Senior HR Business Partner

Senior HR Business Partner Insurance / SME

£80-120K DoE 4 days in the office / 1-day WFH (Fenchurch St)

Your New Company

Join a dynamic, fast-growing global insurance broker and MGA operating within the Lloyd's market. Over the past four years, this organisation has scaled rapidly and recently appointed its first Chief People Officer (CPO). The CPO is now building a world-class HR function to support ambitious expansion plans, driven primarily through M&A activity across the global insurance market.

Your New Role

As Senior HR Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the people strategy and partnering with the C-Suite and senior leadership (-1 level) to align HR initiatives with business objectives. Your mission is to create an exceptional employee experience and develop the EVP to position the organisation as an employer of choice.This is a strategic yet hands-on role, blending core HR responsibilities with progressive initiatives:

• Partner with senior leaders to deliver HR solutions that enable growth and cultural alignment.
• Collaborate with Centres of Expertise (Talent Acquisition, Reward) to design and implement HR strategy.
• Provide coaching and guidance to leaders and employees across the business.
• Work with international offices to harmonise policies and practices at group level.
• Develop HR frameworks, processes, and policies in partnership with the CPO to build a best-in-class HR offering.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Currently operating at Senior HR Business Partner level within Insurance or Financial Services.
• Proven experience partnering with C-Suite executives and senior leadership.
• Strong UK employment law knowledge and experience managing organisational change.
• Experience coaching brokers and underwriters is highly desirable.
• Minimum bachelor's degree and CIPD qualification.
• Recent work history in long-term permanent employment is essential, due to being able to showcase, implement, and roll out a new HR strategy over multiple HR calendar years.
• Experience working with international client groups.
• At least 8 years of HR business partnering experience.

What You'll Get in Return

This is an excellent opportunity to join at a pivotal stage of growth, with plans to increase headcount by 500 over the next two years. You'll have hands-on exposure to the C-Suite and the chance to see the direct impact of your work. With ambitious growth comes significant career development opportunities for you.

What You Need to Do Now

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