HR Business Partner, Gallagher Re UK in London

At Gallagher Re, we bring clarity to complexity by helping clients around the world make confident, data-driven decisions in a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Here, you’ll be part of a team that leverages world‑class analytics and deep reinsurance expertise to deliver strategic advisory services and transactional excellence. Together, we transform advanced insights and market intelligence into strategies that protect businesses, drive performance, and shape the future of reinsurance.

We’re a community of decision makers, future shapers, and trusted experts working side by side to deliver meaningful impact through innovative thinking and practical solutions. At Gallagher Re, your curiosity is welcomed, your growth is championed, and your work truly matters. This is a place where you'll have the freedom to explore new ideas, take ownership of your career, and collaborate with people who are as driven and inquisitive as you are.

As an HR Business Partner for Gallagher Re UK, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our people strategy and driving impactful change. Based in our London office at The Walbrook Building, you’ll partner with key stakeholders to deliver pragmatic, commercial people plans that align with our strategic business objectives.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Partner with Leaders: Collaborate with key stakeholders to design and deliver people strategies that align with Gallagher Re UK’s strategic objectives.
• Drive Performance: Embed a performance culture by coaching managers on performance improvement plans, moderating performance ratings, and promoting recognition initiatives.
• Develop Talent: Facilitate succession planning, career development, and talent acquisition to ensure the right people are in the right roles.
• Lead Change: Support organisational change projects, including mergers and acquisitions, by managing people‑related impacts and ensuring smooth transitions.
• Foster Engagement: Champion initiatives that promote employee wellbeing, inclusion, and alignment with The Gallagher Way.
• Collaborate Across HR: Work closely with HR Centres of Excellence to deliver tailored solutions in areas such as learning and development, compensation, and employee relations.

About You:

• A CIPD qualification (Chartered MCIPD) and a degree or equivalent experience.
• A strong understanding of employment law and experience in a regulated environment (financial services knowledge is desirable).
• Proven experience in delivering HR solutions that align with business needs and managing organisational change.
• The ability to analyse data and trends to drive performance and recommend actionable solutions.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• A proactive, problem‑solving mindset and the ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in MS Office and a willingness to travel within the UK.
• Right to work in the UK.

Compensation and benefits:

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.
• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back‑up family care.
• And many more.

We value inclusion and diversity:

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities.

We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest. Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with us.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, colour, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.