Head of HR Business Partnering

White Collar Factory (95009), United Kingdom, London, London

Head of HR Business Partnering

Capital One is looking for a Head of HR Business Partnering to join our fast paced and collaborative HR function.

As the Head of HRBP, you will lead the HRBP team, translating business needs and objectives into wider people initiatives and talent strategies. You’ll influence the business through navigating in an ever changing environment and understanding the wider enterprise context.

Reporting into the Director of HR - People Strategy and Partnering, you will be a strategic advisor to the business, inclusive of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives and Learning, Talent and Development planning.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic consultant, providing workforce planning and delivering a HR strategy aligned with business imperatives.

• Be an inspiring people manager to your team, providing focus through vision and prioritisation, and elevating your team through coaching and development

• Build effective, collaborative partnerships with the business, serving as a coach, challenger, and "uncomfortable companion."

• Champion organisational development, actively driving change initiatives to enable business growth and success.

• Cultivate a culture of belonging, diversity, and inclusion within teams, encouraging high performance and collaboration among all associates.

• Drive effective planning and execution of HR initiatives including performance and talent management, leadership development, change management, and organisational design.

• Lead and contribute to cross-functional, enterprise-wide HR projects and initiatives, ensuring global consistency where appropriate and accelerating best-in-class people practices.

What we’re looking for

• Significant experience of partnering with senior stakeholders within a complex, matrix environment.

• Proven ability to lead teams, engage stakeholders effectively, facilitating the successful leadership of complex change management initiatives.

• Demonstrated success in managing, coaching, and developing a team of high-performing HR Business Partners.

• Establishes strong relationships to effectively navigate and solve problems within a highly complex environment.

• Experience in designing and delivering on key strategic projects in support of the overall organisational goals (ex. Succession planning, Organisation design, Compensation)

• Ability to manipulate data, show insight, provide recommendations and progress change

• Confidence navigating in a complex matrix organisation, and able to partner and consult with a diverse mix of clients across the enterprise

• Ability to provide counsel and execute hands-on tasks while effectively leading others through uncertain, and demanding situations, demonstrating a high degree of resilience.

• Demonstrates the energy and enthusiasm needed to champion new ways of working and thinking.

Where and how you'll work

This is a permanent position based in our London or Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our London or Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.

Some travel between the Nottingham and London offices is required.

What’s in it for you

• Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation

• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)

• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave

• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies

• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates

• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all

• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech

• EmpowHER - network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

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Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. Please note that any position posted in Canada is for Capital One Canada, any position posted in the United Kingdom is for Capital One Europe and any position posted in the Philippines is for Capital One Philippines Service Corp. (COPSSC).

Who We Are

At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.

Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.