Head of People Business Partnering

Job Title

Head of People Business Partnering

Location

Based from Milton Keynes (HQ) with National Travel required

Salary & Benefits

Starting from £75,000+ car, plus an excellent benefits package including:

• Hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Eligibility to annual bonus scheme
• Access to a fantastic loan car scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive pension
• 4x basic salary life assurance

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy the People Strategy across the organisation
• Nurture, coach and develop a geographically dispersed team of People Business Partners, covering multiple UK sites and business units
• Partner with senior stakeholders to drive organisational design, workforce planning and business transformation initiatives
• Use people data and operational insights to influence decision‑making, improve workforce performance and identify future capability needs
• Oversee talent, succession and performance management initiatives to strengthen capability and critical talent pipelines
• Oversee complex employee relations matters, ensuring compliance, consistency and positive employee outcomes
• Drive employee engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and culture initiatives that support a high‑performing and customer‑facing environment
• Partner with Reward, Finance and People Development teams on reward strategy, skills development and workforce optimisation
• Commit to creating an inclusive, healthy working environment across workshop, customer‑facing and office‑based teams
• Support the delivery of strategic people projects and change programmes aligned to organisational priorities

About you

• Strategic & commercial mindset – able to link people initiatives to operational and financial outcomes (e.g., reduced downtime, improved CSI/NPS, retention of critical skills)
• Remote leadership – skilled in leading, building trust and driving performance across a geographically dispersed team
• Influencing & stakeholder management – credible with senior leaders and branch managers; able to challenge constructively and shape decisions through data and insight
• Change & transformation – strong track record overseeing people aspects of change in operational environments (e.g., new systems, process changes, restructuring)
• Data‑driven – comfortable using people and operational data to identify risks/opportunities and measure impact
• Employment law & ER – detailed knowledge of UK employment law and good practice, including experience with union/employee representative environments (where applicable)
• Excellent communicator – interpersonal skills, clear, pragmatic communication style; able to engage with a range of audiences
• Qualified – CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent) preferred with proven People Business Partnering leadership

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