Human Resources Business Partner

HR Business Partner – Global Finance Function

• Location: London (Hybrid – 2/3 days onsite per week)
• Contract Length: 9 months
• Day Rate: £658.38 p/d via Umbrella

Overview

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to support a Global Finance function within a complex, matrixed organisation. This is a highly impactful role focused on data-driven decision making, organisational effectiveness, and workforce transformation.

Working closely with senior leaders, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering the people strategy, leveraging HR analytics and insights to inform business decisions and drive performance.

Key Responsibilities

Productivity & Organisation Effectiveness

• Support the delivery of global transformation initiatives across the Finance function
• Leverage HR data (e.g. Workday, OrgVue) to generate insights and inform workforce planning
• Analyse trends to measure the impact of change programmes and identify opportunities for improvement
• Partner with Finance stakeholders on headcount planning, reporting, and forecasting
• Operate effectively within a matrix environment, collaborating across functions and geographies
• Work with country HR teams and HR PMO to ensure consistent delivery of global initiatives

Talent, Succession Planning & Diversity

• Support talent reviews and succession planning to build a robust leadership pipeline
• Collaborate with hiring managers and recruitment teams to ensure high-quality hiring decisions
• Contribute to and lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives

Purpose & Performance Culture

• Embed a high-performance culture aligned to organisational goals
• Coach and support leaders to drive inclusive and effective team performance
• Enable teams to deliver value through strong engagement and accountability

General HR Support

• Provide support on employee relations matters, ensuring a positive and compliant workplace
• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence, HR Operations, and regional HR teams to deliver core people processes
• Coordinate key HR activities and programmes across multiple markets

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner in a complex, fast-paced environment
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end employee lifecycle and HR best practices
• Demonstrated ability to use HR data and analytics to drive insights and decision-making
• Experience supporting transformation, restructuring, or change initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with confidence engaging senior leaders
• Strong attention to detail with experience in planning, tracking, and reporting project activity
• Ability to operate with autonomy, sound judgement, and comfort in ambiguity
• Knowledge of the UK employment landscape
• Experience working across global teams and multiple geographies (desirable)