HR Business Partner - Industrial in Sheffield

My client is an international provider of software solutions using technology to make life easier for schools and teachers. All products and services are built with teachers and schools needs at the core, ensuring they are innovative, trusted education solutions. They are looking for a talented and experienced HR Business Partner to join their team.

We are particularly interested in speaking to HR Professionals who work in the Tech Industry ideally partnering with the Tech team. You will be responsible for supporting key stakeholders and designated client groups across the business to deliver HR solutions across the full employee lifecycle that meets the needs of the business with a specific focus on performance, engagement, wellbeing and diversity.

Coaching and supporting managers to effectively manage and develop their people in line with their business plans, by increasing capability and attracting, retaining and developing the best industry talent will also be key parts of your day to day role. This is a HR generalist role; however we are ideally looking to speak with HRBPs who have partnered with a Tech Team and understand all things Tech!

As a HRBP you will contribute to the delivery of the People strategy, HR calendar and team objectives to support the business in delivering the Company strategy and business objectives.

• Be a trusted HRBP to a designated client group with a specific focus on supporting Senior Managers and Managers.
• Understand the strategic and operational priorities of the business and have an active role in transformation discussions; to include providing lead support and advice in the implementation of organisational change projects ensuring that a consistent approach is maintained in areas such as workforce planning, roles changes, redundancies, TUPE transfers and office relocations.
• Create and implement effective wellbeing, diversity and inclusion solutions.
• Improve employee engagement through effective use of available tools, constructive and regular feedback and pragmatic action planning.
• Identify and communicate career paths within designated client groups and collaborate with L&D colleagues to create and implement relevant development plans.
• Manage and resolve (with the appropriate manager) all ER issues that may arise offering advice and guidance as appropriate, ensuring that all advice and guidance is accurate, balanced, and takes account of current employment legislation, the commercial requirements of the business, and best practice HR.
• Take responsibility for identifying and implementing operational efficiencies and HR improvements.
• Undertake regular succession planning and ensure that all talented employees have development plans and that solutions exist for any skills gaps or challenges.
• Provide colleagues in recruitment with annual recruitment and promotion plans for designated client group.
• Embed performance culture, ensuring consistent approach to performance management and taking action to manage any underperformance at manager and employee level.
• Undertake regular calibration sessions with designated client group to ensure that performance management is fair and consistent across the company.
• Support reward activities by benchmarking all roles, supporting pay review, undertaking calibration and reviewing all pay review and bonus recommendations.
• Collaborate with L&D and Recruitment colleagues to define employee value proposition, improve brand recognition and embed mission statement.

Demonstrated experience as a successful and effective HRBP both in UK and Internationally. Strong generalist HR knowledge to challenge and interpret policies and procedures and their implementation by management teams. Experience of implementing wellbeing, performance, diversity and engagement improvement programmes. Demonstrable experience of independently managing complex employee relations issues. Strong stakeholder management experience with evidence of building and maintaining strong and effective relationships with the ability to influence decision making at all levels. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with HR colleagues and key stakeholders. Excellent time management skills and the ability to successfully manage multiple projects and ER cases simultaneously. Evidence of delivering change in complex and demanding environments, including project management skills. Passionate about providing an excellent HR generalist service to key stakeholders. Strong commercial focus. Strong analytical skills with ability to assimilate information quickly and contribute to the commercial goals of the organisation. Evidence of facilitation and coaching skills.

25 days annual leave rising to 30, 5% pension after probation, state of the art city centre offices, discounted city centre parking, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, EAP (Employee assistance programme), access to an extensive Learning and Development menu.