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Senior HR Advisor

Leeds Permanent £65,000 - £75,000 per year View Job Description
This is a broad Senior HR Business Partner role offering the opportunity to act as a trusted adviser to leaders across the business, providing expert support on employee relations, performance management, organisational change and people development. The role combines hands-on operational HR with strategic project work, whilst coaching managers, influencing stakeholders and supporting the delivery of the wider people agenda.
  • Are you looking for your next step?
  • Are you a driven senior HR professional?

About Our Client

  • Our client is a growing and people-focused financial services organisation with a strong reputation in its sector.
  • The business is committed to developing leadership capability, enhancing employee engagement and continuing to build a high-performing culture.
  • HR plays a key role in supporting the organisation's strategic objectives, with strong visibility and influence across the wider business.

Job Description

  • Act as a trusted HR partner, providing expert advice and guidance to managers across a broad range of people matters.
  • Support the delivery of business objectives through effective HR business partnering and practical people solutions.
  • Lead and manage complex employee relations cases, ensuring commercially focused and legally compliant outcomes.
  • Coach and develop managers to build confidence and capability in managing performance, engagement and employee issues.
  • Design and deliver training and development initiatives to strengthen leadership and management capability.
  • Support organisational change, restructuring activities and wider business transformation projects.
  • Contribute to the delivery of the HR Business Plan and key people initiatives.
  • Partner with stakeholders across the business to drive a positive and high-performing culture.
  • Mentor and support junior members of the HR team, sharing knowledge and best practice.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice.
  • Utilise HR systems and data to support decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
  • Travel to other business locations as required.

The Successful Applicant

  • CIPD qualified HR professional with a strong generalist HR background.
  • Proven experience operating in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment, ideally within Financial Services or another regulated sector.
  • Strong employee relations expertise, with the ability to manage complex and sensitive cases independently.
  • Demonstrable experience across the full employee life cycle, including recruitment, performance management, talent development and organisational change.
  • Excellent coaching and influencing skills, with a track record of building management capability and partnering effectively with senior stakeholders.
  • Commercially minded and pragmatic, able to balance business needs with employee experience and risk management.
  • Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating effectively within a wider HR team.
  • Experience mentoring or developing junior HR colleagues.
  • Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practice.
  • Confident using HR systems and data to support decision-making, with Workday experience highly desirable.
  • Resilient, proactive and solutions-focused, with the ability to perform effectively under pressure and manage competing priorities.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary of £65,000 - £75,000.
  • Opportunity to join a growing and well-regarded financial services organisation.
  • Broad Senior HR Business Partner role with a strong mix of strategic and operational responsibility.
  • Exposure to senior leadership teams and the opportunity to influence key business decisions.
  • Involvement in organisational change, people strategy and high-impact HR projects.
  • Collaborative and supportive working environment with a strong people-focused culture.
  • Opportunity to coach and develop leaders across the business while continuing to build your own career.
  • Varied role offering autonomy, visibility and the chance to make a tangible impact.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including pension, holiday entitlement and other flexible benefits.
Contact
Georgi Cox
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7064879
Phone number
+441132437720

Job summary

Job function
Human Resources
Subsector
Head of HR
Sector
Insurance
Where
Leeds
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Georgi Cox
Consultant phone
+441132437720
Job reference
JN-072026-7064879