Senior Manager – People Partner

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Location: UK & Ireland

The Opportunity

Macmillan Davies are delighted to be partnered with a leading restaurant brand looking for an experienced Senior Manager, People Partner to act as a trusted advisor to senior corporate leaders. In this role, you’ll drive people strategy, organisational change, and workforce effectiveness, while leading initiatives across Talent Management and Reward. You’ll play a key role in shaping a high-performance culture and delivering a consistent, engaging employee experience aligned to both local needs and global frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with corporate leaders to deliver people strategy and organisational transformation
  • Lead employee engagement initiatives to improve culture and performance
  • Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters
  • Drive the local talent agenda, including succession planning and development
  • Lead Reward strategy execution, ensuring alignment with business goals
  • Manage and develop a high-performing People team
  • Collaborate with global HR teams to ensure consistency and best practice
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of the wider People Strategy

About You

  • Proven experience in a senior HR or People Partnering role within a complex, fast-paced environment
  • Strong track record of influencing and coaching senior leaders
  • Expertise in Talent Management and Reward frameworks
  • Deep understanding of HR practices, organisational change, and employment frameworks
  • A confident communicator with strong problem-solving skills
  • Resilient, results-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity

Why Apply?

This is a high-impact leadership role offering the opportunity to shape people strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and drive meaningful cultural change across a large, dynamic organisation.

This role is based in North London and you will be required in the office 3 days per week.

This is a contract role for 10 months, starting in May/June.

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Job Description:

Location: UK & Ireland

The Opportunity

Macmillan Davies are delighted to be partnered with a leading restaurant brand looking for an experienced Senior Manager, People Partner to act as a trusted advisor to senior corporate leaders. In this role, you’ll drive people strategy, organisational change, and workforce effectiveness, while leading initiatives across Talent Management and Reward. You’ll play a key role in shaping a high-performance culture and delivering a consistent, engaging employee experience aligned to both local needs and global frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with corporate leaders to deliver people strategy and organisational transformation
  • Lead employee engagement initiatives to improve culture and performance
  • Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters
  • Drive the local talent agenda, including succession planning and development
  • Lead Reward strategy execution, ensuring alignment with business goals
  • Manage and develop a high-performing People team
  • Collaborate with global HR teams to ensure consistency and best practice
  • Contribute to the development and delivery of the wider People Strategy

About You

  • Proven experience in a senior HR or People Partnering role within a complex, fast-paced environment
  • Strong track record of influencing and coaching senior leaders
  • Expertise in Talent Management and Reward frameworks
  • Deep understanding of HR practices, organisational change, and employment frameworks
  • A confident communicator with strong problem-solving skills
  • Resilient, results-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity

Why Apply?

This is a high-impact leadership role offering the opportunity to shape people strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and drive meaningful cultural change across a large, dynamic organisation.

This role is based in North London and you will be required in the office 3 days per week.

This is a contract role for 10 months, starting in May/June.

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Posted: May 18th, 2026