Senior People Business Partner in England

About the role... We are looking for a new Senior People Business Partner (People BP) to join our People Team, looking after our CP Digital & Business Services & Outsourcing service lines. As a key member of the leadership teams, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the people strategy across our service lines, business partnering the Head of Department and associated leadership teams - acting as a trusted advisor, strategic partner, and change leader, ensuring alignment between business goals and people initiatives.

You will also be a senior member of the People Operations team and will drive key team activities, objectives and support in the development of not only your team but the wider people team. The day to day includes (but is not limited to):

• Attending functional leadership meetings and contributing to discussions, challenges and supporting in the achievement of their people plans and goals.
• Understanding the strategic needs of your business areas and working with your team to translate those needs into an actionable people plan.
• Leading and supporting your team to deliver strategic HR advice across the entire employee life cycle, including resourcing, engagement, talent & succession planning, performance, capability and development as well as acquisitions and integration projects and deliverables.
• Supporting the wider people team as an escalation point, working closely with the other centres of excellence across the people team in the development and execution of the teams’ rocks, goals and people plan.
• Organising team meetings, developing and leading agendas.
• Leading key transformational business and People team projects.
• Utilising data and analysis to drive better people management decision making.
• Playing a leading role in delivering & ensuring that performance management, development, succession, and hiring are aligned to a Gallup Strengths based approach.
• Leading your team to identify opportunities to increase employee engagement.
• Working with the senior leadership teams to develop behaviours aligned with our values and drive appropriate change to transform and improve organisational effectiveness.
• Being a strategic contributor to decision making.

This role is more than just the above – we are looking for someone who will get proactively involved in leading the People operations team. Someone who will support colleagues in their development, drive engagement and act as a point of guidance and knowledge.

About you... As a Senior People Business Partner, you’ll know how to have fun, build relationships quickly and demonstrate a determination and drive for getting it right first time. You’ll be comfortable operating at pace, with a huge amount of change and ambiguity that a fast moving, entrepreneurial business brings. As well as…

• Ideally be CIPD level 7 qualified (or equivalent experience).
• Have professional service and/or Digital experience.
• Experience of being a member of leadership teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience working in a strategic capacity supporting a service line/function/department.
• Experience of leading and developing a team.
• Experience of working through change, transformation and TUPE.
• Culture alignment experience, ability to lead and drive change.
• International experience is also a big advantage, specifically South Africa and the Philippines.
• You’ll also need to be willing to travel nationally between our Castle Donington, Birmingham, London, Manchester Hub locations, as and when required. This is typically once or twice per month.

About us... We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.

Check out our recent achievements:

• Best Companies’ No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Company to Work For in the UK.
• Became B Corp Certified in 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow.
• Achieved 5 awards at the Inspiring Workplace Awards in 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience.

What’s in it for you? Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results. That’s why we offer things like:

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients.
• A generous holiday entitlement.
• An enhanced parental leave policy.
• An enhanced pension scheme.
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health.
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities.
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs.

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.