Senior People Partner – Finance

Wed all like amazing work to do, and real worklife balance. Thats waiting for you at Sainsburys. Were the first to say we do HR differently here. For a start, we work as business partners and specialists. Whether thats making sure nearly 150,000 colleagues are paid on time, or shaping a strategy that helps us attract the right people, put them in the right place, and unlock their potential. This is a fast-moving business, and our policies and rewards evolve with it. Thats why were as flexible as we can be about where and when you work. Were also flexible about your future. Theres always room to move up or across, if thats what you want. We really value different perspectives, so theres no one opinion, no single path, and yours matters.LocationHybrid – London Store Support Centre + home (approximately 2 days per week, office-based)Why join usJoining Sainsburys as a Senior People Partner Finance means playing a key role in delivering the Finance people agenda, working closely with senior leaders to shape capability, culture and performance.Youll translate strategic priorities into practical people interventionssupporting organisational effectiveness, improving engagement and performance, and helping teams deliver their goals. This is a role where youll combine insight, relationship-building and delivery to make a tangible difference.What you’ll doAs a Senior People Partner, you will support the Head of People Partnering to deliver the Finance people plan across defined areas of the function.Youll use data and insight to diagnose people and organisational challenges and translate these into clear, actionable interventions. Youll work closely with leaders to support the delivery of people priorities, including performance, talent, and engagement, and to track progress against key people metrics.A key part of the role is building leadership capabilitycoaching and supporting leaders to strengthen performance, develop their teams and manage people matters effectively. Youll also provide practical insight and challenge to support decisions on people, structure and culture.You will support organisational design and the delivery of transformation activity, ensuring people elements of change are effectively implemented and sustained. Alongside this, youll support talent and succession activity within your areas, helping identify and develop key talent.Working closely with Centres of Expertise and the wider People team, youll ensure a joined-up approach that enables Finance teams to deliver their prioritiesWho you areYoure an experienced People Partner with a strong track record of operating in a complex commercial environment, previously partnering either within the Finance, Corporate, or Commercial functionsYou are confident working with senior leaders, using data and insight to inform decisions and support the delivery of people priorities. You bring strong relationship-building skills and are comfortable both supporting and constructively challenging leaders.You have experience coaching leaders to improve capability and performance and are confident working across a broad range of people topics, including talent, organisational design and employee relations. You are also comfortable supporting change and transformation activities.Essential CriteriaDemonstrable track record operating as a People / HR Business Partner in a complex commercial environment, working in partnership with centres of expertiseProven ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders to deliver people and organisational outcomesEvidenced analytical capability, with the ability to interpret people and business data to diagnose issues, inform decisions and implement practical solutions that deliver measurable outcomesTrack record of supporting organisational change and delivering people elements of transformation programmesBroad, applied knowledge across core people disciplines, including talent, performance, organisational design and employee relationsProven capability to coach leaders to build capability and improve performancePlease note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of interest.#LI-MY1We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so youll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, theres always the chance to try something new whether thats as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, well also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:Starting off with colleague discount, you’ll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We’ve also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You’ll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.Your wellbeing is important to us too. You’ll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week’s holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to 10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme.Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks pay for paternity leave.Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply)….