HR Business Partner – Operational Role

About the role

We are partnering with a national organisation undergoing significant transformation to hire an experienced HR Business Partner for their people team in North London. This hands‑on operational role supports leaders and teams across a fast‑paced, multi‑site business.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a wide range of employee‑relations cases, including disciplinaries, grievances, absence and performance matters.
• Provide commercially focused HR guidance to managers and operational leaders.
• Support organisational change projects such as restructures, redundancy consultations and TUPE activity.
• Coach managers on employment law, policy application and people‑management best practice.
• Assist with workforce planning, engagement and organisational‑development initiatives.
• Use people data and insights to support operational decision‑making.
• Build strong working relationships across operational and support functions.

Required profile

• Proven ability to thrive in a fast‑moving environment and partner with operational teams.
• Experience in an HR Business Partner or Senior HR Advisory role.
• Strong employee‑relations and employment‑law knowledge.
• Experience handling complex ER casework in operational or multi‑site settings.
• Exposure to TUPE, restructures and redundancy processes.
• Excellent stakeholder‑management and influencing skills.
• Strong communication, organisation and problem‑solving abilities.
• Proactive and commercially minded approach.

Required skills

What we offer

• Join a national organisation during an exciting period of transformation.
• Work within a supportive and collaborative HR team.
• Genuine long‑term career development opportunities.
• Varied and impactful operational HR work.
• Opportunity to influence and support business change at scale.