HR Manager - Strategic Business Partnering

About the role

Join a collaborative HR function as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across legal and business services. You will combine strategic business partnering with hands‑on HR delivery to shape people strategy, boost manager capability, and nurture a high‑performing, engaged workforce.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to deliver commercially focused HR solutions aligned to business objectives.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee‑relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, absence, investigations and performance management.
• Coach and develop managers to strengthen leadership capability and confidence in people management.
• Build strong relationships across legal and business services teams, acting as a trusted HR advisor.
• Use people data and workforce insights to support strategic decision‑making and identify trends.
• Support employee engagement and retention initiatives to enhance the overall employee experience.
• Coordinate leadership development and management training programmes.
• Ensure HR policies and practices remain compliant with employment legislation and best practice.
• Contribute to wider HR projects and continuous‑improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Proven experience as an HR Manager, Senior HR Advisor or Senior HR Business Partner within a law firm or professional‑services organisation.
• Significant experience managing complex employee‑relations cases from investigation through to resolution.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience coaching and influencing managers and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to balance business needs with pragmatic HR advice.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using HR data to support decision‑making.
• Excellent communication, judgement and organisational skills.
• Experience supporting partnership structures or international professional‑services organisations is advantageous.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary £85,000‑£95,000 per year.