consistency, best practice and high standards across the HR Business Partner function.
• Develop the capability and confidence of the HR team through coaching, mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Use data and commercial insight to influence decision-making and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, providing constructive challenge and pragmatic solutions.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience operating as a Senior or Lead HR Business Partner within a legal or law firm environment .
• A proven track record of mentoring, coaching and leading HR Business Partners, helping to develop capability and performance.
• Strong employment law knowledge and experience managing complex employee relations cases.
• Previous experience leading organisational change, restructures and business transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the confidence to influence and challenge Partners and senior leaders.
• A pragmatic, commercially focused approach with the ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.
• The ability to hit the ground running and provide stability, leadership and direction from day one.

If you're an experienced Interim Senior HR Business Partner with legal sector experience and are available to start at short notice, I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch to discuss this exciting opportunity in more detail.